Delivered by the British Centre for Literary Translation in partnership with the National Centre for Writing. The Summer School brings together writers and translators for an intensive, one-week, residential programme of hands-on translation and creative writing practice. For most language-specific workshops, groups work on a collaborative translation with the author in residence and workshop leader. For […]

Try your hand at the craft of poetry translation with this bitesize workshop led by Ambit poetry editor André Naffis-Sahely. Through practical exercises and group discussion André will guide you through an exploration of the language and culture of Tuareg poet Hawad, and the process of bringing his poetry into English. No prior knowledge or […]

Fully booked! How can poetry represent – and help us to make sense of – troubled times? Through a series of writing exercises and group discussions, award-winning playwright and ‘docu-poet’ Dan O’Brien will help you to craft poetry that speaks to the difficult and fractured experiences in our world. Part of Ambit Day: Celebrating 60 years […]

Explore the connection between writing, devising and adapting for the stage with expert guidance from acclaimed poet and performer Hannah Jane Walker. Hannah will guide you through writing and speaking exercises before you are given the chance to put what you’ve learnt into practice in one of our beautiful break-out spaces at Dragon Hall. About Hannah […]

After a 20-year acting career, Eve White set up her literary agency in 2003. She represents writers across fiction, non-fiction and children’s literature, including bestsellers Andy Stanton (Mr. Gum), Ruth Ware (In A Dark, Dark Wood), and Damien Le Bas (The Stopping Places). Join Eve in this Agent Insights session and hear her inspirational stories […]

Join Eley Williams, author of short story collection Attrib. & Other Stories, and strike out into bold new territory in your fiction writing. With Eley’s expert guidance you’ll explore the creative potential of play and develop new strategies for taking liberties with language to supercharge your short fiction. About Eley Eley Williams is a writer […]

This inspiration day is designed to help writers at all stages of their careers and will give you the skills and insider knowledge to help you set your own unique course for a life in literature. Michael Donkor, author of Hold, shares his route to publication and how he has balanced his creative work and […]