Creative Thursday

CRACKING THE CASE:
Tips for Aspiring Crime Writers | 9am
Join us for a dynamic panel and discussion as authors, an editor and a representative from the Society of Authors, lead you through the writing and publishing process from first draft to navigating the industry’s challenges.
With Will Dean, Theo Jones, Henry Sutton and Julia Wisdom, chaired by Vaseem Khan.

THE PITCH | 10.30am
N.J. Cooper delivers a whistlestop tour of how to sell your ideas to publishers, editors and agents as delegates prepare to do just that in The Dragon’s Pen, later in the day. How would you sell your story in just a few lines?

WORKSHOPS | 11am & 2pm
Creative Writing Bootcamp & Word Sprint
With writer and podcaster Lex Noteboom
Ready to break a sweat – not from running, but from writing? Join a high-intensity, interactive workshop designed for crime writers eager to get their ideas flowing and build stories that will keep readers immersed.

Crafting Crimes Across Time
With authors Greg Mosse & Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Step into the shoes of a historical detective and a futuristic world-builder in this hands-on workshop as two acclaimed authors each you how to research, invent, and shape compelling crime fiction worlds.

DRAGON’S PEN | 4.15pm
Four publishing professionals. Two minutes to convince them your synopsis and first chapter are worth reading. One audience full of fellow would-be writers. Our literary version of Dragons’ Den, hosted by Mark Billingham is not for the faint-hearted.
With Maddalena Cavaciuti David Higham Associates, Ellen Gleeson Bookouture, Manpreet Grewal HarperCollins, Ed Wood The Blair Partnership.

CLOSE | Finishes by 5.45pm

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