Saturday 1 October, 10am to 3.45pm: Poetry Workshop with Cathy Grindrod
One day poetry workshop
Whether you’re something of a poetry novice - or you already spend your life scribbling in notebooks while walking amongst daffodils! – You’re welcome to come along and enjoy creating, discussing and sharing poetry at this friendly workshop. We will learn more about the poetry world, read and discuss poems by living poets, and consider what poetry is and how it works. We’ll write together using a variety of stimuli and talk about the poetic process and about editing your work. We’ll support each other in sharing the poems we write and talk about how we might move forward with our poetry.
Cathy Grindrod is the author of five poetry collections, most recently The Sky, Head On, published by Shoestring. She is a former Derbyshire Poet Laureate, widely published and broadcast and has recently written her first play, Always in the Afternoon, a script in hand performance of which will be staged at Derby Studio Theatre in September 2011. She has also written, in collaboration with composer James Redwood, the libretto to the oratorio, More Glass than Wall, nominated for a BBC Radio 3 British Composer of the Year Award. Cathy works as a literature consultant, tutor and mentor.
Venue: Mickleover Library
Cost: £25, booking essential, includes tea and coffee throughout the day
To book a place or for more information telephone 01332 718926 or 01332 641727 or email mickleover.library@derby.gov.uk
Saturday 15th October 10am to 3.45pm: Novel-Writing Booster Kit with Martin Davies
One day writing workshop
Daunted at the thought of writing a novel? Plagued by uncertainty? Does completing a full-length work just feel too hard? Even for people with lots of experience, sometimes the distance between the first words of a novel and the completed manuscript can appear too enormous to contemplate.
Martin Davies' Novel-Writing Booster Kit is designed to help. Aimed at people hoping to complete a longer work of fiction, the workshop will help you overcome some of the challenges in your path.
Perhaps you have already embarked on a novel or simply have an idea you want to develop – or perhaps you just need some encouragement to help you on your journey. Martin’s one-day workshop will address the obstacles you face – from storytelling and structure, to exhaustion and self doubt. Martin will also take a little time to look at what to do when your manuscript is finally complete! This one day workshop is an ideal follow on from the Novel-Writing Starter Kit course but it also works as a standalone workshop.
Martin’s workshops are fast-paced, fun and highly interactive, and there'll be plenty of time for questions throughout the day.
Martin Davies is the author of four novels, and his books have been published in the US and Europe as well as in the UK. His UK debut, The Conjuror's Bird, was featured by the Richard and Judy Book Club and was nominated for Read of The Year at the British Book Awards. His most recent novel, The Unicorn Road, was chosen as one of The Times WH Smith Paperbacks Of The Year. His next novel, The Year After is due out in August.
Venue: Mackworth Library
Cost: £25, booking essential, includes tea and coffee throughout the day
To book a place or for more information telephone 01332 642410 or 01332 641727 or email mackworth.library@derby.gov.uk
Saturday 19 November 10am to 3.45pm: Writing Short Fiction with Judith Allnatt
One day writing workshop
Where do ideas come from? What makes a story a satisfying read? Using lateral-thinking techniques, memory and images we will spark ideas for new stories and provide tools that can be used again and again to boost creativity. Then, by looking at examples of the genre, we will identify the elements of short story structure and learn how to use them in developing and tightening our stories. Suitable for all levels of writing experience, the workshop will encourage experimentation and shared feedback in a supportive environment.
Judith Allnatt is an acclaimed short story writer and novelist. Her latest novel, The Poet’s Wife, has been shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award. It tells the story of the poet John Clare and his wife Patty Turner: a story of poems and passion, genius and madness. Judith’s first novel, A Mile of River, was selected as Simon Mayo’s Book of the Month on Radio 5 Live and was shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Literature. Short stories have featured in the Bridport Prize Anthology, the Commonwealth Short Story Awards 2009, and on BBC Radio 4. Judith lectures on creative writing for various universities and is currently working on her third novel.
Venue: Mickleover Library
Cost: £25, booking essential, includes tea and coffee throughout the day
To book a place or for more information telephone 01332 718926 or 01332 641727 or email mickleover.library@derby.gov.uk
Wednesday 14 September, 7pm to 8.45pm: Self-Publish Your Writing- a talk by Steven Dunne
Bestselling author Steven Dunne http://www.the-reaper.com/ will talk about self-publishing followed by a question and answer session. Covering the advantages of self-publishing and traditional routes to publication, Steven will talk about finance, finding the right publisher and the design of your product. He will also cover retail and promotion.
Steven Dunne graduated from Kent University in 1979 and did a variety of jobs in London, including Public Relations Consultant, freelance Journalist and supply teacher. He taught English for eight years in Croydon and moved to Derby in 1996. In 2007, he self-published Reaper, about a serial killer who strikes in Derby. It sold over 1000 copies in the East Midlands and in 2008, Harper Collins bought the rights and The Reaper was released nationally in 2009. A sequel, The Disciple, was released in August 2010. Steven has since signed a publishing deal at Headline to release his next DI Brook novel Deity, which is scheduled for release in 2012.
Venue: Central Library
Cost: £5, booking essential
Book at any city library or for more information telephone 01332 641701 or 01332 641727 or email central.library@derby.gov.uk
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