We had such a great ten days of this year’s festival and the sound of children’s laughter is still ringing in our ears as we pack away the pencils, drawing boards and bunting in readiness for next year’s fun and games. Europe’s largest dedicated children’s literature festival is returning on Friday 25 September – Sunday 4 October 2020 with a [read more…]
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Book & Music Festival
The Bath Festival 2020 will be a celebration of music and books with a diverse programme of more than 120 events over ten days from 15 – 24 May 2020. We are excited to have gone on early sale with the below events ahead of the full line-up being announced in February.
Bath Writing Group
If you struggle to make time for your writing, our regular monthly Writing Group will help to keep you focussd on whatever projects you’re working on. The Guild is a welcoming co-working space in the heart of Bath, only 5 minutes walk from the station. We get together once a month as a small group (max 12) for some quiet, [read more…]
The Write Place One Day Writing Retreat
It’s hard to find time to write every day. So TheWriteDay is for writers who are too busy to write on other days. Once a month, we get together to write our socks off for the whole day.
Illustrating Harry Potter with Jim Kay
The amazing new illustrated editions of the Harry Potter novels by J K Rowling are breathtaking, beautifully detailed and inspired reimaginings of favourite stories. Jim Kay is the creative genius at work on each volume with an array of paint, pencils and pixels. Join him for this very special Bath event as he talks about the artists and illustrators who [read more…]
Writing Workshop
We will workshop members’ work at this Meetup; please let me know if you would like to submit a piece. We’re friendly and informal, and feedback is constructive. It’s important that you come to the meeting having read the work, which will be uploaded to Dropbox a few days in advance. Please RSVP, and let us know if you then [read more…]
Follow Up
This workshop is a chance for writers to bring a piece that they’ve been working on to share and to receive feedback. The piece you bring can be inspired by a workshop, or a piece you are writing independently. Numbers are strictly limited for this workshop, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Looking At Story
In Looking at Story we will look at one contemporary story written by a short story writer. We will find inspiration by examining the techniques, the themes and the form the writer has used. Participants will then write their own work inspired by the story we have read together – the majority of the workshop time will be spent on [read more…]
Life Writing
This workshop is all about you. Delve into your past to find facts and fictions that will provide invaluable material for your writing. What choices do you make, where’s the beginning, the middle and the end in a story that is 0n-going – the story of you.
Zingers
Zinging into Autumn, in this workshop we’ll be lighting sparks and making connections to find new ideas for the new season. There’ll be exercises and ideas to ignite your creativity.