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Hello
and welcome to
the Winchester Writers' Conference website
'mind-opening, refreshing,
fun, friendly, inspiring, simply the best'
Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Honorary Patron
Colin
Dexter OBE will lead a star-studded line-up of internationally
renowned authors, novelists, playwrights, poets, producers, literary
agents, commissioning editors and industry specialists who will
welcome you to this international festival of writing.
We welcome you to come for
a day or to stay for a week to continue with the Week-long Writing
Workshops, 30 June-4 July, an opportunity to work in small friendly
groups to structure and edit your novel, to write marketable childrens
fiction and non-fiction and to develop radio, television and film
scripts. This unmissible conference is packed with information,
one-to-one appointments, informal networking opportunities and
fun for new and established writers of all ages and cultures.
The Winchester Writers Conference offers you the opportunity
to harness your creative ideas and to develop your technical and
marketing skills under the guidance and instruction of 65 professional
writers during mini courses, workshops, seminars, lectures and
one-to-one appointments. Participate by entering the 5 writing
competitions, even if you cannot attend. Please see pages 48-58
for details. The first place winning entries will be published
in The Best of 2008 anthology.
New this year is a double Saturday session for creative writing
teachers, sponsored by the UK Literacy Association and led by
specialist Jacqueline Harrett. You will also enjoy speakers as
diverse as actress Barbara Ewing, author of best-selling novel,
The Mesmerist; Patrick Gale, whose latest book, Notes from an
Exhibition is nominated for the Richard and Judy Best Read of
the Year Galaxy British Book Awards; and Jack Sheffield whose
three book deal with Transworld Publishers, including Teacher,
Teacher resulted from an appointment with commissioning editor,
Katie Espiner at the 005 conference. Like all of our speakers,
they are united by the orginality of their thinking, by their
expertise and their gifts of communication.
Many previous delegates have praised the excellence of the lectures,
workshops and one-to-one appointments as well as the comfortable
facilities, adding how enjoyable it is to meet and exchange ideas
with others who have the same compelling interests.
Eighty-four writers have now reported major publishing successes
as a direct result of their attendance at past conferences. Five
of them will be invited to talk briefly about their publishing
successes during the Plenary Session. This leading literary event
offers a magnificent souce of information and a network of support
from tutors who are published writers and industry specialists,
a support that continues throughout the year for keen writers
like you.
To apply, use the centre-fold application form. Select your mini
courses, workshops, lectures and one-to-one appointments. Apply
early to secure a place. Enter the writing competitions listed
in the back of the programme, noting that the deadline for all
entries is 6 June except for the First Three Pages of the Novel,
The Shorter Short Story and The Short Story competitions which
is Friday, 3 May.
Whether you choose to immerse yourself in one aspect of writing
or select mini courses, lectures and workshops across the programme,
I wish you a pleasurable experience. I know that you will return
home empowered, with valuable work in progress, with queries answered
and some new books chosen from the Bookfair, tucked under your
arm. You will be exhilarated, enriched with new friendships and
ready to embark on many happy hours of writing.
Barbara
Large MBE FRSA HFUW
barbara.large@writers-conference.com
Founder-Director Winchester Writers' Conference
To read more about Barbara Large, please
click here
The
2008 Conference Programme is available here
For
enquiries call Christian Francis on 01962 827107
Please
visit these links
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