KATE THOMPSON

Kate Thompson has published twelve novels for children and three for adults. The New Policeman, published in 2005, won the Whitbread, Guardian and Dublin Airport Authority childrens' book awards, as well as the CBI Bisto award, which she has won a total of four times. Her latest young adult novel, Creature of the Night will be published in June 2008, followed in October by a book for younger readers, Highway Robbery. www.katethompson.info (Photograph curtesy of Random House Children's Books.)

Course details
You may send in work in advance; a brief synopsis of novel and a representative chapter or chapters. (2,500 – 3,000words). This must arrive at Tŷ Newydd by October 25th.         
Please keep a copy of your work.

Timetable
Monday
4- 7 p.m. Arrive at Tŷ Newydd
7 p.m. Evening meal
8.30 p.m. Introductory session. Participants talk about their work in hand
Tuesday
2 p.m. Group session – participants share work in progress
7 p.m. Evening meal
8.30 p.m. Reading of her work by Kate Thompson
Wednesday
2 p.m. onwards Individual tutorials (about ½ hour each)
7 p.m. Evening meal
Thursday
2 p.m.Group session
7 p.m. Evening meal
Friday
2 p.m. onwards Individual tutorials (about ½ hour each)
7 p.m. Evening meal
8.30 p.m. Reading of participants’ work
Saturday
Leave by 10am

All mornings will be free for writing. Group sessions and tutorials are optional.
Laptops are available.