Only 2 weeks left to book your place at Write Now 2012!
You can book by phone 0141 548 3511 during normal business hours or book online using this linkhttp://onlineshop.strath.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&catid=19&modid=2&prodid=113&deptid=157&prodvarid=0
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Monday, 20 February 2012
Monday, 16 January 2012
Register Right Now for Write Now
You only have until the 19th January to take advantage of the 'early bird' rates for Write Now.
2 Days £75 / £50 Student
Day 1 - Skills Day Only £60 / £40 Student
Day 2 - Conference Day Only £40 / £25 Student
Book your place by calling 0141 548 3511 during normal business hours, or online, using this linkhttp://onlineshop.strath.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&catid=19&modid=2&prodid=113&deptid=157&prodvarid=0
For more information go to http://flavors.me/writenow#72f/twitter
Write Now 2012 (Mitchell Library, Glasgow 9-10 March)
Friday 9 March: Skills for Creative Writing 9.00am - 5.30pm
Come along and learn how to improve your writing and market your work effectively in our series of workshops delivered by professional authors. Meet independent publishers and representatives from Scotland-based magazines at our lunchtime networking zone ‘The Marketplace’.
Saturday 10th March: Critical Approaches to Creative Writing 9.00am – 6.00pm
Researchers and writers will present their work in a critical context with an opportunity for attendees to ask questions at the end of each session.
DAY 1 DRAFT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
9:00am – Registration
9:30am – Welcome and housekeeping
9: 40am – Opening Panel
10:45am – Break for tea and coffee
11:00am – 1st SKILLS SESSION
12:30pm – Lunch
12:30 to 14:30 - The Marketplace and 13:15 to 14:15 – Performance pop up event
2:30 pm – 2nd SKILLS SESSION
4:00pm – Break for tea and coffee
4: 30pm – Keynote Address Christopher Brookmyre
Close 5:30pm
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DAY 2 DRAFT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
9:00am – Registration
9:30am – Welcome and housekeeping
9: 40am – Panel Discussion
10:45am – Break for tea and coffee
11:00am – 1st panel sessions
3 papers (20mins each) plus 30mins at the end for Q & A discussion
12:45pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – 2nd panel sessions
3 papers (20mins each) plus 30mins at the end for Q & A discussion
3:15pm – Break for tea and coffee
3:30 pm – 3rd panel session
3 papers (20mins each) plus 30mins at the end for Q & A discussion
5 pm – Keynote Address Alan Bissett, Ewan Morrison & Zoë Strachan
Close 6pm
Skills Session Day – Friday 9 March
The Mechanics of Page Turning: Narrative Drive
11.00am – 12.30pm
Narrative drive is a vital element in getting your work published. Novelist Sara Sheridan provides key hints and tips to keep the pages turning.
Making the Pitch and not Striking Out
11:00-12:30 or 14:30-16:00
Novelist Helen FitzGerald and screenwriter Sergio Casci will look at the art of the verbal pitch.
Looking for an Agent? An Expert Guide to the Submissions Process
11:00-12:30
Now you’ve written – or are writing – your book, how will you get it accepted by an agent, publisher or editor? Nicola Morgan reveals the common traps for the unwary and offers tips for success.
www.WRITER
11.00am – 12.30pm Part 1 (requires advanced preparation by participants)
Don’t get left behind. Writer and web designer Cat Dean will guide participants through setting up their own writer’s website-with-blog. By the end of the day, each participant will have a simple, but fully functioning website-with-blog.
The Marketplace
12.30am – 14.30pm
Interested in the Scottish publishing scene? If so ‘The Marketplace’ is the place to be. This showcase will feature independent publishers and Scotland-based magazines that provide an outlet for new writers. Pick up the latest and the best new writing along with ideas on how to get started writing or where to place your work.
Day 2 speakers and speaker bios will be available shortly.
Any literary magazines, publishing houses, or small presses who would like to participate in our Marketplace or have their catalogues displayed, please contact Bryony Stocker (bryony.stocker@strath.ac.uk) for rates and information re: facilities.
2 Days £75 / £50 Student
Day 1 - Skills Day Only £60 / £40 Student
Day 2 - Conference Day Only £40 / £25 Student
Book your place by calling 0141 548 3511 during normal business hours, or online, using this linkhttp://onlineshop.strath.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&catid=19&modid=2&prodid=113&deptid=157&prodvarid=0
For more information go to http://flavors.me/writenow#72f/twitter
Write Now 2012 (Mitchell Library, Glasgow 9-10 March)
Friday 9 March: Skills for Creative Writing 9.00am - 5.30pm
Come along and learn how to improve your writing and market your work effectively in our series of workshops delivered by professional authors. Meet independent publishers and representatives from Scotland-based magazines at our lunchtime networking zone ‘The Marketplace’.
Saturday 10th March: Critical Approaches to Creative Writing 9.00am – 6.00pm
Researchers and writers will present their work in a critical context with an opportunity for attendees to ask questions at the end of each session.
DAY 1 DRAFT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
9:00am – Registration
9:30am – Welcome and housekeeping
9: 40am – Opening Panel
10:45am – Break for tea and coffee
11:00am – 1st SKILLS SESSION
12:30pm – Lunch
12:30 to 14:30 - The Marketplace and 13:15 to 14:15 – Performance pop up event
2:30 pm – 2nd SKILLS SESSION
4:00pm – Break for tea and coffee
4: 30pm – Keynote Address Christopher Brookmyre
Close 5:30pm
<http://flavors.me/writenow#72f/twitter>
DAY 2 DRAFT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
9:00am – Registration
9:30am – Welcome and housekeeping
9: 40am – Panel Discussion
10:45am – Break for tea and coffee
11:00am – 1st panel sessions
3 papers (20mins each) plus 30mins at the end for Q & A discussion
12:45pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – 2nd panel sessions
3 papers (20mins each) plus 30mins at the end for Q & A discussion
3:15pm – Break for tea and coffee
3:30 pm – 3rd panel session
3 papers (20mins each) plus 30mins at the end for Q & A discussion
5 pm – Keynote Address Alan Bissett, Ewan Morrison & Zoë Strachan
Close 6pm
Skills Session Day – Friday 9 March
The Mechanics of Page Turning: Narrative Drive
11.00am – 12.30pm
Narrative drive is a vital element in getting your work published. Novelist Sara Sheridan provides key hints and tips to keep the pages turning.
Making the Pitch and not Striking Out
11:00-12:30 or 14:30-16:00
Novelist Helen FitzGerald and screenwriter Sergio Casci will look at the art of the verbal pitch.
Looking for an Agent? An Expert Guide to the Submissions Process
11:00-12:30
Now you’ve written – or are writing – your book, how will you get it accepted by an agent, publisher or editor? Nicola Morgan reveals the common traps for the unwary and offers tips for success.
www.WRITER
11.00am – 12.30pm Part 1 (requires advanced preparation by participants)
Don’t get left behind. Writer and web designer Cat Dean will guide participants through setting up their own writer’s website-with-blog. By the end of the day, each participant will have a simple, but fully functioning website-with-blog.
The Marketplace
12.30am – 14.30pm
Interested in the Scottish publishing scene? If so ‘The Marketplace’ is the place to be. This showcase will feature independent publishers and Scotland-based magazines that provide an outlet for new writers. Pick up the latest and the best new writing along with ideas on how to get started writing or where to place your work.
Day 2 speakers and speaker bios will be available shortly.
Any literary magazines, publishing houses, or small presses who would like to participate in our Marketplace or have their catalogues displayed, please contact Bryony Stocker (bryony.stocker@strath.ac.uk) for rates and information re: facilities.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
A Few Changes to the Write Now Conference Schedule
We've moved the Christopher Brookmyre keynote event to a slightly earlier time slot (4:30 on the 9th of March). This has resulted in a few changes. Please see below, and don't forget to book soon and get your early bird discount. There may be other changes, so please follow our goings-on on Twitter or on this blog.
DAY 1 DRAFT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
9:00am – Registration
9:30am – Welcome and housekeeping
9: 40am – Opening Panel
10:45am – Break for tea and coffee
11:00am – 1st SKILLS SESSION
12:30pm – Lunch
12:30 to 14:30 - The Marketplace and 13:15 to 14:15 – Performance pop up event
2:30 pm – 2nd SKILLS SESSION
4:00pm – Break for tea and coffee
4: 30pm – Keynote Address Christopher Brookmeyre
Close 5:30pm
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DAY 2 DRAFT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
9:00am – Registration
9:30am – Welcome and housekeeping
9: 40am – Panel Discussion
10:45am – Break for tea and coffee
11:00am – 1st panel sessions
3 papers (20mins each) plus 30mins at the end for Q & A discussion
12:45pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – 2nd panel sessions
3 papers (20mins each) plus 30mins at the end for Q & A discussion
3:15pm – Break for tea and coffee
3:30 pm – 3rd panel session
3 papers (20mins each) plus 30mins at the end for Q & A discussion
5 pm – Keynote Address Alan Bissett & Zoe Strachan
Close 6pm
Thursday, 3 November 2011
CALL FOR PAPERS: WRITE NOW CONFERENCE MARCH 2012
Write Now
2 Day Creative Writing Conference
The Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Friday 9th and Saturday 10th March 2012
Postgraduates and scholars with an interest in Creative Writing along with professional writers are invited to submit critical or practice based presentations to the second annual Write Now Conference.
Three person panels are also welcome.
Presentations may be structured as follows:
- A critical paper focused on a particular genre / author or style of writing
- A reading balanced by a critical element
- A paper on an aspect of Creative Writing pedagogy
Creative writing is as diverse and varied as those who practice it, so there are no topics or themes to be adhered to. We are as eager to hear from new voices as established names in the field.
All we ask is that you are passionate about your writing / research and you can transmit that enthusiasm.
Write Now is an open forum which aims to allow writers and scholars to share their research and creative output fostering a community of writers and researchers interested in the many facets of creative writing.
This year the conference will be held as part of Glasgow’s Book Festival - Aye Write! This will bring writers, academics and readers closer than ever and demonstrates the commitment to foster new talent. We are also inviting readings for a public event during the conference to show off delegates’ performance skills.
Readings may consist of a number of poems or 1-2 short works of fiction / literary journalism and may be on any topic and in any style but must last no longer than 6 minutes
Presentations 20 minutes
Panels 60 minutes plus 30 minutes for questions
Readings 6 minutes (maximum)
Send proposal abstracts of not more than 300 words and creative pieces accompanied by a brief bio to: bryony.stocker@strath.ac.uk
Closing Date for Submissions: Thursday 15th December 2011
Lead Organiser: Bryony Stocker, University of Strathclyde - bryony.stocker@strath.ac.uk
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