Autumn Away Weekend 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...
Submissions Q & A with Eve White Literary Agency

Submissions Q & A with Eve White Literary Agency

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Submissions Q & A with agents and readers from Eve White Literary Agency Wednesday May 6, 2020 6 pm – 7 pm on zoom. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED. PLEASE CONTACT US TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON FUTURE EVENTS...
Workshop on Story, Structure and Character Arcs

Workshop on Story, Structure and Character Arcs

At this year’s Winchester Writer’s Festival we ran a one day workshop to a group of 25 writers on the tricky subject of Structure! It’s a character’s desires, fears and actions that shape story. We looked at how the protagonist’s character arc can...
Winchester Writers’ Festival Workshop

Winchester Writers’ Festival Workshop

Thank you to everyone who attended our workshop on structure last week at the Winchester Writers’ Festival on the importance of structure. We were joined by 24 talented and enthusiastic writers and over the course of the workshop they produced a 100-word flash fiction...
Workshop on Story, Structure and Character Arcs

Workshop on Story, Structure and Character Arcs

Friday 15 June, 2018 – 9.30 am to 4.00 pm, The University of Winchester, Hampshire STORY, STRUCTURE AND CHARACTER ARCS It’s a character’s desires, fears and actions that shape story. This workshop looks at how the protagonist’s character arc can give...
Marcel Theroux’s Six Guiding Principles for Storytelling

Marcel Theroux’s Six Guiding Principles for Storytelling

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...