'How to write a political novel' Creative Writing Workshops
Date: Saturday 13 February 2010
Time: 12-1pm
Venue: Alumni Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Patrick Mercer
Update, Tuesday 9 February: We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled due to speaker illness, LSE would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Patrick Mercer was a Regular Army officer who saw service in many crisis ridden areas including Northern Ireland, Uganda, Belize and the Balkans. In an attempt to broaden his portfolio of international disasters, he then spent some time as the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme’s Defence Correspondent, broadcasting from Kosovo, East Timor and Eritrea. Having been elected in 2001, he was Shadow Minister for Homeland Security from 2003-7. He now acts as Chairman of the Commons Counter-Terrorism Committee. Mercer has recently published his first novel, To Do And Die, based on the real-life story of Anthony Morgan, who fought in the Crimean War.
This workshop follows How to write a novel- an introduction for beginners with Justine Mann at 10am and Researching and Writing a Political Novel a Q&A with Christie Watson at 11am.
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