Programme

Poetry (Mark Tredinnick)

This workshop will consider what it takes (technically and personally) to write a poem, what a poem is, and how one should imagine one's reader reading a poem (its architecture and its soundscape). I'll use a poem or two to talk about some matters of form and voice, and then ask participants to write a poem.

Writing for children (Trevor Cairney)

This workshop will consider the qualities of good writing for children (especially literature). Using samples of good literature, it will look at some of the basic genres that work, the qualities that make the writing effective and the added challenge of writing literature with a Christian message.

Writing for sceptics (Greg Clarke)

The joys, embarrassments and opportunities for Christians writing for the sceptical public—lessons I've learned and things I wish I knew.

The art of the essay (Tony Payne)

The essay can be many things: personal, argumentative, propositional, structured, meandering, logical, whimsical. But what is it that makes a good essay? And why don't we read (or write) more of them?

Writers and editors (Karen Beilharz and Rebecca Jee)

Are editors important? What do they actually do? How can writers work well with editors? We also give you some tips for editing your own work.