Saturday 6 July, 10.00am to 3.45pm- Getting Started: Beginning Fiction with Emma Henderson
One day creative writing workshop
In this workshop, suitable for both the total beginner and for writers who have already begun but are unsure of where they’re going, the focus is on inspiration – where do our stories come from and why do we write? Also on practical ways of turning that inspiration into writing, with many short exercises, aimed at releasing writers’ inhibition, broadening notions of sources of creativity and providing the skills necessary to the craft of writing. Awareness of genre and the various elements of fiction will be taught in a fun, participatory way. By the end of the workshop, everyone will have completed at least two short pieces of writing that they would consider worth developing further.
Emma Henderson was born in London and educated at the universities of Oxford, Yale and London. She worked for a few years as a blurbs’ writer for Penguin Books, and for many years as a teacher of English in London comprehensive schools and further education institutions. More recently, she has been a lecturer in creative writing at City University. She also spent six years, 1999 – 2005, living in the French Alps, running a ski and snowboard lodge.
Emma’s first novel, Grace Williams Says It Loud, was shortlisted for many prizes, including the Orange Prize for Fiction, 2011. It was runner-up for the MIND Book of the Year Award, chosen as a Summer Read for the TV Bookclub and won the McKitterick Prize. She is nearing completion of her second novel.
Cost- £25, booking essential
Venue: Mickleover Library, Holly End Road, Mickleover, Derby DE3 0EA
To book a place or for more information telephone 01332 718926 or email mickleover.library@derby.gov.uk
Saturday 14 September, 10.00am to 3.45pm- Exploring Fiction with Emma Henderson
One day creative writing workshop
This workshop, suitable for all levels of experience, will provide the skills for writers to develop their writing, whether short stories or a novel. In the first part of the session there will be a series of individual and group activities, focusing on getting started and on plot, character, dialogue, setting and structure. In the second part of the session, by which time participants will have produced several short pieces of writing, the focus will shift to editing, rewriting (restructuring) and polishing.
Emma Henderson was born in London and educated at the universities of Oxford, Yale and London. She worked for a few years as a blurbs’ writer for Penguin Books, and for many years as a teacher of English in London comprehensive schools and further education institutions. More recently, she has been a lecturer in creative writing at City University. She also spent six years, 1999 – 2005, living in the French Alps, running a ski and snowboard lodge.
Emma’s first novel, Grace Williams Says It Loud, was shortlisted for many prizes, including the Orange Prize for Fiction, 2011. It was runner-up for the MIND Book of the Year Award, chosen as a Summer Read for the TV Bookclub and won the McKitterick Prize. She is nearing completion of her second novel.
Cost - £25, booking essential
Venue: Chaddesden Library, Chaddesden Park, Chaddesden, Derby DE21 6LN
To book a place or for more information telephone 01332 672352 or email chaddesden.library@derby.gov.uk
Saturday 28 September, 10.00am to 3.45pm- Stuck in(to) Fiction with Emma Henderson
One day creative writing workshop
This workshop, suitable for writers with some experience, will develop the skills necessary for keeping going as a writer. Exercises will be used to enable writers to deepen their understanding of the craft of writing. There will be an emphasis on redrafting, on how to deal with the difficult middle of piece of writing and the differences (and surprising similarities!) between the beginning and the end – how do you know when your fiction is finished?
Emma Henderson was born in London and educated at the universities of Oxford, Yale and London. She worked for a few years as a blurbs’ writer for Penguin Books, and for many years as a teacher of English in London comprehensive schools and further education institutions. More recently, she has been a lecturer in creative writing at City University. She also spent six years, 1999 – 2005, living in the French Alps, running a ski and snowboard lodge.
Emma’s first novel, Grace Williams Says It Loud, was shortlisted for many prizes, including the Orange Prize for Fiction, 2011. It was runner-up for the MIND Book of the Year Award, chosen as a Summer Read for the TV Bookclub and won the McKitterick Prize. She is nearing completion of her second novel.
Cost- £25, booking essential
Venue: Mickleover Library, , Holly End Road, Mickleover, Derby DE3 0EA
To book a place or for more information telephone 01332 718926 or email mickleover.library@derby.gov.uk
Kind regards,
Marie Timbrell
Marie Timbrell| Marketing Reading Manager | Neighbourhoods | Derby City Council, The Council House, Corporation Street, Derby DE1 2FS | Telephone 01332 641727 | Minicom 01332 640666 | Text Relay 18001 01332 293111
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