THE HOUSE OF STORIES
A COLLABORATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
LEADING TO THE PRODUCTION OF A NEW KIND of
if:book
WITH
ROMESH GUNESEKERA & CHRIS MEADE
AWARD WINNING NOVELIST DIGITAL WRITER
SUNDAYS 19th Feb and 4th
March 2012: 11.00-16.00
IF:BOOK CAFÉ IN HORNSEY LIBRARY, N8
The Library will be the setting for a group of
interwoven stories involving famous characters from other books, famous
writers, librarians, readers, users of the library. DAY ONE will include
writing exercises to generate ideas; a visit to the book stack to choose a book
to inspire you; working alone and with others on stories and characters
TWO WEEKS to work on your stories with other members
online
DAY TWO pulling stories together, editing and
enhancing; designing the digital and print elements,
LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE. Open to all, but when you book please send an example of
your writing (no more than 1,000 words) and a letter about your interest in
collaboration and digital production.
THE WORKSHOP is for writers at all levels of
experience and we also welcome those with related skills such as song writing,
art, video, web design etc.
ROMESH
GUNESEKERA is the author of Reef, (shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize), The
Sandglass, (winner of the inaugural BBC Asia Award), Heaven’s Edge, Monkfish Moon, (both New York
Times Notable Books of the Year) and The Match, published in 2006. He has run highly
acclaimed writing workshops around the world.
Granta Books relaunched his first three books in September 2011 and
Bloomsbury will be publishing his new novel, The
Prisoner of Paradise, in February 2012.
CHRIS MEADE is the Director of if:book the think and do tank
exploring the future of the book in the digital age, an author of plays,
comedy, blogs and digital literature including www.insearchoflosttim.net , and was
previously CEO of Booktrust and the Poetry Society.
HOW MUCH?
Participant fees: £95 for both workshops, or £60 a session.
payable in advance.
TO BOOK GO TO http://houseofstories.eventbrite.com/
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