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Workshops, Agent Days and
Masterclasses
We've a whole
season of writing opportunities coming up at our new home in Dragon
Hall...
From a day with top literary agent, Carole
Blake, to an advanced writing masterclass with D J Taylor,
from poetry masterclasses to a short fiction editing workshop,
there's a course (or two!) for everyone.
Dedicate some time to your writing and enjoy a class in our new home -
Dragon Hall. All courses will now take place in this medieval
trading hall - a truly inspirational space to focus your creativity, in
encouraging and supportive workshops.
So without further ado, take a look below to browse the full
selection of writing delights on offer and pick the perfect one
for you.
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Agents
& Professional Development
All courses will take place
at Dragon Hall, 115-123 King Street, NR1 1QE
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Face-to-Face Agent Day with Carole
Blake
Saturday 23rd May 2015, 10am-3.30pm, £85/£75 conc, at
Dragon Hall
Looking for an
agent, but don’t know where to start? Spend a day with highly
experienced literary agent Carole Blake, take advantage of one-to-one
feedback on your work and learn “How Not to Pitch”!
Course Information │ Book online
Agent Day with
Lucy Luck
Saturday 5th September, 10am-1pm with one-to-one
sessions in the afternoon. £85/£75 conc, at Dragon Hall
Get inside
tips on finding representation, with top agent Lucy Luck and experience
the enormous benefits of a one-to-one session, and personalised expert
feedback on your submission.
Course Information │ Book online
Professional
Development Day for Writers - with Melanie Gow, Barry Kernon, John
Prebble and Roger Robinson.
4th October, 9.30am-5.30pm, £45/£25 conc, at Dragon Hall
Four experts,
four talks including ‘Unlock your Creativity’, ‘Tax and Finance for
Authors’, ‘Grants and Arts Funding’ and ‘Crowdfunding’ – covering how
to fund your projects, time management and taking the step into professional
writing.
Course Information │ Book online
Becoming a
Writer-in-Residence with Heidi Williamson
10th October 2015, 10am- 4pm, £45/£35 conc, at Dragon
Hall
Discover the
world of writing residencies, and how to find the right one for you,
how to apply and how to make the most of it! With experienced
writer-in-residence, Heidi Williamson.
Course Information │ Book online
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Polish Your Poetry
All courses will take place at Dragon Hall, 115-123
King Street, NR1 1QE
Poetry
Manuscript Masterclass and One-to-One with Mario Petrucci
Sunday 19th July, 10am-4pm, £75/£65 conc, at Dragon
Hall
Join Mario
Petrucci (Ted Hughes Award shortlisted poet) for a day exploring ways
to advance your manuscript, sequence or pamphlet with detailed
one-to-one feedback on your submissions.
Course Information │ Book online
Poetry Workout
with Tom Chivers
Saturday 21st November, 10am-4pm, £75/£65 conc, at
Dragon Hall
Give your
poetry a trip to bootcamp with this day of writing tips and exercises
with poet and publisher, Tom Chivers. Take your work to new places and
try new forms to help you progress towards professional publication.
Course Information │ Book online
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Perfect Prose - Style, Tone &
Editing
All courses will take place at Dragon Hall, 115-123
King Street, NR1 1QE
Writing Across
Cultures with Tash Aw
Sunday 14th June, 10am-4pm, £75/£65 conc, at Dragon Hall
Interested in
writing for a cross-cultural audience? Join prize-winning author Tash
Aw for advice on writing in a globalised world with this masterclass
exploring the difficulties and opportunities of writing for a global
audience.
Course Information │ Book online
Advanced
Writing Masterclass with D J Taylor
Saturday 4th July, 10am-4pm, £75/£65 conc, at Dragon
Hall
Finesse your
dialogue, reflect on your style and workshop one of your current pieces
in this Masterclass with prize-winning author DJ Taylor.
Course Information │ Book online
In Their Own
Words – First Person Narration Workshop with Jenn Ashworth
Saturday 11th July, 10am-4pm, £75/£65 conc, at
Dragon Hall
Develop your
first person narration with award winning writer and tutor Jenn
Ashworth. Explore the question of narrator unreliability and dive into
the diverse world of unique narrative voices.
Course Information │ Book online
A Criminal
Record – Writing Historical Crime & Thrillers with Karen Maitland
Saturday 12th September, 10am-3.30pm, £75/£65 conc. at
Dragon Hall
Delve into the
dark world of historical crime and thriller with respected Historical
Crime writer Karen Maitland. Develop ideas for a new project or improve
a novel you’ve been working on. A day of personal feedback and writing
exercises.
Course Information │ Book online
Editing Short
Fiction Workshop with Yuka Igarashi
Saturday 26th September, 10am-4pm, £75/£65
conc. at Dragon Hall
Uncover the
secrets of editing short fiction, particularly those last problematic
edits to unleash your work’s full potential with Granta editor Yuka
Igarashi.
Course Information │ Book online
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Writers' Coaching Sessions at Dragon
Hall
June -
December 2015
Looking for
some one-to-one help with your writing? Take the opportunity of
hour-long professional coaching and mentoring sessions from accredited
writing coaches Katherine Skala and Heidi Williamson.
Writing Coaching is great for helping you to identify short and
long term writing goals; overcome creative blocks; plan time to write;
focus on the next stage of your writing; find optimal balance for
income vs writing time and develop strategies for overcoming stumbling
blocks in your writing and writing life.
To register your interest in these sessions, and to find out more,
contact Tina Garcia: tina.garcia@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk
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The Art of Seeing: A Day Course in
Wild Writing
With Mark Cocker
Saturday 16th May, 10am - 4pm, Blackwater Carr, £120
(£200 for both Writing Rambles) Limited spaces.
Join celebrated author and naturalist Mark Cocker on his private marsh,
Blackwater Carr, as he helps you to see, hear
and experience the world around you. Explore how to turn
these fleeting encounters into words.
Book Now | Book a Joint Ticket | Event Information
Lines in the
Sand: A Day Course in Nature Writing by the Sea
With Patrick Barkham
Sunday 17th May, 10am - 4pm,Holkham Sands, £120 (£200
for both Writing Rambles) Limited spaces.
Let Badgerlands author,
Patrick Barkham, help you to explore ways of finding your own voice to
describe what you see, harness moments of inspiration and discover
sights sounds, scents and textures in the magnificent Holkham beach and
nature reserve's varied landscape.
Book Now | Book a Joint Ticket | Event Information
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Opportunities for Translators...
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International Literary Translation
& Creative Writing Summer School
The 2015
International Literary Translation and Creative Writing Summer School,
will take place at the University of East Anglia and at Dragon Hall.
Run by the British Centre for Literary Translation in partnership with
Writers' Centre Norwich (WCN), the summer school brings together
writers and translators for an intensive, one-week, residential
programme of hands-on translation and creative writing practice. This
year languages on offer include Dutch, German, Italian, Korean and
Norwegian. For translators working from other languages, we will be
running two multilingual workshops, one for poetry and one for prose.
These will be designed for translators working from any language into
English.
Another addition to the programme is a series of daily creative writing
workshops, for literary translators, in partnership with WCN. These
practical workshops are designed to help translators focus on
themselves as creative writers. Throughout the week we will explore the
different idioms of English around the world, in workshops led by poets
and novelists working in the English of South Africa, Singapore and
Argentina, among others.
For details, and to apply, please see the BCLT website.
Deadline for applications is Friday 15th May 2015.
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Literary Translation workshop in
Tbilisi, Georgia
The Georgian National Book Centre, in
partnership with the British Council, Writers’ Centre Norwich and the British Centre for Literary Translation
is delighted to announce a call for applications for a Literary
Translation workshop in Tbilisi, Georgia, led by literary
translators Elizabeth Heighway and Tamar Japaridze running from
7th to 11th September 2015
Offering eight Georgian and English-language literary translators the
opportunity to work together and discuss in depth the challenges of
translating from English into Georgian and from Georgian into English,
the programme consists of five days of intensive hands-on translation
activity.
For more information, and an application form, please check the website
of the Georgian National Book Centre.
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Norwich, a City of Refuge - Volunteer
Mentors to work with Asylum Seekers
New Routes is now recruiting volunteer mentors and befrienders to work
one-to-one with recently settled asylum seekers and refugees in
Norwich. The programme is accredited with the Mentoring &
Befriending Foundation and volunteers will receive nationally
recognised certificates at the end of their 6-month partnerships.
All volunteers attend free 2-day training. Adults of all ages and
young people aged 17+ are welcome to train and volunteer as New Routes
mentors and befrienders.
Please contact Dee Robinson on 01603 662648 or via projects@newroutes.org.uk
to register and find out more.
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