Courses coming up this year

Well, I promised that I would let people know about the new courses I have coming up this year - but it seems I've delayed  a bit too long and while I did so, one of these courses has already sold out. 

But just to keep you up to date - I'll give that a brief mention as it is one of two courses I run with the wonderful people from Writers' Holiday at Fishguard Bay in Pembrokeshire.
So:

February 2015

Fishguard Writer's Weekend
By popular demand I’ll be back in Fishguard  again in 2015 to run the Advanced Romance Writing Course  again -

• Date:  Friday 13^th  February – Sunday 15^th February  2015
• Location: Fishguard Bay Hotel, Fishguard Pembrokeshire
• Course: ADVANCED Contemporary Romance Workshop

A series of six advanced novel workshop sessions led by Kate Walker. This course is open to previous Fishguard workshop or Caerleon Romance course participants or those who have been on Kate’s basic Romance courses or Kate's workshops elsewhere. It is not for beginners. Designed especially for Fishguard to move you on, the whole weekend will be concentrated on this workshop - without other distractions. Guests are encouraged to complete work with Kate prior to the weekend commencement.
Strictly Limited to first 15 bookings
This course sells out very fast so please enquire about bookings as soon as possible. If the course is already booked up, we will run a waiting list on a first come first served basis.
Further details and booking forms can be found here: http://www.writersholiday.net/

This is the course that it already sold out -   but don't worry, there are some other courses coming up  later in the year.  Basic Writing Romance  course , Writing Retreats,  Planning Your Novel . . .

What I'll do is stick with the Writers' Holiday  courses  in this post and come back to the others in another post.

So - also at Fishguard Bay is the fabulous week-long  Writer's Holiday in the summer.

JULY 2013

WRITERS’ HOLIDAY
In the summer, I’ll be going back to one of my favourite events and taking part in the Writers’ Holiday at Fishguard 2014. This is one of the highlights of my year, with a warm and friendly welcome from Anne and Gerry, fantastic food, lively conversation – and lots of fun.  Every year I look forward to going back again.
Summer Writers' Holiday

• Dates: Monday 27th July - Saturday 1st Aug 2015
• Cost: Still only £499
• Course: A Complete Introduction to Writing Contemporary Romance
• Website: http://www.writersholiday.net
• This course is intended to provide information and advice for anyone who wants to learn how to write a popular romance genre novel. It gives an introduction to all the skills needed for success, from creating realistic characters, sustaining pace and conflict, packing emotion
  
  al punch, writing sex scenes and crafting a satisfying ending. While the focus may be on romance novels, the techniques – dialogue, characters, tension, pacing, settings, hooks etc will also be relevant to all forms of popular fiction.

You can choose to follow ONE course from 1-4 and ONE course from 5-8.
Other Courses:

• The Road to Success in Children's Writing Anita Loughrey (www.anitaloughrey.com)
• Be a Travel Writer – Live Your Dreams - Sell Your Features Solange Hando (www.travelwriters.co.uk/solangehando)
• The Complete Poetry Course James Nash (www.jamesnash.co.uk)
• The Complete Contemporary Romance Course Kate Walker (www.kate-walker.com)
• Painting and Drawing Andrew Earney
• Photography for Writers – Using Photos to Sell More of your Words Simon Whaley (www.simonwhaley.co.uk)
• Writing the Historical Novel Marina Oliver (www.marina-oliver.net)
• The Complete Crime Writing Course Lesley Horton (www.lesleyhorton.co.uk)
• Your Short Story – How to Write a Winner – A Practical Course Della Galton (www.dellagalton.co.uk)
• In the Mind’s Eye: Writing the Psychological Perspective Carol Fenlon (www.carolfenlon.com)
• Painting and Drawing Andrew Earney

There are also 'after tea' sessions with different writers, different topis - and on several evenings there's a 'Main Lecture' - always on some fascinating topic on writing or the bookworld. And of course there is the very special evening with the  Cwmbach Male Voice Choir. 
Book through the web site: http://www.writersholiday.net/index.htm


Last I heard,  the summer Writers' Holiday had just 10 places left for the whole week this summer - so  if you're interested,  send an inquiry now.

So those are the Writers' Holiday events - coming up, more course - with Relax and Write staring with a Writing Retreat in March.

Further details for all my courses are on my Events page