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Writers' Lab
The Writers' Lab programme 2008 begins with Sessions 1 to 3 in Atsitsa (May 3rd - 31st, see details below).
Writers Lab Sessions 4 to 12 (May 31st to September 27th) take place in the Skyros Village Centre see Skyros Centre Pages for details of the location and Writers' Lab pages for further course details.
Writers' Lab sessions at Atsitsa 2008:
WL1 3 – 10 May (1 week) £575
Romesh Gunesekera
Fiction Writing
This
course is ideal for aspiring and also experienced (but unpublished)
writers, who want to know the essential elements of good fiction and do
lots of enjoyable writing. Romesh’s first novel, Reef (1994), was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and his second one, Sandglass (1998), was awarded the BBC Asia Award. His Heaven’s Edge was published in 2002 and The Match in 2006. (Course in Atsitsa)
WL2 10 – 23 May (2 weeks) £775
Andrew Miller
Imagination & Voice
This
is a broad-based fiction course for committed writers of all levels of
experience. It offers a mixture of workshops and tutorials aimed at
freeing the imagination while staying rooted in the craft. Andrew
Miller is the author of five novels including Ingenious Pain (a winner of many awards) and Oxygen
which was shortlisted for the Booker and the Whitbread Best Novel. His
work is published in over twenty languages. His latest novel will be
published later this year. (Course in Atsitsa)
WL3 24 – 31 May (1 week) £595
Alan Jenkins
The Inner Places of Poetry
On
this informal course, reading some well-known poems will be the
starting point for the adventure of writing poems; both reading and
writing will also enrich the experience of the beautiful island
setting. Alan has won many awards and prizes for his poetry –
collections include The Drift (2000) and A Shorter Life (2005). He is an editor of the Times Literary Supplement and has taught Creative Writing in England, France and the USA. (Course in Atsitsa)
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