Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. How Much Is Too Much: On The Power of Withholding and Restraint In Writing Often the impact in a piece of writing comes not from what you put in but what you leave out […]
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Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. How to Write a Non-Fiction Novel What happens when literature gives up on fiction? What is the line that separates – or unites – the novel and the literary reportage? How can we write […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED: We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled. We hope to welcome Nina Dunic to our stage another time in the near future, and apologize for any disappointment and inconvenience caused by this cancellation. Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Writing and Housing All writing comes from a sense of place, and that place is defined by our connections to home, real and imagined. Join poet, writer and performer, Holly Pester, whose much-anticipated debut […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. The Uses of Research for Writing Fiction Join author and professor Joe Kertes on using research to create authentic, believable fiction. Whether you’re a seasoned author or an aspiring novelist, this session will illuminate […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. From Fact to Fiction – Cutting the Broadcloth of Events into the Pattern of Narrative Traditional fiction has shape, whereas life is mostly one damned thing after another. Dad’s cranky opinions, a self-published memoir, […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Point of View One of the most crucial questions a writer needs to ask themselves is which point of view best suits the story they are telling. First person or third person? Just because […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Reimagining the Edit with Harriet Alida Lye The first draft of a book is the clay, and in the edit, you sculpt your material into its final form. After your first draft is complete, […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Don’t Explain: Smashing Things Together in Poems One of the things poems can do is encourage us to make unusual connections. This masterclass with poet Adam Sol will focus on how we can utilize […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. From Outline to Draft Whether you outline every scene in detail, or just jot a few notes about the story’s main beats, turning an idea into a draft can be intimidating. In this class, […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. How to Eat an Elephant…and Other Plotting Advice. Have you thought of writing a novel but find the prospect daunting? Have you written novels and are eager to explore a more streamlined approach? Not […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Laurah Norton is the author of Lay Them To Rest and host of the popular true crime podcasts One Strange Thing and The Fall Line. In this masterclass, get acquainted with the art of […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. In this session with bestselling author Abir Mukherjee, learn the tips, tricks and techniques for plotting a great book. Mukherjee is the author of the award-winning Sam Wyndham crime novels set in Raj era […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. In this masterclass focused on characters, author Leonie Swann will take participants through her process of creating endearing and complex book characters. Over the course of this 90-minute session, learn how to bring your […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. In this session with S.G. MacLean, author of two historical crime series, discover how to create a vivid and immersive settings in your writing. Participants will come out of this masterclass with a fresh […]
Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts. Led by Kimberley Howe, bestselling thriller author and Executive Director of ThrillerFest, this masterclass will dive into the art of crafting compelling dialogue. From the nuances of dialogue construction to mastering rhythm, it will […]
