Weeklong Courses run Monday 30 June - Friday 4 July, 09.30-16.30, in Shawford Hall, Shawford.

BOOKING INFORMATION: We reserve the right to cancel any workshop by 17 June if there are insufficient applicants. Each delegate will be sent an outline of their workshop and details on booking accommodation.

PRE-CONFERENCE WORK: Pre-conference submissions of work are not necessary in order to attend the workshops unless specified. Please bring sufficient writing supplies.

COURSE FEE: Non-residential £300 / Daily rate £70

To book your place, download and complete the application form (Adobe PDF) and send to Christian Francis, Faculty of Arts, Univeristy of Winchester, Winchester, SO22 4NR along with a cheque made payable to University Of Winchester. Bookings will not be taken without payment.

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THE MEDIA: WRITING FOR WORDS & PICTURES (WL01)
Monday - Wednesday 09:30 - 16:30
JOHN BARLOW
This course will help writers to develop a story idea or an autobiographical incident into a dramatic script for radio, television or film. We will work through exercises, giving writers an insight into the expectations of commissioners for all three media. We will look at the formats and writing styles appropriate to both aural communication of radio and the visual language of screenwriting. The workshop will look at story structure, encourage writers to develop their original ideas into a treatment and begin the scripting process. Participants should submit a brief description or extract from the work that they might wish to develop via Barbara Large by 6th June to allow for individual feedback and development.



CREATING, WRITING, REVISING & MARKETING YOUR FICTION (WL02)

WRITING THAT NOVEL
Monday 09:30 - 16:30
ADRIENNE DINES
We will look at the creation of a novel from the very first germ of an idea. Where do writers get their inspiration and once they've got it, what do they have to do next? We will look at some of the 'tools of the trade' - from finding your writing niche to finding your writing voice; creating credible/sympathetic characters; plot and structure; narration and point of view. This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners as well as more experienced writers.

FAMILY FOES
Tuesday 09:30 - 16:30
SALLY SPEDDING
Our nearest are not always our dearest. In this day workshop for the crime writer, familial tensions and secrets will be explored through discussion and intensive writing exercises.

TURNING THE GERM OF AN IDEA INTO STRUCTURED FICTION
Wednesday 09:30 - 16:30
MARGARET GRAHAM
We will discuss the structured requirements of fiction, reinforcing the discussion with film. We'll move onto group work, and use a system of prompts for the imagination, which ultimately produces a structured piece of work. It's fun and can be riotous

KNOWING WHEN TO STOP
Thursday 09:30 - 16:30
PAUL BAVISTER
How do you know when your work is ready to be published? Take this opportunity to explore in detail what can go wrong (and right) when developing a novel or poetry collection. Subject areas covered will include structure, plot, characterization and imagery with plenty of opportunity to share work and techniques with the group.

A COMMISSIONING EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT
Friday 09:30 - 16:30
KATIE ESPINER
The final edit, the best synopsis and the most marketable covering letter



HOW TO WRITE MARKETABLE CHILDREN'S FICTION AND NON-FICTION (WL03)
Monday - Friday 09:30 - 16:30
JUDE EVANS, BEVERLEY BIRCH, FIONA WATERS, ELIZABETH ARNOLD, SARAH MUSSI
Delegates will be invited to share with the group their goals and discuss their current writing projects. Jude will give an introduction to writing for children from a publisher's perspective. Over the course of the day she will set delegates a series of exercises to encourage them to analyse their work and discuss how to polish it and prepare it for submission, with particular focus on writing a synopsis, and researching the right publisher to target.