Writing outside the box
How much flesh can you put on the bones? Just how creative can you get with non-fiction? These are some of the issues we will be addressing, along with structure, description, dealing with mountains of research, and telling your tale as clearly and thoughtfully as possible. Are all good stories lies, or can they actually be both gripping and true?
Single room: £595Shared room: £545
Monday, 20th September 2010
End Date:
Saturday, 25th September 2010
Cole Moreton is an author, broadcaster and journalist who has written genre-blending books about Irish exile, family silence and the English. His first, Hungry for Home, was short-listed for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
Helena Drysdale’s five books of non-fiction include Looking for George, Mother Tongues, and Strangerland. She is a Royal Literary Fellow at Exeter University and edits non-fiction manuscripts for the Writer’s Workshop.
Jay Griffiths is author of Wild: An Elemental Journey, described by Philip Pullman as “A truly necessary book”.
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