The fiction and poetry "Labs" for New Writing Types are pretty well full now. However, there are still places left in the Creative Non-Fiction labs, and tickets still available for the Forum. In case you're unaware of this initiative, below is some brief information:
New Writing Types has been developed for emerging writers. Never before in Britain will such a diverse gathering of people in the publishing industry come together for one event. New and established writers, publishers, literary agents, librarians, booksellers and others interested in the literary world will meet to explore the processes of writing and the mysteries of the publishing world. The programme will lay bare the journey from manuscript to publication and provide insights into how some established writers have found their voice.
New Writing Types is the first event run by The New Writing Partnership. It takes place from Wednesday 10 November – Sunday 14 November 2004 in Norwich.
New Writing Types comprises The Lab (10-12 November), which is a programme of intensive workshops, followed by The Forum (12-14 November), which is a meeting place for writers, publishers, literary critics, agents and all concerned with writers and writing. The programme of events will establish the East of England as a creative centre of literary excellence and widen access to the pleasures and rewards of writing and literature.
New Writing Types has been developed for emerging writers. The Forum has been designed so that new writers are exposed to the processes of writing and the mysteries of the publishing world. Some will be working on a biography or memoir; others will be writing fiction or poetry – the programme attempts to lay bare for them the journey their work will take from manuscript to publication. It will also give them insight into how some established writers have found their own voice.
Confirmed Speakers
Diran Adebayo, Clare Alexander, Lisa Appignanesi, Peter Ayrton, Trezza Azzopardi, Gillian Beer, Julia Bell, Richard Beswick, Sebastian Barker, Andrea Brady, Malcolm Burgess, John Burnside, Jon Cook, Andrew Cowan, Caroline Dawnay, Jill Dawson, Faith Evans, Peter Florence, Giles Foden, Andrew Franklin, David Godwin, Lavinia Greenlaw, Hannah Griffiths, Tim Guest, Philip Hensher, Matthew Hollis, Ray Hollingsworth, Sara Holloway, Rachel Hore, Kathryn Hughes, Naomi Jaffa, Alan Jenkins, Michael Mackmin, Caroline Michel, Ravi Mirchandani, Esther Morgan, Blake Morrison, Kate Mosse, Henderson Mullin, Martin Newell, Susie Orbach, Christina Patterson, Simon Prosser, Heather Reyes, John Saddler, Graham Swift, Michael Schmidt, George Szirtes, Peter Tallack, D J Taylor, Val Taylor, Hugo Williams and more …
The New Writing Partnership is a unique collaboration between the University of East Anglia, Norwich City Council, Norfolk County Council and Arts Council England, East, which aims to build on the already formidable strengths of the region by attracting and developing the best talent in creative writing. The Director of NWP is Trevor Davies, former Director of the Salisbury Festival and former Secretary-General of Copenhagen’s European Capital of Culture programme.
NEW WRITING TYPES
10 – 14 NOVEMBER 2004
THE LAB
The Lab is for emerging writers who have a serious commitment to writing and are keen to examine their craft and creative process. It offers intensive development in three forms – fiction, non-fiction and poetry – through workshops and seminars led by established Writers in Residence, and one-to-one surgeries with established writers, literary agents and publishers. A drama workshop will be held on Thursday 11 November for interested participants, which covers the principles of dramatic writing.
THE FORUM
The Forum is an open event that addresses the creative and professional aspects of the writing life, and the industry that supports and surrounds it. Stimulating debates, panel discussions and exchanges led by authors, publishers, critics, agents, festival directors and funders take a critical look at the hopes, ambitions and reality of the writing profession. The Forum is a must for emerging writers, industry professionals and literature workers.
NEW WRITING TYPES
HOW TO APPLY
Places in The Lab are limited to 60 participants. Applicants must supply a 500 word (maximum) biography and a brief description of their work-in-progress first. In the likelihood of over-subscription, selections will be made by the Programme Editor and the Writers in Residence.
Registration from 16 August – 29 October 2004.
Fee: £50 – don’t send money for The Lab until your place is secured, although you can still book a place for The Forum.
The Lab participants are encouraged to attend The Forum. The combined price for The Lab and The Forum is £75. If you book and pay for The Forum and later win a place in The Lab, you then pay the balance of £25.
Registration for The Forum is from 16 August to 29 October 2004.
Fee: £50 (individuals)/£75 (organisations) for the three days or daily rate of £25. Places are available now. Make cheques payable to The New Writing Partnership.
See below for draft programme of events. The full programme will soon be available at www.newwritingpartnership.org.uk
The New Writing Partnership
4-6 Netherconesford
93-95 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk NR1 1PW
Tel: + 44 (0)1603 877177
info@newwritingpartnership.org.uk
NEW WRITING TYPES 10 – 14 NOVEMBER 2004
THE LAB 10 – 12 NOVEMBER 2004
New Museum of Contemporary Art, Norwich
The Writers in Residence
Diran Adebayo’s Some Kind of Black won the Saga Prize, the Author's Club Best Novel of the Year award, a Betty Trask Award plus a Writers' Guild Award. He co-edited New Writing 12 (British Council) with Blake Morrison and Jane Rogers. (Fiction)
John Burnside’s collection The Asylum Dance won the Whitbread Poetry Award and was shortlisted for both the Forward Poetry Prize (Best Poetry Collection of the Year) and the T S Eliot Prize. He teaches on the M.Lit in Creative Writing at St. Andrews University. His next collection of poems appears in February 200r and is entitled The Good Neighbour. (Poetry)
Jill Dawson’s award-winning novel Fred and Edie was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the Whitbread Novel of the Year. She was recently the Writing Fellow at the University of East Anglia, and currently runs the Writers' Pool mentoring scheme for the Royal Literary Fund. (Fiction)
Tim Guest's memoir, My Life in Orange, was Radio 4 Book of the Week. He teaches a course in Memoir Writing at City University, London. (Non-Fiction)
Kathryn Hughes’ biography George Eliot: The Last Victorian won the James Tait Black Prize. She is a Guardian book critic and teaches on the MA in Lifewriting at the University of East Anglia. (Non-Fiction)
Esther Morgan’s first collection Beyond Calling Distance was the winner of the Aldeburgh Festival Poetry Prize and shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize. She has taught at the University of East Anglia, and edited four editions of Reactions, the poetry anthology for new poets. (Poetry)
Kate Pullinger (Fiction)
PROGRAMME (to be updated)
Wednesday 10 November
10.00 – 12.30 Registration & Introduction
1.00 – 5.00 Creative Writing Workshops.
One-to-one tutorials: each participant gets half an hour with agents, editors, writers in fiction, poetry or non-fiction.
5.00 – 7.00 Craft Seminars: examine an element of craft e.g. character, form, dialogue,
research, structure in fiction, poetry and non-fiction.
Evening Group Dinner and/or KAOS Theatre at Norwich Playhouse.
Thursday 11 November
10.00 – 12.30 Creative Writing Workshops.
One-to-one tutorials: each participant gets half an hour with agents, editors, writers in fiction, poetry and non-fiction.
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch
1.30 – 3.30 Craft Seminars: examine an element of craft e.g. character, form, dialogue, research, structure in fiction, poetry and non-fiction.
3.30 – 5.30 One-to-one tutorials.
4.00- 7.00 Drama Workshop
A detailed and structured workshop on the principles of dramatic writing.
Evening Performance Poetry at Norwich Playhouse.
Friday 12 November
9.30 - 12.30 One-to-one tutorials.
Practical Criticism Workshops.
NEW WRITING TYPES 10 – 14 NOVEMBER 2004
THE FORUM 12 – 14 NOVEMBER 2004
The Assembly House, Norwich
New Writing Types has been developed for emerging writers. The Forum has been designed so that new writers are exposed to the processes of writing and to the mysteries of the publishing world. Some will be working on a biography or memoir; others will be writing fiction or poetry – the programme attempts to lay bare for them the journey their work will take from manuscript to publication. It will also give them insight into how some established writers have found their own voice.
Writers will exchange views and lead discussions about the writing life:
Diran Adebayo, Lisa Appignanesi, Trezza Azzopardi, Julia Bell, John Burnside, Andrew Cowan, Jill Dawson, Lavinia Greenlaw, Tim Guest, Philip Hensher, Ray Hollingsworth, Kathryn Hughes, Alan Jenkins, Esther Morgan, Blake Morrison, Martin Newell, Heather Reyes, Graham Swift, George Szirtes, DJ Taylor , Hugo Williams and more …
Publishing professionals, critics, writers and others in the literary world will participate in debates about the writing profession:
Peter Ayrton (Serpent’s Tail), Andrea Brady (Barque), Malcolm Burgess (Essex Book Festival), Richard Beswick (Little, Brown/Abacus), Jon Cook (University of East Anglia), Caroline Dawnay (PFD), Faith Evans (Faith Evans Associates), Peter Florence (The Hay Festival), Andrew Franklin (Profile Books), David Godwin (David Godwin Associates), Hannah Griffiths (Faber & Faber), Matthew Hollis (Faber & Faber), Sara Holloway (Granta Books), Rachel Hore (editor & reviewer), Naomi Jaffa (The Poetry Trust), Michael Mackmin (The Rialto), Caroline Michel (HarperCollins), Ravi Mirchandani (William Heinemann), Kate Mosse (Readers & Writers Roadshow), Henderson Mullin (Index on Censorship), Christina Patterson (The Independent), Simon Prosser (Hamish Hamilton), John Saddler (Curtis Brown), Michael Schmidt (Carcanet), Peter Tallack (Conville & Walsh Limited), Val Taylor (University of East Anglia) and more …
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Friday 12 November
12.30 – 2.00 Registration
2.00 – 3.30 Beginnings:
Three concurrent panel discussions - poetry magazines and workshops; submitting fiction to agents; and submitting non-fiction to agents.
Poetry: with Esther Morgan, Michael Mackmin, Sebastian Baker Chair: Adnrea Holland
Submitting Fiction: John Saddler (Curtis Brown), David Godwin (David Godwin Assoc), Clare Alexander (Gillon Aitken). Chair: Julia Bell
Submitting Non-Fiction: Caroline Dawnay (PFD), Faith Evans (Faith Evans Assoc), Peter Tallack (Conville & Walsh). Chair: Tim Guest.
4.00 – 5.30 Writers in Focus:
Three concurrent exchanges.
Poetry with George Szirtes and Hugo Williams;
Fiction with Graham Swift and Jon Cook;
Non-Fiction: Blake Morrison and Susie Orbach.
6.15 – 7.15 Reception (drink & nibbles)
7. 30- 8.15 Keynote Lecture ‘Letter to a Young Writer’
Saturday 13 November
10.00 – 11.30 Writers in Focus :
Three concurrent exchanges.
Poetry – Blake Morrison talks to Alan Jenkins and Lavinia Greenlaw;
Fiction – Trezza Azzopardi and (TBC)
12.00 – 1.30 Editors Talk:
Three concurrent panel discussions on the role of the editor, independent publishers, relationships with agents and writers, and the market.
Poetry: With Michael Schmidt (Carcanet) Matthew Hollis (Faber & Faber) & Andrea Brady (Barque). Chair: George Szirtes;
Fiction with Simon Prosser (Hamish Hamilton), Hannah Griffiths (Faber & Faber), Peter Ayrton (Serpent’s Tail) and Ravi Mirchandani (Heinemann). Chair: Rachel Hore.
Non-Fiction with Sara Holloway (Granta Books), Andrew Franklin (Profile), Richard Beswick (Little Brown). Chair: Kathryn Hughes.
2.30 – 4.00 The Critics and the Media:
Discussion: the influence of the literary press and the general media on new work.
With Alan Jenkins (TLS), Giles Foden (The Guardian Review), Kate Mosse (Readers and Writers’ Roadshow) and Peter Florence (Hay Festival). Chair: Gillian Beer.
4.30 – 5.30 The State of the Publishing Industry – A Question Time debate:
Chair: Lisa Appignanesi
With David Godwin (David Godwin Assoc), Peter Ayrton (Serpent’s Tail), Andrew Franklin (Profile), Caroline Michel (HarperCollins), and DJ Taylor (author) and Ravi Mirchandani (William Heinemann).
Evening Performances at Norwich Playhouse.
Sunday 14 November
10.00 – 11.30 Brunch discussion: Why Write?
Discussion led by the New Writing Partnership Director, Trevor Davies.
With John Burnside (author), Kate Mosse (Readers & Writers’ Roadshow), Henderson Mullin (Index on Censorship) and Rebecca Swift (The Literary Consultancy).
12.00 – 1.30 Writers and Communities:
Two concurrent panel discussions - policies, funders, communities; and literary festivals with Nicky Stainton and TBC. Chair: Trevor Davies
The significance of literary festivals, with Malcolm Burgess (Essex Book Festival), Peter Florence (Hay Festival), Naomi Jaffa (Poetry Trust). Chair: Lavinia Greenlaw.
2.30 – 4.00 Writers in Focus: Personal Stories
With Heather Reyes, Ray Hollingsworth and Martin Newell. Chair: Andrew Cowan.
4.30 – 6.00 Postscript:
Journalists, including Christina Patterson (The Independent) and Philip Hensher (author), who have followed The Lab and The Forum sum up their experience.
On registration, you will receive the full programme and an accompanying form, which we ask that you fill in and return to our office: this will enable you to attend the sessions of your choice.
The New Writing Partnership reserves the right to cancel or change any part of the programme.
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