Nature Writing Workshop with Alice Fowler

An enabling whole-day workshop, exploring how the natural world can inspire our writing. Award-winning fiction writer and former journalist Alice Fowler will suggest ways to depict nature in fiction and non-fiction, both directly and as a powerful backdrop to our work.

We’ll use the magnificent natural setting of Hatchlands to engage all the senses, generate ideas and share writing if we wish. All levels welcome, just bring pen and paper (or a laptop) and a willingness to write. www.alicefowlerauthor.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alice Fowler is an award-winning writer of short stories and longer fiction. Her debut short story collection, The Truth Has Arms and Legs, was published in July 2023 by Fly On The Wall Press, an independent press based near Manchester. She has won the Historical Writers’ Association short story competition and the Wells Festival of Literature short story prize, with listings in many others. Alice also writes historical novels, exploring themes such as identity, rivalry and the boundaries between friendship and love.

www.alicefowlerauthor.com

This event will be mainly based at The Coach House Café but will also invlove some walking and writing in the grounds at Hatchlands. So please dress for writing both inside and out and you might want to bring a seat for writing outside.

Please show your ticket to staff at the main gate and they will direct you to the cafe, which is a short 5-10 minutes walk from the entrance. Please allow enough time to walk as the course will start at 10am.

Please feel free to bring refreshments and a packed lunch with you or the Kitchen Café will be serving hot food between 12:00 and 14:30. Please note that food is not included in the ticket.