Events planned or attended.
This week I’m attending the ProWritingAid Crime Writer’s Week 2021. Not because I’m crafting a police procedural or whodunnit, or even because we read a lot of crime writing. ProWritingAid’s first ever Crime Writer’s Week for crime and thriller authors has a lot of valuable content for any writer. …
Following up a Writer’s Summit, a few days on from Escape the Plot Forest , I’m still digesting all that material and need to go over some of it again!
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Five amazing days flew by attending the Escape the Plot Forest Virtual Summit, a writers’ conference organised by Daniel David Wallace, ex-pat writer, editor and teacher of creative writing based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Promoted as a complete guide to the plotting process, “first step to first reader” approach to telling stories, by common agreement of the 3000+ attendees, this far exceeded expectations of a virtual event. …
Another event from craft maestro Daniel David Wallace, Find Your Readers Summit July 24-27 was a four-day online event. Delegates learned to expand writing craft skills, share more work, build an audience, and enhance creativity. Breaking the mold of writing as a solitary experience, this event showcased the ways to connect with other writers and readers. …
The fourth annual National Writing Day 2020 takes place on 24 June. In the context of a global pandemic, activities necessarily shift online.
The theme of National Writing Day 2020 is “One day”. The aim of the day is to get us all writing. Write alone, write with others in your household, write with others on Zoom.
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I’m attending QuaranCon 2021, a fantasy convention organized by Virginia McClain and a handful of volunteers who decided to put on a virtual convention that would be free to all involved – a convention you can attend from the safety of your own living room. …
It’s World Book Day 2020 from the charity on a mission to give every child and young person a book of their own. It’s also a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world. …
World Book Day 2020 continues to promote reading for pleasure and sharing stories. The campaign for 2020, focuses around an ambitious plan to Share A Million Stories. Fifteen new £1 books launch for World Book Day 2020. …
“National Writing Day is an annual celebration of writing designed to inspire people across the UK to get writing. Our message is simple: everyone has a story to tell and sharing it can be a source of pleasure and power.” …
World Book Day 2019 will take place on Thursday 7th March 2019 and aside from the World Book Day books, the theme is ‘Share a Story’, with a range of new initiatives that will help to get even more books directly into the hands of children and young people, especially those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to them. …