Huddersfield Literature Festival 4 - 19 March 2017

Having tried today to book five events at the Huddersfield Literature Festival, I thought I would share the following information with my followers:

Don't miss out on these Writing Workshops... Don't miss out on these Festival events. Tickets now on sale. Saturday 4 March 11am-1pm   WORKSHOP: Getting Started in Showbiz! with Simon Crump Room HW2/33 Harold Wilson Building, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH An introductory workshop for aspiring writers, covering getting started and training the eye, and providing tips for avoiding the dreaded writer’s block. Simon Crump is the author of My Elvis Blackout, Monkey's Birthday, Twilight Time and Neverland, and Senior Lecturer PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Huddersfield. He was born in Leicestershire, studied philosophy at Sheffield University and has an MA in Fine Art.   Buy Ticket £10 (£5 conc.)     Saturday 11 March 10am-12pm   WORKSHOP: Creating a Villain, with Liz Mistry Room HW2/33, Harold Wilson Buildling, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH A practical workshop to develop ideas for creating a villain for a crime novel or short story. Liz Mistry is a crime fiction writer whose debut novel Unquiet Souls was published in 2016.Liz Mistry taught in inner city Bradford schools for more than 20 years and Liz likes to use the rich tapestry of her life in Bradford, combined with her Scottish heritage, in her writing. As well as writing crime fiction, Liz is co-founder of and main contributor to The Crime Warp blog, which reviews all areas of crime fiction, interviews crime authors and participates in blog tours.   Please note: 12 places only   Buy Ticket £10 (£5 conc.) Saturday 4 March 2-4pm   WORKSHOP: Liberating Poetic Chaos: Emily Dickinson, with Steve Ely Room HW2/33 Harold Wilson Building, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH Emily Dickinson's poetry emerges from a chaotic inner life in which biographical elements are transformed by a visionary imagination informed by her religious training, experience of the American civil war, a love of nature, the observational eye of a scientist - and the existential terror and exhilaration she felt when she contemplated the fierce and fathomless powers of the inscrutable Universe she found herself thrown into.  With West Yorkshire poet, Steve Ely, participants will identify the elements of Dickinson's chaos and complete writing exercises in her style and spirit.   Buy Ticket @ £10 (£5 conc.)     Saturday 18 March 10am-12pm   MSLEXIA WORKSHOP: How to Write a Synopsis with Debbie Taylor HW2/33 Harold Wilson Building, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH A foolproof method to take the pain out of writing the most difficult page a novelist has to compose. For writers who have started or completed a novel (women only). Debbie is the Editor of Mslexia, an experienced tutor and an acclaimed novelist.   Buy Ticket £10 (£5 conc.) Saturday 18 March 12.30-1.30pm MSLEXIA WORKSHOP: Short Story Writing with Michèle Roberts HW2/33 Harold Wilson Building, University of Huddersfield, HD1 3DH A practical workshop led by the acclaimed author and Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. The workshop will cover new ways of thinking about writing short stories. It will be practical and experimental, using writing exercises designed to help us find a subject and feel inspired, keep going, re-draft, and finish.  Please note: 15 places only   Buy Ticket now £10 (£5 conc.)   To see a list of all our Festival Events download our online brochure     Copyright © 2017 Huddersfield Literature Festival, All rights reserved.         Our mailing address is: Huddersfield Literature Festival 29 Dartmouth Ave Huddersfield, HD5 8UP United Kingdom

Sadly, I could only book 3 events as the How to Write a Synopsis and Short Story Writing Workshop were already booked up, so don't delay.