Date: 18 December 2010
Writing your First Novel - a workshop for aspiring writers.
Women's Library, London Metropolitan University
This is the first of a series of free creative writing workshops aimed at aspiring writers who want to write their first novel and learn more about getting published. Leila Aboulela will also be doing a short reading from her latest novel, Lyrics Alley.
Workshops will be delivered by:
David Grant, author of Elephant and Managing Director of Infinite Ideas. Prior to Infinite Ideas, David held senior roles in sales and marketing at McGraw-Hill, John Wiley and Kogan Page before setting up his own business in the mid nineties. He ran a sales and marketing agency working with some of the most creative and fiercely independent publishing companies in the UK spanning most subject areas. He has also published a bestselling range of self-help books in the 60 Minute Success Skills series. David is currently working on his difficult second novel and suspects he will still be doing so in twenty years time.
Leila Aboulela, award-winning author of The Translator. Leila Aboulela won the first Caine Prize for African Writing. Her new novel Lyrics Alley is set in 1950s Sudan and is inspired by the life of her uncle the poet Hassan Awad Aboulela who wrote the lyrics for many popular Sudanese songs. Leila is the author of two other novels: The Translator, one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year, and Minaret- both long-listed for the Orange Prize. Her collection of short stories Coloured Lights was short-listed for the Macmillan Silver PEN Award. Leila’s work has been translated into twelve languages and included in publications such as Granta, The Washington Post and the Virginia Quarterly Review. She grew up in Khartoum and now lives in Doha.
This workshop is aimed at aspiring writers who want to write their first novel and learn more about getting published.
Leila Aboulela will also be doing a short reading from her latest novel, Lyrics Alley.
This workshop is free but spaces are very limited, we expect to reach full capacity therefore to avoid disappointment please register early.
To reserve your place please visit http://groupspaces.com/mhuk-events/item/99937 and click buy tickets.
More information here.
Writing your First Novel - a workshop for aspiring writers.
Women's Library, London Metropolitan University
This is the first of a series of free creative writing workshops aimed at aspiring writers who want to write their first novel and learn more about getting published. Leila Aboulela will also be doing a short reading from her latest novel, Lyrics Alley.
Workshops will be delivered by:
David Grant, author of Elephant and Managing Director of Infinite Ideas. Prior to Infinite Ideas, David held senior roles in sales and marketing at McGraw-Hill, John Wiley and Kogan Page before setting up his own business in the mid nineties. He ran a sales and marketing agency working with some of the most creative and fiercely independent publishing companies in the UK spanning most subject areas. He has also published a bestselling range of self-help books in the 60 Minute Success Skills series. David is currently working on his difficult second novel and suspects he will still be doing so in twenty years time.
Leila Aboulela, award-winning author of The Translator. Leila Aboulela won the first Caine Prize for African Writing. Her new novel Lyrics Alley is set in 1950s Sudan and is inspired by the life of her uncle the poet Hassan Awad Aboulela who wrote the lyrics for many popular Sudanese songs. Leila is the author of two other novels: The Translator, one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year, and Minaret- both long-listed for the Orange Prize. Her collection of short stories Coloured Lights was short-listed for the Macmillan Silver PEN Award. Leila’s work has been translated into twelve languages and included in publications such as Granta, The Washington Post and the Virginia Quarterly Review. She grew up in Khartoum and now lives in Doha.
This workshop is aimed at aspiring writers who want to write their first novel and learn more about getting published.
Leila Aboulela will also be doing a short reading from her latest novel, Lyrics Alley.
This workshop is free but spaces are very limited, we expect to reach full capacity therefore to avoid disappointment please register early.
To reserve your place please visit http://groupspaces.com/mhuk-events/item/99937 and click buy tickets.
More information here.
