Arvon Birmingham: Starting to Write Fiction

A three day Arvon creative writing course
In partnership with Writing West Midlands

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Do you have a story inside that wants to get out?  Arvon creative writing courses are renowned for their ability to discover the writer in everyone.  On this three day course, based at Ikon Gallery, you will experience a powerful mix of workshops and individual tutorials with highly respected authors, time and space to write, and the support of your fellow writers.  These three days will give you the inspiration and momentum to continue writing long after the course is over.

Helen Cross’s three novels include My Summer of Love, which became an award-winning film, and Spilt Milk, Black Coffee, which she’s recently adapted for the screen. She also writes short stories, and drama for radio and screen.  She has wide experience of teaching creative writing.   www.helencross.net

David Gaffney is the author of three collections of short stories, Sawn Off Tales (2006),  Aromabingo (2007), The Half Life of Songs (2010) and the novel Never Never (2008) His has also written articles for The Guardian, The Sunday Times and delivered many innovative live literature events. www.davidgaffney.org

Guest:  Diana Evans began her writing career as a journalist. She is the author of The Wonder and 26a, which won the inaugural Orange Award for New Writers and was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award.

The course fee of £250 includes workshops, personal writing time, lunch and dinner, tutor readings and a special guest reading.

Want to write but can’t afford the course fee?  We’re offering two £250 grants for this course.

For further information and booking visit www.arvonfoundation.org/arvonbirmingham or contact 020 7324 2554.