'How to write a political novel' Creative Writing Workshops
Date: Saturday 13 February 2010
Time: 11am-12pm
Venue: Alumni Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Christie Watson
Christie's forthcoming novel is set against the backdrop of the Nigerian oil industry. This session will focus on some of the challenges encountered when creating a fictional narrative from a contemporary political issue. She will also read from her novel and offer advice on finding a literary agent.
Christie Watson won the Malcolm Bradbury Bursary for her MA in Creative Writing at UEA. Her short fiction has appeared in many journals, including Wasafiri. Her first novel Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away will be published January 2011.
This workshop follows How to write a novel- an introduction for beginners with Justine Mann at 10am, and precedes A Q&A Session with Patrick Mercer at 12pm.
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