Andrew Oldham

Leeds Writers’ Circle: Andrew Oldham Workshop

Later in the month Andrew will be at Leeds Writers’ Circle doing a Script Writing Workshop (Saturday 26th September 2009, 11:00 to 15:00) at the Carriageworks. If you are a writer in Leeds and want to know more about Leeds Writers’ Circle go here.

Leeds Writers’ Circle run regular workshops throughout the year hosted by professional writers and poet. These workshops are for Leeds Writers’ Circle members only. So, if you’re in the Leeds area, join them and support one of the oldest running Writers’ Circles in the UK.

Andrew’s workshop is limited to 12. So please book early.

Here is the blurb that will be going out to their members over the next week:

The workshop will be facilitated by Andrew Oldham

ANDREW is an award winning writer and poet. His plays, The Charlie Manson Room and Mockingbird have been performed on stage in Manchester, Cardiff, Brighton and New York. His writing workshops have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is a recipient of both a Peggy Ramsay Award and a NW Vision New Writers Award. He has been a writer for BBC drama and the Independent TV. He continues to write for page and screen, and works as a script editor on films. Including the forthcoming short, Master Motivator (dir. Noreen Kershaw 2009) www.andrewoldham.co.uk

FROM STAGE TO SCREEN

Students will look at creating believable characters and stories for stage or screen. They will look at the differences between forms and utilise the power of contrast and conflict on the page, on the screen and in characterisation. Students will watch excerpts from a number of films and have the chance to write scenes, story lines and themes that can be used for plays or features.

Tags: Andrew Oldham, FROM STAGE TO SCREEN, Leeds Writers’ Circle, Script Writing Workshop

11/07/2009 IAN PARKS: Narrative Poetry Workshop

INCWRITERS WORKSHOP

11/07/2009 10:00AM-1:00PM

IAN PARKS: Narrative Poetry – Stories in Verse COST £30

FINAL BOOKINGS BY 27/06/2009

BOOKINGS: http://www.incwriters.co.uk/KitschenWorkshops2009.htm

VENUE: Dormouse and the Teapot, Kitschen, W2/218, Woodend Mill 2, Manchester Road, Mossley, Lancashire OL5 9AY

The workshop is aimed at writers who already have some experience and who want to expand and develop their skills in a supportive atmosphere. We will look in detail at the main features of narrative poetry and how it differs from the lyric. With these features in mind, group members will be encouraged to begin work on short narrative poems of their own, exploring ways in which stories in verse can be initiated and sustained.

Ian Parks is a Hawthornden Fellow and was one of the National Poetry Society New Poets in 1996. His collections include A Climb Through Altered Landscapes (1998), Shell Island (2006) and The Cage (2008). His poems have appeared in Poetry Review, The Independent on Sunday, The Liberal, The Observer, London Magazine, Poetry (Chicago) and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

All workshops take place in Dormouse and the Teapot, Kitschen, W2/218, Woodend Mill 2, Manchester Road, Mossley, Lancashire OL5 9AY. The mill is situated by the Tame River and the Huddersfield canal with good rail links to Manchester and Huddersfield. There is ample parking outside the mill. Location Map can be found at the bottom of this page. The workshops take a maximum of 12 students in each and cost £30 each. The cost includes all refreshments. Workshops can book up quickly and it is advised that you book early to avoid disappointment. Please note there is no disabled access due to the age of the building.

Cheque bookings accepted, see website: http://www.incwriters.co.uk/KitschenWorkshops2009.htm

Tags: Ian Parks, Incwriters, Poetry, Workshop

Writers Retreats

With the credit crunch biting, don’t deny yourself the chance to recharge the batteries and be creative. Alizon Brunning has passed this onto me, Alizon is an old friend, and this is her new venture. This is a stunning region and a wonderful place to stay.

The apartments are in our own lovingly restored town house which is located right at the heart of the Arabic quarter with its ancient historic buildings and cobbled winding streets. The apartments have been designed as romantic hideaways where you can get away from it all, yet have access to lively bars, and shops. From the terraces you can watch the light change over the olive groves, see the farmer plough his field, the goatherd drive his animals home and spot many birds of prey. Summer evenings bring spectacular shows of shooting stars.In a few minutes you can walk to the magnificent gorge with its ruined flour mills and abundance of flora and fauna. Five minutes brings you to two traditional squares surrounded by lively bars where the tapas are still free and top quality Rioja is served. A short drive takes you to the hot springs after which the town is named. Swimming can be in the local pool or at Lake Bermajales only a 15 minute drive away. An artist’s and writer’s paradise.

Tags: Alizon Brunning, Andalucia, Writers Retreat

Final Week to Book: Andrew Oldham

20/06/2009 ANDREW OLDHAM: Re-writing

FINAL BOOKINGS BY 06/06/2009

Anyone can write but only writers can re-write. This is skills based workshop looking at the authorial voice, reader response, publishing markets, characterisation, genre conventions and exercises to keep you writing. For poets and writers.

 Andrew Oldham is an award winning writer and Creative Writing Lecturer for Edge Hill University and the OU. His work has been heard on BBC Radio 4 and has appeared on the pages of North American Review, Transmission, Ambit and Gargoyle. He has edited several small press magazines. He is published by Route Books.

This is one of several workshops available over summer. You can view the full programme and book online or find information on sending a cheque at:

http://www.incwriters.co.uk/KitschenWorkshops2009.htm

Tags: Andrew Oldham, Dormouse and the Teapot, Kitschen, Mossley, Rewriting, Workshops

KITSCHEN WORKSHOPS 2009

Taking place in Dormouse and the Teapot, Kitschen, W2/218, Woodend Mill 2, Mossley, Lancashire. This new workshop venue has beautiful views over the Tame River and the Huddersfield canal with good rail links to Manchester and Huddersfield. There is ample parking.

The Kitschen Workshops 2009 (June – August) will be led by Helen Farrall, Gaia Holmes, Zoe Lambert, Andrew Oldham and Ian Parks. The workshops will include the sensory detail in poetry, re-writing, character based scene writing, narrative poetry, workshop for ongoing work, creating fictional characters and short stories. All workshops take place on a Saturday morning (10:00AM-1:00PM) and will include tea and refreshments.

The workshops take a maximum of 12 students in each and cost £30 each. You can read the online programme here and book.

Kitschen Writers Workshops, Mossley, Lancashire

Taking place in a new venue (see image) in a waterside mill on the Tame River, situated near the Huddersfield canal and with good rail links to Manchester, Huddersfield and Leeds. These series of workshops will have guest writers including Zoe Lambert (published by Comma Press), Gaia Holmes (Comma Press), Ian Parks (Waywiser Press) and Andrew Oldham (Route Books). The workshops will include poetry, fiction, script and non-fiction over the 12 weeks of summer from June-September. Workshops will take place on a Saturday morning (10:00AM-1:00PM) and will include tea and refreshments.

In the workshops, award-winning poets and writers will help new and growing writers with their work. The workshops take a maximum of 12 students in each workshop and cost £30 each. The programme will be announced late April 2009. Individuals interested in hearing more can contact them at: events@incwriters.co.uk or incwriters@yahoo.co.uk

Tags: Andrew Oldham, Gaia Holmes, Ian Parks, Mossley, Writing Workshops., Zoe Lambert