with William Gallagher

Saturday 15 February 2020

Birmingham & Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS

A one-day short course on both the creative and the practical aspects of writing novels, short stories and scripts. You’ll create characters, plan plots and discuss dialogue as you write from scratch or develop work you’ve already begun.

At the same time you’ll learn about what publishers need and why – plus how to juggle your writing alongside all the other commitments in your life.

It's about how to get started, how to keep going and then how to finish.

This course is open to all abilities, particularly those new to writing, or new to writing prose and scripts. Bring pen, paper, laptop or tablet to write on and we'll spend a lunch hour chatting about our writing so it might be an idea to bring a sandwich too.

PLEASE NOTE THE VENUE HAS NOW CHANGED AND IS: BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND INSTITUTE

Biography:

William Gallagher is Deputy Chair of the Writers’ Guild. He runs the Room 204 Buddying Programme, writes Doctor Who radio dramas and is the author of 19 non-fiction books including the British Film Institute’s BFI TV Classics: The Beiderbecke Affair. His first collection of short stories is due to be published in 2019. He once had afternoon tea on a Russian nuclear submarine and regrets calling the place a dive.

Please note: you must sign up for the full course even if you cannot attend all dates. No partial course ticket is available.

Short Courses are for over 18s. If you are a young writer, you can sign up for our Spark Young Writers Programme.

All Writing West Midlands short courses are collaborative, and you will learn as much from your fellow course attendees as from the tutor. You will be expected to play an active role in group tasks, and you will also have time to reflect on your own writing during sessions.

Course handouts are sometimes (but not always) available, and notes may be available in advance upon request. If you have any additional needs, please contact Writing West Midlands in advance of the course starting and we will try to assist you.