FINISH YOUR NOVEL HIGHLIGHTS: A WRITING MASTERCLASS WITH CONOR COSTICK
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Calling aspiring Novel Writers!
FINISH YOUR NOVEL HIGHLIGHTS: A WRITING MASTERCLASS WITH CONOR COSTICK, Weds 29 July, The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh.
For over twenty years CONOR KOSTICK has been teaching his "Finish Your Novel" course at the IRISH WRITERS CENTRE.
For this masterclass Conor will distil the experience of the hundreds of writers who have participated in the course to give the top ten tips that he feels have proven to be the most helpful to novel writers.
Concerning narrative voice, theme, writing drama, dialogue, characterisation and more, come and get the condensed, content-packed version of this celebrated course.
Conor Kostick is the author of Epic, an internationally acclaimed SciFi novel about a world where everyone must have an avatar in a role-playing game. His other novels include The Retreat, and for younger readers, The Book of Wishes and The Book of Curses. A long-time mentor and teacher with the Irish Writers Centre, Conor is often called upon to judge new works, twice being president of the Irish jury for the EU Prize for Literature. At their 2009 awards, the Reading Association of Ireland gave Conor the Special Merit Award 'in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for children in Ireland'. Conor was a nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012 and 2013.
As an advocate for authors, Conor has served as the Disputes Officer for the Irish Writers Union for over a decade and is currently leading the campaign to hold AI companies to account for their pirated use of Irish writing in training their models. Conor was a board member of the National Library of Ireland for seven years and is currently a board member of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency and Reading Services.
Maximum of 12 participants. Tickets available at shorturl.at/mDnxN
*Please note that, due to the demand for places available, the masterclass is not included in the Bursary, Weekly or Daily ticket.
FINISH YOUR NOVEL HIGHLIGHTS: A WRITING MASTERCLASS WITH CONOR COSTICK, Weds 29 July, The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh.
For over twenty years CONOR KOSTICK has been teaching his "Finish Your Novel" course at the IRISH WRITERS CENTRE.
For this masterclass Conor will distil the experience of the hundreds of writers who have participated in the course to give the top ten tips that he feels have proven to be the most helpful to novel writers.
Concerning narrative voice, theme, writing drama, dialogue, characterisation and more, come and get the condensed, content-packed version of this celebrated course.
Conor Kostick is the author of Epic, an internationally acclaimed SciFi novel about a world where everyone must have an avatar in a role-playing game. His other novels include The Retreat, and for younger readers, The Book of Wishes and The Book of Curses. A long-time mentor and teacher with the Irish Writers Centre, Conor is often called upon to judge new works, twice being president of the Irish jury for the EU Prize for Literature. At their 2009 awards, the Reading Association of Ireland gave Conor the Special Merit Award 'in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for children in Ireland'. Conor was a nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012 and 2013.
As an advocate for authors, Conor has served as the Disputes Officer for the Irish Writers Union for over a decade and is currently leading the campaign to hold AI companies to account for their pirated use of Irish writing in training their models. Conor was a board member of the National Library of Ireland for seven years and is currently a board member of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency and Reading Services.
Maximum of 12 participants. Tickets available at shorturl.at/mDnxN
*Please note that, due to the demand for places available, the masterclass is not included in the Bursary, Weekly or Daily ticket.
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The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh, United Kingdom
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