Category: workshops
HG Wells 2023 Creative Writing Workshops: Characterisation
We are pleased to offer creative writing workshops on the subject of characterisation, focusing on narrative voice and dialogue. The workshops are led by Sarah Anthony, an experienced literature lecturer and teacher, and one of our judges for the 2023 HG Wells Short Story Competition. Attendees are required to attend two sessions. In the first…
HG Wells Short Story Competition: Adult Creative Writing Workshop: Chekhov’s gun
On Wednesday 19th and 26th May, the H G Wells Short Story Competition has organised two free online writing workshops for aspiring writers aged 22+ led by Sarah Anthony. Chekhov’s gun is a concept that describes how every element in a story should contribute to the whole. It comes from Russian writer Anton Chekhov’s famous writing…
HG Wells Short Story Competition: Junior Creative Writing Workshop: Chekhov’s gun
On Wednesday 22nd and 29th May, the H G Wells Short Story Competition has organised two free online writing workshops for aspiring writers aged under 22 led by Sarah Anthony. Chekhov’s gun is a concept that describes how every element in a story should contribute to the whole. It comes from Russian writer Anton Chekhov’s famous…
H G Wells Short Story Competition: Creative Writing Workshops. Iceberg! [Repeat]
On Saturday 13th and 20th June, the H G Wells Short Story Competition have organised two free online writing workshops for aspiring writers of all ages led by Sarah Anthony. These sessions are a repeat of the Sold Out May Workshops. These two hour-long sessions are designed to explore the idea of the ‘unspoken’ in the…
**SOLD OUT** H G Wells Short Story Competition: Creative Writing Workshops. Iceberg!
**SOLD OUT** On Saturday 23rd and 30th May, the H G Wells Short Story Competition have organised two free online writing workshops for aspiring writers of all ages led by Sarah Anthony. These two hour-long sessions are designed to explore the idea of the ‘unspoken’ in the short story through Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Iceberg Theory’. Participants are…
Writing with the Senses
On Saturday 1st June 2019, H G Wells Short Story Competition held a writing workshop entitled “Writing with the Senses”, run by Karen Ince. It was a highly experiential event, exploring the use of three senses – smell, hearing and touch – and the ways they can be used to enrich descriptions in text.
Folkestone Schools Writers Workshop
Once again, we are very happy to support the local short story writing workshop to be run on the 3rd July at the Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone, at which Marcus McCabe, one of our shortlisted under-22 writers from 2018, will be speaking. This workshop is for local secondary school aged short story writers. Last year’s event,…
Fairytale, Folklore and Folk Horror: Accessing the Uncanny in the Rural Landscape. Short Story Writing Workshop with Gillian Laker
On Saturday 4th May, the H G Wells Short Story Competition have organised a writing workshop in Folkestone for aspiring writers of all ages led by Gillian Laker. This workshop will unlock the eerie and the strange in our local environment, the hidden drama of rural names and common expressions. Participants will be provided with tips on…
Writing with the Senses: Short Story Writing Workshop with Karen Ince
On Saturday 1st June, the H G Wells Short Story Competition have organised a writing workshop in Folkestone for aspiring writers of all ages led by Karen Ince. This workshop will explore the use of the senses, and how they can be engaged to enrich our writing. During this experiential session participants will have a chance to…
Folkestone School Writer Workshop
Once again, we are very happy to support the local short story writing workshop run in June by Matt Dickens, head of English at the Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone. This workshop is for local secondary school aged short story writers. Last year’s event, attended by young writers from local schools, was a successful mixture of…
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