Faber & Faber : Faber Academy

Getting Started Starts 8 February 2010

Marcel Theroux and Sue Gee lead a brand new four-month course designed for apprentice fiction writers seeking inspiration and guidance. Playful and experimental, it is aimed to help budding writers find their voice.

Perspiration and Inspiration: Getting Started: 19-21 March 2010

Led by Erica Wagner and Marcel Theroux, this course will address the difficult business of starting to write - from strategies to overcome the fear of the blank page to learning discipline - helping writers towards the final goal of finishing. More

Inventing the Real: 5-7 March 2010

In a lively and inspiring three days, celebrated authors Tracy Chevalier and Louise Doughty will take budding writers through the process of tackling historical writing, from researching historical periods and using real historical figures, to bringing a past era to life. More

Becoming a Poet, Dublin: Starts 7 January 2010

Based in Dublin and spread over six months, Becoming a Poet 2010 will cover all aspects of poetry-writing, from improving your technical skills to putting together a first collection. More

The Faber Academy: Creative Writing and Live Events

The Faber Academy is an exciting new writing programme, from one-day workshops to six-month mentoring schemes, devised by the foremost practitioners in their fields. For more information contact Patrick Keogh by email or tel. +44 (0) 20 7927 3822. If booking, make sure beforehand to read our Terms and Conditions. More

The Materials of Fiction: Charleston, 21-23 May 2010

Set over three days in the surroundings of Tilton House, East Sussex the Faber Academy brings together three of fiction's best known practitioners to explore the relationship between real and fictional worlds. More

The Principles of Short Story Writing: 25-28 March 2010

Directed by Gerard Donovan, with guest tutors Dermot Bolger and Carlo Gébler, this 4-day, Dublin-based course will establish the essential principles of short story writing. More

Writing Other Lives: 25-28 March 2010

The first of our courses to be set in Geneva, and led by acclaimed international authors Petina Gappah and Christopher Hope, Writing Other Lives will delve into the complex business of writing across languages, conveying other cultures and remaining authentic. More

The Art of Publication: 6 March 2010

Two of publishing's most established editors give aspiring writers an unparalleled insight into the publishing process, how editors make their choices and how to improve one's chances of getting published. More

Writing a Screenplay: Starts 13 January 2010

Our inaugural Writing a Screenplay six-month course, led by well-known publisher and script editor Walter Donohue, as well as guest lecturers from the film industry, will support budding screenwriters in honing and developing their scripts. More

Writing a Novel from Start to Finish: Starts 12 January 2010

A practical, workshop-based course in London, covering all aspects of novel writing from first ideas for a book through character development, plotting and structure, and ultimately publication. Course directors for this six-month course include Esther Freud and Richard Skinner. More

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