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Post by carolinec on Oct 23, 2008 12:45:22 GMT
Not sure if this will be of interest to anyone here? It's not exclusively horror-related, though you'll see there is an element of the genre involved. But I know there are a few people here in or near Wales, so I thought it might be of interest when I saw it posted elsewhere. Here 'tis: Writing Aloud
Publishers and Authors Day
Saturday 22 November 2008
10.00-3.30pm
Llanhilleth Miners Institute, near Abertillery
This exciting day will include creative writing workshops, presentations and readings from a wealth of talented authors either living in Wales or signed by Welsh publishers.
As part of the new South Wales Valleys Literature Development Initiative, this Academi organised event will be held in partnership with the Llanhilleth Institute, Blaenau Gwent Libraries, Llanhilleth Communities First, Seren, Pont Books, Screaming Dreams Publishers and Pendragon Press.
Academi Chief Executive Officer, Peter Finch will be launching the day with advice on how to get published. Other features will include talks from some of Wales’s leading writers, including romantic novelist Catrin Collier and broadcaster and author Mavis Nicholson, along with workshops from the country’s best writers including:
Paul Henry - poetry
Steve Lockley - horror writing
Paul Manship - writing for children
Della Galton - short story writing
The day will also offer the opportunity to meet some of Wales’s leading publishers including: Accent Press, Pendragon Press, Pont Books, Screaming Dreams and Seren. CPD Printers will explain the process turning a manuscript into a book. There will also be stalls and books for sale.
Writers attending will be given the chance to submit a manuscript and the best one will be assessed, at a later date, by the publishers involved.
The day aims to attract and celebrate the creative writing talents of people of all ages and abilities. It will showcase Welsh publishers and authors and will offer the opportunity to discover more about how to get published and to reach the reading public.
Tickets are £4.50, £3 concessions. Ticket price includes a free buffet lunch.
For more information and to book your place contact Academi on:
029 2047 2266 or email post@academi.org
Chief Executive; Peter Finch,
Mount Stuart House, Mount Stuart Square,
Cardiff CF10 5FQ.
029 2047 2266 / post@academi.org
www.academi.org
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