Tariffs
Option 1: £295.00 per person
Full weekend retreat, including accommodation x 2 nights, breakfast x 2 days, lunch x 2 days, 6 x workshops:
Option 2: £190.00 per person
Full weekend retreat without accommodation, including lunch x 2 days, 6 x workshops:
Option 3: Pay per day,
Day 1 - £90.00 per person;
Days 2 & 3 - £110.00 per person;
To attend the pitching session on Day 3 with Karen Sullivan writers must attend the workshops on Day 2.
Call 01461 800344 to book your place.
A £100 deposit will be required at the time of booking.
Tariffs
Option 1: £325.00 per person
Full weekend retreat, including accommodation x 2 nights, breakfast x 2 days, lunch x 2 days, 6 x workshops:
Option 2: £210.00 per person
Full weekend retreat without accommodation, including lunch x 2 days, 6 x workshops:
Option 3: Pay per day,
Day 1 - £100.00 per person;
Days 2 & 3 - £120.00 per person;
To attend the pitching session on Day 3 with Maisie, writers must attend the workshops on Day 2.
Call 01461 800344 to book your place.
A £100 deposit will be required at the time of booking.
Creative Crime Writing Courses
Crime and Publishment creative writing courses are designed for budding crime fiction authors of all levels.
Not only will delegates be taught some of the essential writing skills necessary to produce a novel, they will receive tips and advice on editing, goal setting, preparing to pitch their novel to an agent or publisher and they will be given a unique opportunity to have a five minute pitch session to a publisher.
All of the creative writing courses will be led by established authors or industry professionals.
To date ten attendees of Crime & Publishment have gone on to sign publishing contracts.
Our programme of crime writing courses for the 21st-23rd February 2020 includes:
Crime and Publishment creative writing courses will be held at The Mill Forge Hotel on the outskirts of Gretna Green and will run from the 21st-23rd of February 2020
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment
Fact Vs Fiction: Douglas Skelton
True crime writer and author Douglas Skelton will be showing us how to build a story around a real life event or case while still employing an artistic license
CSI For Crime Writers: Kate Bendelow
CSI technician and author, Kate Bendelow will give us the low down on what really goes on at a crime scene
Best selling author of the Cooper and Fry series, Stephen Booth will be talking about techniques to imbue your setting with a real sense of place
Synopsising your Novel and Preparing your Pitch: Maisie Lawrence (Bookouture)
A Bookouture commissioning editor, Maisie Lawrence will be talking about the perfect pitch and what she and her fellow Bookouture editors are all looking for in a submission
Picking up the Pace: Graham Smith
Your host Graham Smith will take you through techniques to inject that all important pace into your story so your readers can't bear to put your book down
Maintaining your Discipline: Michael J. Malone
Author and editor Michael J. Malone will discuss various methods to help you maintain your writing discipline, whether you're writing your first draft or working through your edits
1-2-1 Surgeries: Various Speakers
Pick the brains of our speakers on a 1-2-1 basis to solve that thorny problem with plotting, characters or setting
Pitch your Novel: Maisie Lawrence (Bookouture)
A five minute opportunity for you to pitch your novel directly to a commissioning editor at the world's leading digital publisher