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Creative Writing Workshops that inspire and relax...
IN THE WRITE LIGHT is the creative writing holiday that invites you to de-stress, unblock, release and create. Our unique programme delivers a holistic approach to the writing process by focussing equally on your mental and physical vitality.
Set in the beautiful town of Tarifa, on Spain’s Costa de la Luz, this five-day holiday offers you the chance to work with experienced tutors in a relaxed informal environment. In 2010 we promise inspiring workshops with Mia Gallagher and Nell McCafferty.
To ensure you're totally inspired, you'll enjoy 16 hours of tuition with a published author plus lazy lunches on the beach, leisurely walks along stunning coastline, dinners of fresh fish and tasty tapas and lively chats long into the night.
Click here for full details of IN THE WRITE LIGHT itinerary.
IN THE WRITE LIGHT promises to bring light to your writing and fire to your soul.
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The IN THE WRITE LIGHT course I attended in 2008 did more for my self esteem than any Life Coaching, Group Therapy or Spiritual retreat I might one day have explored. Within hours, a tidal wave of inspiration and energy washed over me and drowned out any doubts I had that writing is where happiness lies for me. Paul Perry has a true gift, not only as the revered poet he is, but also as a literary shaman capable of drawing out thoughts, feelings and words from the previously inaccessible recesses of the psyche………the beautiful surroundings, the great company and the excellent grub helped too! (Debora Garber, attended Paul Perry's 2008 workshop)
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WRITING WITH DRAMA
With Mia Gallagher, best-selling novelist and dramatist
What makes writing compelling and alive? What is your unique narrative voice? What makes a good plot great? What makes dialogue believable?
 What this workshop is…
This fun, challenging and highly interactive workshop aims to help you uncover the elements in your writing that make it truly unique. The games, improvisation and writing exercises that Mia will share come from her experience as an award-winning short-story writer and novelist, a seasoned actor/deviser with international touring experience and over ten years of facilitating drama and storytelling. Group feedback sessions and a unique balance between physical activities and more traditional writing exercises contribute to a truly holistic experience.
Why Drama?
Drama is one of our earliest literary forms; the tragedies and comedies of Aeschylus and Euripides predated the appearance of the first novel by nearly 2,000 years. We learn to speak and play before we learn to write. Children only starting to master alphabet are able to construct sophisticated narrative stories through make-believe and role-play. While not everyone is an actor, we can all understand how drama works.
What we will be doing…
- Voice: Playing with devices like the ‘messenger speech’ and inner monologue to uncover possibilities for narrative voice.
- Narrative: Analysing story-structure through play and games to hone a sense of the pitfalls, tricks and techniques which make good plots great.
- Character: Using dramatic devices like ‘hot-seating’ and status games to develop authentic, believable characters.
- Dialogue and action: Using improvisation and collective story-writing to sharpen the interactions between your characters.
By the end of this workshop, you will have a deeper sense of your own unique ‘dramatic fingerprint’; the writing forms that appeal to you most – and at which you best shine!
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CONQUERING MEMOIR 22nd to 26th September
with Nell McCafferty
What is memoir? Is memory reliable? Which 'you' tells the story? Are your characters real?
Nell McCafferty is the mistress of memoir. When her memoir, Nell, was published in 2002, it caused a sensation. Never before had a journalist’s story been the source of so much speculation and reflection. Written in Nell’s characteristically candid style, readers lapped up its honest and unique insight into one woman’s journey through Irish history. Nell quickly became a best-seller.
Nell McCafferty has been called many things in her life but first and foremost she is a writer. Whether talking or writing, the thing that defines Nell is her ability to tell a story. A sense of timing; a turn of phrase; a keen understanding of human nature, these are the qualities of a storyteller and Nell has them in spades.
It is these qualities she brings to this workshop which promises to be, not only four days of fun with one of Ireland’s most controversial journalists, but also a thrilling study of the writing life and one woman’s total determination to have a voice and tell her story.
If you want to tell your story, who better to learn from than the master, or in this case, the mistress, Nell McCafferty.
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