Collective Reading as Radical Care

In an evening part-workshop part-roundtable, emerging writer Chris Ames will explain how some principles of comedy can be used to tighten narrative structures, resolve discomfort, and improve all kinds of stories—from absurdist, high-concept short fiction to your sad novel about a marriage in disrepair.

Plumb the depths of character in this intensive workshop with author Deborah Pike. Tinker with new techniques and create distinctive and convincing characters, who may just finish your story or book for you!

Struggling with self-promotion as a writer? Join journalist and author Jenny Valentish for a practical, energising workshop designed to help you show up with confidence.

Explore how literary subcultures have countered political and capitalist narratives for years, and learn to flip those narratives through the East-Asian four-act narrative framework known as kishōtenketsu.