Tag: masterclass
-
Cultivating Creativity: women writers’ retreat (November 2026)
A weekend retreat of writing and rejuvenation Next dates: 13-15 November 2026 Welcome to our weekend writing retreat: Cultivating creativity. This exclusive experience is focused on supporting your ongoing creative practice with craft masterclasses and activities. Not only that, it’s designed to acknowledge the essential role of rest, play, support and space in the work of the…
-
Fiction writers’ retreat (June 2026, BOOKED OUT)
It’s back, but this time there’s more of it. The Transform Your Writing fiction intensive retreat is back in 2026, but this time over a long weekend – three nights and days of writing, learning, practising, daring, relaxing, and eating. Next dates for this retreat: 5-8 June 2026 This retreat is booked out. To put your…
-
Writer’s Toolbox (August 2025)
Every craft and profession involves tools we need to use and master so we can make good work. Writing is no different. We know these tools from all our years of reading and experiencing story. But sometimes we need support to feel really comfortable using them. That’s what this short online courses is all about.…
-
Make history (May 2025)
I’m looking forward to this: hours of focus on a genre I love writing and reading. So do join me for a masterclass on how to research and write historical fiction, or any fiction set in the past. In person, in class, we’ll cover: Learn about the all-important questions of how to present an imagined…
-
Cultivating creativity: writers’ retreat (November 2025 – BOOKED OUT)
A weekend retreat of writing and rejuvenation Welcome to our weekend writing retreat: Cultivating creativity. This exclusive experience is unlike anything we’ve done before, and is focused on supporting your ongoing creative practice with craft masterclasses and activities. Not only that, it’s designed to acknowledge the essential role of rest, play, support and space in the…
-
How to interview a writer: December 2024 (BOOKED OUT)
Free one-hour online class: Chairing author panels & conversations If you’re a writer or involved in the book industry, it’s likely that at some point you’ll be asked to interview an author – or several of them at once. We’ve all seen it done brilliantly (or poorly) at festivals and literary events. So how do…
-
How to interview a writer: October 2024 (booked out)
Free one-hour online class: Chairing author panels & conversations If you’re a writer or involved in the book industry, it’s likely that at some point you’ll be asked to interview an author – or several of them at once. We’ve all seen it done brilliantly (or poorly) at festivals and literary events. So how do…
-
Do crime: November 2024
One-day masterclass: Writing unforgettable crime fiction Crime fiction, in its many and diverse forms, is one of the most popular genres in the world. From The Woman in White to The Dry, blockbuster crime novels dominate bookselling, while every year thousands of new titles become somebody’s new favourite read. When a reader picks up a…
-
How to build a heroine: September 2024
Modern fiction is filled with fabulous, feisty, funny girls and women making their way through the universe. How do writers imagine them and bring them to life on the page?
-
Kick off!
I’m so pleased to announce this new venture, New Page Writing Retreats and Masterclasses. First cabs off the rank are one-day masterclasses: How to build a heroine (21 September 2024) Do crime: writing unforgettable crime fiction (16 November 2024). Then early next year, I’ll run my first weekend fiction intensive (dates to be confirmed, but…
New Page Writing Retreats & Masterclasses 