Hit the ground running
From back-page reports to full-length books, this course will examine techniques for transforming a passion for sport, any sport, into writing that engages and entertains a wide range of readers. Bring people and events to life, find the connections between your own personal experience and the wider sporting world and turn the compelling narratives of sport into equally gripping stories.
Single room: £595Shared room: £545
Monday, 15th November 2010
End Date:
Saturday, 20th November 2010
Richard Beard has written four novels and three books of non-fiction. His first non-fiction book, Muddied Oafs (Yellow Jersey), was shortlisted for the British Book Awards and his latest work is Becoming Drusilla: One Life, Two Friends, Three Genders (Harvill Secker 2008). In 2008 he was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Prize. Visit www.richardbeard.info
Anthony Clavane writes about sport for the Sunday Mirror and has previously written for the Independent and various magazines. His book about Leeds FC, Promised Land, will be published this year.
The Hurst - The John Osborne Arvon Centre
Clunton, Craven Arms
Shropshire
SY7 0JA
Tel: 01588 640658
Fax: 01588 640509
Email: thehurst@arvonfoundation.org
