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Conference Courses

Now with 15 Fabulous courses

© Tom Prescott

 

The Conference follows the same format each year, but the contents of the Conference, the courses and their tutors, the main speakers and the lecture subjects, free tours, etc., all change annually. Therefore, you can come every year and never have the same person doing the same thing they did the year before. In that way WRITERS' HOLIDAY is new every year and keeps fresh. Now with a fourteen course choice. You can now enjoy up to 10 hours of painting and drawing. An ideal creative alternative to writing.

You can choose to follow ONE course from 1-7 and ONE course from 8-15.

Courses run during the mornings only Monday - Friday

 

 

 

1

 

Poetry 2013

 

Alison Chisholm

   

 

 

 

 

 

This course is designed to revitalise your poetry, developing new ideas, trying new techniques, and enhancing your poetry skills.  It's suitable for poets of all levels of experience. Each session will include an exercise designed to lead into a vital new poem, and (optional) homework will be set.

   

 

2

 

The Definitive Short Story course

 

Sue Moorcroft

 

 

 

www.suemoorcroft.com

 

 

 

   

A short story is a work of art. Learning to write a good one will hone every skill in your writer's toolkit and create a host of possibilities: publication in magazines, anthologies, e-zines and e-books, competition success for prizes, publication and your CV or creative promo.

   

 

3  

Writing for children

 

Anita loughrey

   

 

www.anitaloughrey.com

   

 

   

This course will provide the opportunity to examine writing for different age ranges from picture books to Young Adult. We will explore a few of the myths about writing for children and consider different genres, characters, setting and story arc. You will also have the opportunity to investigate writing a picture book text and discover more about the submission process.

   

 

4  

A Toolkit for writers of commercial fiction

 

penny Grubb

   

 

www.pennygrubb.com

   

 

   

Where's the best place for a novel to start? What pulls a reader into one book over another? What do you do if you can't get any tension into a scene that should be high-drama? How do you lift a scene that seems to drag? Are you fed up with staring at a blank page? This course will go through novel structure from start to finish and provide useful tips for writers at all stages of their writing career.

   

 

5  

Novel Writing - Moving it On - going deeper

 

Jane Pollard

   

 

 

   

 

   

For those who have started their novel. Send in a 2 page synopsis stating genre and a one page single-spaced biography of the male and female characters ie.2 biogs. (Limited 15)

   

 

6  

Advanced Novel Writing

 

Lesley Horton

   

 

www.lesleyhorton.co.uk

   

 

   

Delegates wishing to take this course must have completed the first draft of a novel (80,000-100,000 words) and be prepared to work on it prior to Caerleon. (Limited 12)

   

 

7   Painting and Drawing   Andrew Earney
     
   

You can now spend your mornings Painting & Drawing - only at Writers' Holiday. All standards from absolute beginner. This course runs all week, just select which half the week you would like to participate. All materials provided at NO extra charge.

   

 

 
 
   

 

8  

How to write and Sell Erotica

 

Della Galton

      www.dellagalton.co.uk
     
    This course will focus on how to write erotica, both for the short story and the novel. We will explore the dangers of being too ethereal or being too graphic. We will look at language and logistics i.e. what to include and what to leave out. Advice on markets will be given. Please leave your inhibitions at home!
     
9  

Writing Historical Fiction

 

marina Oliver

   

 

www.marina-oliver.net

     
    This course looks at the different types of historical novels, and explores what you need to do to ensure your novel has the right 'feel' of the period. It also suggests what research you may have to do, and where to look for the information.
     
10  

writing crime fiction - making crime pay

 

janet laurence

       
   

This course looks at six keys to writing a successful crime novel:  memorable characters; twisty plot; believable dialogue; atmospheric setting; relevant sub-plots and a satisfying denouement. By the end of the five sessions, you will have had the opportunity to create the bones of your own crime novel.

     
     
11  

a complete introduction to writing contemporary romance

 

kate walker

      www.kate-walker.com 
     
   

This course is intended to provide information and advice for anyone who wants to learn how to write  a popular  romance genre novel.  It gives an introduction to all the skills needed for success, from creating realistic characters, sustaining pace and conflict, packing emotional punch, writing sex scenes and crafting a satisfying ending.  While the focus may be on romance novels, the techniques – dialogue, characters, tension, pacing, settings,  hooks etc will also be relevant to all forms of  popular fiction. 

   

 

12  

tales of mystery and imagination

 

carol fenlon

      www.carolfenlon.com
     
    From romantic ghosts and saucy vampires to the thing that never shows its face, this course explores the uncanny to help you write stories with a hint of chill, stories with multi-market appeal.
   

 

13  

Wanna be a writer

we've heard of?

 

jane wenham-jones

      www.janewenham-jones.com
     
   

In today's competitive market, being a good writer is only the beginning. This fun, practical course from the author of Wannabe a Writer We've Heard Of? looks at how to best present yourself and your work to an agent, a publisher and a whole world of potential readers. The sessions will be planned around the needs of the group but may include:

  • Finding your USP

  • Grabbing your reader

  • What's my marketing hook?

  • Writing an eye-catching covering letter

  • Finding an agent 

  • How to produce a great synopsis/non-fiction proposal  

  • Networking in person and online

  • Being your own Publicist

Suitable for all levels and stages of the writing journey.

     
14   Creative Non-Fiction - adding colour to factual writing   Simon Whaley
      www.simonwhaley.co.uk
     
   

Non-fiction isn't just about writing facts, but creating a story to reveal those facts in an engaging way. Whether you're writing articles, biography, personal essays, travel or food articles, this course will reveal techniques that lift your non-fiction citing to the next level.

 

Simon Whaley's creative non-fiction pieces have appeared in publications such as Lakeland Walker, Country & Border Life, People's Friend, Discover Britain, The Countryman and Cumbria magazines, to name a few.
     
15  

Painting and Drawing

 

Andrew Earney

   

 

   

You can now spend your mornings Painting & Drawing - only at Writers' Holiday. All standards from absolute beginner. This course runs all week, just select which half the week you would like to participate. All materials provided at NO extra charge.

 

Main speakers:

  •  Irene Yates

  •  James Nash

  •  Trisha Ashley

…plus others to be announced

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