How could I have not mentioned this before? The Writers’ Workshop Festival Of Writing, which takes place in York next March, is now open for bookings.
I plan on attending Saturday’s keynote address from literary agent Carole Blake and publisher Patrick-Janson Smith; Emma Darwin’s sessions are bound to be brilliant because I don’t think she’s capable of being anything else; and if I absolutely have to I might just participate in one of Nicola Morgan’s two workshops if only to heckle her.
A few of my friends took part in the festival last spring, in its inaugural year, and they all found it a very positive experience. I’d recommend that you go. But please don’t book up all the tickets for the things I want to do, because that would make me very cross.
If you can’t participate in the Festival for any reason you could always join The Word Cloud, the online writers’ community for The Writers’ Workshop; and don’t forget The Writers’ Workshop itself, where you can go for excellent editorial advice on your work what ever you write. I’ve heard only good things about the critiques which The Writers’ Workshop provides which might have something to do with its insistence on only employing the very best writers to provide those critiques; I don’t usually recommend such services, but I am very pleased to be able to recommend this one.
Am all booked up!
My writing buddy/critique partner (delete term less liked) and I went through it all with a fine toothcomb one evening and managed to get a ticket to every session we wanted. Shovel-loads of apols, Jane, if we’ve booked sessions you wanted, but it’s a tough life…
As you say, so many excellent contributors. Some of the workshops and all the one-to-ones were down to single-figure spaces last time I looked. Some people (no names) were sold out.
I’m not surprised, Alison: Kate Nash and Harry Bingham have put together a fabulous programme for this year’s festival. Next year they’re going to have to put lots more events to keep us all happy!
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Hello again
I’ve just been looking through the rest of your site and came across this page. You mention ‘The Writers’ Workshop’… guess who I turned to for a critique. I was very impressed with the feedback I received, even though I was advised to rewrite my first draft and take out the subplot… heartbreaking work, which took six months, but worth it in the end. The advice was brilliant. I love The Word Cloud too.
Catherine, I am just a little bit in love with Emma Darwin, who I believe works for the Writers’ Workshop and contributes to The Word Cloud too. Not only does she write wonderful novels, she’s also incredibly clever and intuitive and kind. I had the great pleasure of meeting her a few weeks ago, and she’s a very funny, interesting woman: I wish there were more people like her in the world.
Thanks for commenting here, by the way. I’m very impressed by your calmness and dignity, and wish more people could behave as well as you do!