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Course 15

WRITING FOR CHILDREN CANCELLED
September 27 - October 1 • Nick Manns and Linda Newbery
Guest: Geraldine McCaughrean

Residential: £430 (single); £375 (shared) 

A course for new or experienced writers who are seriously interested in writing for young readers. Activities will focus on getting started, building character, plotting, and engaging readers. Warm-ups to get your pen moving will combine with group discussions and one-to-one tutorials to help develop your ideas and your individual style.

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NICK MANNS has written teenage fiction for the past ten years and has been short-listed for several regional prizes. He was runner-up for the Branford Boase Award with his first novel, Control-Shift. In the Frame became the title story of a recent Five Leaves collection.

 
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LINDA NEWBERY writes for all ages, from picture books to challenging older fiction, and is a winner of the Costa Children's Book Award for her young adult novel Set in Stone (Random House). Recent books are The Sandfather (Orion), Lob (David Fickling Books) and a picture book, Posy (Orchard). www.lindanewbery.co.uk



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Residential: £430 (single) - deposit of £100 will be taken
Residential: £375 (shared) - deposit of £100 will be taken
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