Courses

Tŷ Newydd 2013 Courses 

There are courses for poets, novelists, script and screenwriters, playwrights, and many other genres. If you are inexperienced there are Starting to Write courses and a variety of courses for more experienced writers. Literature Wales staff based at Tŷ Newydd are always pleased to advise on the suitability of courses.

Fees include all workshops, tutorials, readings, accommodation and meals. Bursaries are available for those on a low income.

English-language courses available in 2013:

1-3 February : 1. Where Next? Advanced Writing Weekend with Ian Gregson and Zoë Skoulding

23 February : Taster Day: Life Lines – the Stories of Our Life with Jill Teague

14-16 March : A Speical Course for People in Gwynedd with Bethan Gwanas and Paul Henry

1-6 April:  2. Poetry with Gillian Clarke and Carol Ann Duffy COURSE FULL

12-14 April: 3. Deepening into Life and Living - Mindfulness and Theraputic Writing with Trish Bartley and Jill Teague COURSE FULL

19-21 April: 4. Nature Writing Weekend with Nigel Brown and Christine Evans

26-28 April: 5. Storytelling Weekend for Beginners with Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden

6-11 May: 6. Beginning your Book: Fiction and Autobiography with Patricia Dunker and Janet Thomas

13-18 May: Edgeworks Retreat

24-26 May: 7. Creative Writing and Dementia with Karen Hayes and John Killick Course Full

27-31 May:  8. Writer-in-Residence with Janice Fuller New Reduced Price!

10-14 June: 9. On the Edge: Landscape, Nature and Travel with Mark Charlton and Niall Griffiths Cancelled

14-16 June: 10. A Writing Oasis with Victoria Field and Sarah Salway Cancelled

15-20 July: 11. Sky in the Eye: Developing Creativity Using Women Surrealists' Art as a Palette with Pascale Petit and Pamela Robertson-Pearce Course Full

22-27 July: 12. Poetry Aloud! with Rhian Edwards and Luke Wright

29 July - 3 August: 13. Building Confidence: Poetry and Prose with Tom Bullough and Paul Henry

5-10 August: 14.Fiction with Mavis Cheek and Stephen May

12-17 August: 15. Approaches to Publication with Jan Fortune and Ian Gregson

19-24 August: 16. Poetry with Ian Duhig and Ruth Padel Limited Shared Rooms Only

26-31 August: 17. Advanced Drama: Theatre Without Boundaries with Gilly Adams and D.J. Britton

4-8 September:  18. In and Out of the Comfort Zone: Poetry and Prose with Menna Elfyn and Pamela Petro

9-13 September: 19. Locating Stories with Graham Mort and Tom Vowler

13-15 September: 20. Poetry and Translation with Tiffany Atkinson and Patrick McGuinness

16-21September: 21. Life Writing, Travel Writing with Jay Griffiths and Rory Maclean

23-28 September: 22. Storyhoard and Springboard with Catherine Fisher and Kevin Crossley-Holland

30 September - 5 October: 23. Storytelling Retreat with Hugh Lupton and Eric Maddern

7-12 October: 24. Nature Writing with Mark Cocker and Ray Woods

14-19 October: 25. Poetry Masterclass with Gillian Clarke and Carol Ann Duffy

25-30 November: 26. Writing in Health and Social Care with Victoria Field and Graham Hartill