Climbing Everest
A course for those who have embarked on a novel or short story collection and need sustenance, guidance and a dangling carrot to get them to the top. We’ll look at openings, shaping, fine-tuning and ways to make it a page-turner. Send five pages plus a short paragraph describing your needs with your booking form to the Hurst by July 28th 2008. Participants will be selected.
This course can not be booked online because it is Advanced and requires you to submit some of your writing. Please download the booking form by clicking Book This Course and submit your application (using cheque or credit card) to submit by post. We only cash your cheque or take the £150 deposit off your card if you are Selected.
Monday, 27th October 2008
End Date:
Saturday, 1st November 2008
Romesh Gunesekera’s Reef (Granta) was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker prize. Other novels are The Match (Bloomsbury), Heaven’s Edge (Grove) and The Sandglass (Granta). His collection of stories Monkfish Moon was a New York Times Book of the Year. Visit www.romeshgunesekera.com.
Susan Elderkin is the author of Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains and The Voices (both Fourth Estate). She was named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists. She teaches on various MA programmes in London.
Trezza Azzopardi's novels include The Hiding Place (shortlisted for the Man Booker prize), Remember Me and Winterton Blue (all Picador).
The Hurst - The John Osborne Arvon Centre
Clunton, Craven Arms
Shropshire
Tel: 01588 640658
Fax: 01588 640509
Email: thehurst@arvonfoundation.org
