Autumn Away Weekend 2023

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Our twice yearly Away Days morphed this month into an Autumn Away Weekend. We welcomed 25 writers to a lovely country house in Kintbury, West Berkshire over the weekend of October 7/8. With temperatures in the mid 70s it didn’t feel very Autumnal. In fact, it was a...
Orion’s Kirsty Dunseath shares inside knowledge of the business

Orion’s Kirsty Dunseath shares inside knowledge of the business

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Kirsty gave writers at our Wiltshire retreat the inside track on publishing trends and tips for getting noticed by agents and publishers. She talked about the importance of the pitch ” Have a clear vision of your story, who your reader is and why they should buy...
Marcel Theroux’s Six Guiding Principles for Storytelling

Marcel Theroux’s Six Guiding Principles for Storytelling

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Marcel Theroux’ creative writing workshop held on November 15 in the stunning ballroom at Asthall Manor was greatly enjoyed by our writers. Here’s what he had to say about storytelling:   Story is all around us, all the time   Characters are...