With Gabriel Evans This workshop will examine how the media uses sensationalism to garner interest and give alternative ways to make newswriting engaging. What is sensationalism, and why does the media (still) love it? How does sensationalism affect our lives? How can we write news articles and other non-fiction without sensationalism? By the end of […]
SQUAD 10 - if you are in Squad 1-9 and want to be added to the waiting list, please email billie@writingsquad.com We will explore how you source material and then work on and refine it into scripts for TV, radio or sketch shows. Jeremy will also share examples from the real and not so real […]
Mini goals session for scriptwriters. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
Mini goals session for prose writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
Mini goals session for sci-fi and fantasy writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
Mini goals session for poets. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
SHEFFIELD, VENUE TBC. SQUAD 10. Come and make a film in a weekend with Ben Wilkinson and Matt Rowan Maw. We meet on the Saturday morning, talk about film and film production, write a script over lunch, film in the afternoon and Sunday morning, edit Sunday morning and load the finished film onto Vimeo on […]
Mini goals session for script writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
Mini goals session - setting goals and updating each other on writing news and cultural highlights. Email billie@writingsquad.com for Zoom details.
Is rhythm and metre something we should consider in the first stages or only when editing? Do rhythm and sound carry their own kind of meaning? How can we use both to make our work more effective? Using our favourite poems and songs we will examine the rules to learn their magic then write exploring how […]
A workshop in bookmaking, writing and play with Stevie Ronnie. We will make books and explore bookbinding techniques and formats with a range of materials. We'll be writing too, using words as a material in the bookmaking process. The second half of the workshop will be a more open creative play session where you'll be given a wide […]
Mini goals session - setting goals and updating each other on writing news and cultural highlights. Email billie@writingsquad.com for Zoom details.