On our second Friday, we have a mixture of creative writing and poetry workshops, plus an evening event with Mark Grist:
Friday 29 April
10-12 Jason Hewitt workshop – Building
characters: 10 practical steps
BUILDING CHARACTERS: 10 Practical Steps
to Creating Three-Dimensional Characters
Stories cannot exist without the characters
that live within them. Yet creating strong, believable characters is harder
than you might imagine. Whether you are writing short stories, novels or plays,
are a fledgling writer or already have some experience, this workshop will
provide 10 practical steps to help you create interesting and believable
characters that will bring your story to life.
Led
by critically acclaimed novelist, playwright and actor Jason Hewitt, this fun
and hands-on session will provide you with a toolbox of easy techniques that
will help you develop a character from scratch and write their first scene.
1-3 Noel Whittall poetry workshop
Noel Whittall is well-known for writing and performing
his poetry in and around Leeds for many years.
He is a keen supporter of Otley Poets and founded the
thriving ‘Poetry Gym’ series of monthly writing workshops. He also established
the ‘Poetry on the Wall’ display system which put the work of local poets, as
well as old and famous ones, before wide audiences in the waiting areas of the
Leeds Hospitals Trust.
Far from the popular image of the poet as an angst-ridden
loner in a garret, Noel is often found enjoying an active role in the world of
antique motorcycles, about which two of his books have recently been published.
His latest poetry collection is ‘Speak Another Language’,
pub OWF Press 2014
4-6 Barbara Henderson – Short
fiction masterclass
‘A short story is something that you can hold in your mind. You can
really analyse how the entire thing works, like a machine’ - Chuck Palahniuk.
New writers
are often keen to cut their teeth on short fiction – but there are specific
skills involved in crafting a satisfying short story. In this practical
two-hour session, author Bea Davenport will guide you through plotting, structure
and characterisation to create a story that readers will remember.
Bea Davenport
is the writing name of former BBC journalist Barbara Henderson. Bea is a
four-times published author for adults and children. Her two crime novels, In
Too Deep (2013) and This Little Piggy (2014), are published by
Legend Press. Her debut children’s novel, The Serpent House, was written
as part of a Creative Writing PhD and published in 2014 by Curious Fox. Her
latest children’s book, My Cousin Faustina (2015), was written as an
interactive e-book for reluctant readers and is now in paperback with ReadZone
Books. She has won several short story prizes. She is Programme Leader in
Creative Writing for the Open College of the Arts.
7-9 Mark Grist - solo performance
Mark Grist is a Peterborough based writer, performer and educational consultant with a growing global audience for his popular short films on YouTube.
Mark initially grabbed the spotlight in 2012 when a video of him battling teenage grime artist MC Blizzard went viral. The video has since notched up over 5 million hits on YouTube. Mark has continued to battle a range of MCs from both the UK and overseas, and is currently developing a feature film based upon his rap battle experiences with Shine Media.
In 2013 Mark created a Spoken Word video in partnership with Guy Larsen and The Roundhouse in London called Girl Who Reads. The response to the project was unprecedented, with the video gaining over a million views in its first 48 hours. It hit the front pages of Reddit, Buzzfeed, YouTube UK, Huffington Post and UpWorthy.
Mark has performed on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio
6 Music, BBC2, ITV and BBC3 and taken shows to Denmark, New York and Singapore. He starred in Channel 4’s Mr Drew’s School for Boys, where he developed a range of strategies to engage boys in literacy.
Dubbed
as ‘an internet
sensation’ (Sun) and ’the
English teacher you wish you had’ (The Guardian), Mark Grist
went from being an English teacher to defeating a grime artist in a ‘student vs
teacher’ rap battle that attracted over 4 million hits on YouTube.
In
his one man show, Rogue
Teacher, Mark takes you on a journey from over enthusiastic English
teacher to world-wide rap battle sensation, as he leaves teaching to pursue his
life long dream of being a full time artist.
This
is a laugh out loud roller coaster ride of an adventure, combined with one of
the most honest and and absorbing stories you’ve ever heard. One thing’s for
sure – you’ll never look at English teachers in the same way again.
For tickets and information on all our other great events: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cleckheatonliteraturefestival
Cleckheaton Literature Festival website: www.clecklitfest.co.uk
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