Autumn 2021 Writing Events

Staunch Short Story Prize
Dates: Submissions close 1 September
How to enter: http://staunchbookprize.com/enter-2021/
The Staunch Short Story and Flash Fiction prize is looking for well-written, exciting thrillers that offer an alternative narrative to stories based around violence to women. That doesn’t mean we’re just looking for thrillers that feature men in jeopardy instead, but stories in which female characters don’t have to be raped before they can be empowered, or become casual collateral to pump up the plot.

Week of Creative Writing via the Guildford Book Festival (Online Class)
Date/Time: Monday-Friday, 10am-12pm, 4-8 October
Cost: £45
Booking details: http://www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk/creative-writing-workshop
If you have always wanted to write but are not sure where to start, then why not join us on our creative writing course being held over five weekday mornings during the Festival. Each lesson will focus on a different aspect of the writing process. The classes will be held via Zoom but will be practical and interactive. Each class is a mixture of lecture, discussion, and applied writing. The course is opened to all levels, meaning that each session can be tailored to your own goals.

Make ’em Laugh – Writing Comedy (Online Class)
Date/Time: Starting Wednesday 6 October 6.30 pm – 8.30pm, runs for 6 weeks
Cost: £48/£42 Code: 05 109
Booking Details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-em-laugh-writing-comedy-tickets-161430514013
Using literature as a guide, this class will look at the process of writing comedy for both prose and scripts. By investigating different forms of comedy from satire to gallows’ humour, to pratfalls, we will unearth the universality of laughter and the cultural conditions that make something funny. The course will be a mixture of lecture, reading, class discussion, and writing prompts, and it is aimed at those looking to write comedy or who just enjoy the humour of it all.

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Festival will be face-to-face again this year, and I am slotted for a writing class. Dates and times are yet to be announced, but I did want to put this on your radar. Keep an eye on my website for when the schedule is posted.