'How to write a political novel' Creative Writing Workshops
Date: Saturday 13 February 2010
Time: 10-11am
Venue: Alumni Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Justine Mann
Does the task of writing a novel both excite and daunt you? Using the political novel as an example, this workshop will examine how to progress from initial ideas to a successful draft. Participants should emerge with an understanding of the task that lies ahead and a greater sense of what is required in terms of structure, characterisation and plot.
Justine Mann’s short stories have been published in a succession of new writing anthologies. She was awarded second prize in the 2007 Fish International Short Story competition and was shortlisted for the 2008 Bridport Short Story Prize. Justine has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and tutors in creative writing for the Open University.
This workshop will be followed by Researching and Writing a Political Novel a Q&A with Christie Watson at 11am and A Q&A Session with Patrick Mercer at 12pm.
Slides
A copy of Justine Mann's PowerPoint presentation is now available online.
Download: How to write a novel- an introduction for beginners with Justine Mann
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