Spring Haunts 2024

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Come join us in a haunted city for a weekend of horror, gothic and ghost story writing!

The Guildhall York

Come join us in a haunted city for two days of horror, gothic and ghost story writing! Following on from the success of the annual Winter Haunts virtual event, Spring Haunts comes to York for an in-person writing weekend packed with workshops, feedback sessions, guest authors and more! If you're looking to develop your dark fiction writing further, looking to learn new skills in the field or seeking inspiration from fellow authors, then this could be the weekend for you. The event will be held at the Council Chambers, York Guildhall and facilitated by lecturer, workshopper and Writing Magazine regular contributor Alex Davis.

Day 1

Welcome & Into

Workshop - The Five Sense and Horror

Coffee break

Author Workshop - Tim Major – Drawing Upon Childhood Fears

Lunch break

Workshop - Building Atmosphere in Your Fiction 

Author Workshop - Amanda Mason – Finding the Uncanny in the Everyday

Day 2

Workshop  - Tense and POV in Horror Fiction 

Coffee Break and networking

Author Workshop  - Robert Edgar – Timeslip: Writing Memory and the Spectral 

Workshop - Future Frights - Horror and Technology

Coffee Break and Networking

Guest Author - Mark Morris – Making a Living as a Writer

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