SUNDAY 30 JULY – 4.30 PM Online Workshop Authors Lillie Lainoff (One For All) and Courtney Smyth (The Undetectables) lead a workshop on writing characters with disabilities and the importance behind own voice perspectives. The authors will explain how they have crafted disability rep in their exciting adventure and mystery stories and what responsibilities come […]
SATURDAY 29 JULY – 12 PM Workshop – Albers Room Join stand-up comedian and author Kate Weston as she introduces her hilarious new YA crime thriller Murder on a School Night. Discover Kate’s top tips for creating your own murder mystery and plot silly and absurd endings for characters in this Cluedo-inspired workshop.
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 10.30 PM Online Workshop Slay your syllables and polish your prose with this writing workshop with Mandy Hager. Find out how to strengthen your writing and add emotional resonance through prose rhythm, slow motion and specific detail. Rythm & Cues – Mandy Hager
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 3 PM Workshop – Albers Room Covergirl, are you ready for your closeup? Let’s be honest – we all judge books by their cover. From the bold and striking to the stunning and elaborate (and then we haven’t even started to talk about foil or sprayed edges!), a book cover is […]
SATURDAY 29 JULY – 3 PM Online Workshop Are you a historical fiction fan and writer? Join author Elizabeth Wein (Stateless) for this workshop all about writing women in aviation. Sharing her experience and journey into writing with you, she’ll have plenty of writing advice for you all!
SATURDAY 29 JULY – 12 PM Online Workshop For centuries fairytales have captured readers’ imaginations, and that isn’t about to change. From Grim to Greek myths, one thing is for certain, retellings are here to stay. Join this workshop with author Anna Mainwaring (Tulip Taylor) as she talks about myth and fairytale retellings for a […]
SATURDAY 29 JULY – 1.30 PM Online Workshop Join authors (and twin sisters) Sarena and Sasha Nanua, authors of Sisters of the Snake, for a workshop all about crafting stories from personal experience. They’ll be chatting about their own writing journeys and developing their craft as well as guiding you through some writing activities to […]
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 12.00 PM Online Workshop Join Branford Boase shortlisted author and poet Luke Palmer (Grow) on a writing workshop all about place, the impact of people and objects and the matrix of minor misdemeanors…Explore cause and effect in this panel where Palmer will demonstrate how a newly introduced object can shift an […]
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 4.30 PM Workshop – Albers Room Love em or hate em, romance tropes are here to stay. Join author Abiola Bello, author of delicious Christmas rom-coms like Love in Winterland and Only for the Holidays, as she walks us through a workshop on romance tropes. Learn the do’s and don’ts, the […]
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 12 PM Workshop – Albers Room Do you have a graphic novel idea but no clue where to start? Then this is the workshop for you! Join Kat Cass as she shares her graphic novel process – from planning the story all the way to execution! Graphic novels are a blossoming […]