Adult
Events
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Its all words, Spoken Word Masterclass
Exeter Community Centre 17 St. Davids Hill, Exeter, DevonIf you have written poetry that you would like to perform and are eager to vocalise your voice then join experienced spoken word artist Chris Brooks at this Masterclass. During the day techniques that will help you to take your words from the page to the stage will be explored as will means for making your words and poetry assessable, [read more...]
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The Write Place One Day Writing Retreat
The Write Place Black Swan Arts, Frome, Wiltshire, United KingdomIt'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.
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Fiction
Totleigh Barton Totleigh Barton, Sheepwash, Beaworthy, Devon, United KingdomWhat stories will emerge from this era of ecological and social upheaval? What kind of fiction can include the natural world, of which the human story is only a part? This course is for writers who feel challenged and inspired by the times ahead. We will consider old and new ways of writing about our predicament – including dystopia, but [read more...]
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Non-Fiction Work-in-Progress
Lumb Bank Lumb Bank, The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre,, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United KingdomMemoir, travel, self-help . . . Whatever you’re writing, whatever your genre, there’s usually a point where you feel stuck, uncertain or unfocused. Join us for this week to reboot. Together, we’ll explore what you’re really writing about and how best to shape your material. And if your project is at the early concept stage, the same applies! As you [read more...]
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Oswaldtwistle Writers’ Group (Oswaldtwistle)
Oswaldtwistle Library Union Road,, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire, United KingdomHave you ever written a poem or story and then put it in a drawer? Perhaps you're a published novelist? Whether you are a complete beginner or an established writer, we invite you to join our writers' group at Oswaldtwistle Library. Writing projects are set at every meeting but these are not compulsory and, above all, we encourage creativity. You [read more...]
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Crossing the Finish Line: How to Complete Your Novel, with William Shaw
The Writers' Place Jew Street, BrightonA practical, intensive short course designed to give momentum to those who have already come some way into writing a long fiction project. Alongside advice on structure, story, character, dialogue and location, we’ll explore ways in which we can re-energise and refine your writing process to help you to finally carry the ball over the line. Towards the end of [read more...]
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Creative Writing Group
Tarleton Library Mark Square, Tarleton, Lancashire, United Kingdomat Tarleton Library every Thursday from 10am. A friendly and informal group to support experienced and budding writers develop their writing skills. Places don't need to be booked - just drop in!
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Book & Music Festival
Venues across Bath Bath, United KingdomThe 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.
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Poetry Appreciation Group
Knott End Library Knott End Library, 26 Lancaster Road, Knott End-on-Sea, Poulton-le-FyldeDo you enjoy poetry? Reading or even writing your own? The group will dabble in both, putting pen to paper as well as appreciating the pros. This relaxing group will enjoy reading and discussing poetry from the greats, from the past to the present. Every third Friday of the month from 2pm to 3pm
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Nature Writing
Totleigh Barton Totleigh Barton, Sheepwash, Beaworthy, Devon, United KingdomHow can we refresh our seeing and ‘green up’ our writing? What is nature writing, and how does it differ from, say, a field guide to orchids? We’ll think about the self and the subject and how to balance the two, and explore how to write positively about wildness at a time when the natural world is so vulnerable. Paying [read more...]
£815