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13-19 August 2022
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Full Programme


"The programme was extensive and full of treasures." 

Swanwick is famous for its eye-catching programme of speakers, courses, workshops, panels, talks and more. Every year the School’s impressive reputation attracts top-level speakers and tutors from a wide range of writing genres. With something different to choose from every day, you can put together your own bespoke programme. You don't need to sign up in advance for courses or workshops - you can choose what inspires you on the day.
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Downloadable versions of the Full Programme and the Timetable will appear here in July 2022
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Programme Timetable

2022 Programme Summary

Saturday 13 August

Evening speaker      Erin Kelly
Entertainment     
21:30    Write on Cue
21:30    Birds of a Feather

Sunday 14 August

Specialist courses
09:30-10:30
The Craft of Scriptwriting - Neil Zoladkiewicz
Creative Non-Fiction - Simon Whaley
The Full Monty of Love (Poetry) - Roy McFarlane
Short Story Writing - Ingrid Jendrzejewski
Short courses
11:15-12:15 and 14:15-15:15
Romantic Fiction - Sue Moorcroft
Write your How-to Book in 30 Days! - Bettina Von Cossel
Writing Crime Fiction - Kate Bendelow
Writers Groups - Joan Harthan
One-hour Workshops
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16:00-17:00
TBA
Entertainment     
20:00    General Knowledge Quiz
20:00    Prose Open Mic
21:30    Swanwick ‘Speed Dating’​

Monday 15 August

Evening Speaker       Roy McFarlane
Specialist courses​
09:30-10:30
The Craft of Scriptwriting - Neil Zoladkiewicz
Creative Non-Fiction - Simon Whaley
The Full Monty of Love (Poetry) - Roy McFarlane
Short Story Writing - Ingrid Jendrzejewski​
Short courses
11:15-12:15 and 14:15-15:15
Bringing your Narrator to Life - Calvin Niles
SF/Fantasy & Speculative Fiction - Andrew Bannister
Writing YA Fiction - Lynne Hallett
Promoting your Work - Val Penny
One-hour Workshops
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16:00-17:00
TBA
Entertainment     
21:30    Poetry Open Mic
21:30    Firepit event

Tuesday 16 August

One-hour Workshops
​09:30-10:30
TBA

​11:15-12:15
TBA
Entertainment     
20:00    Page to Stage
21:30    Buskers
21:30    Literary Quiz

Wednesday 17 August

Evening speaker     Rob Gee
Specialist courses​
09:30-10:30
The Craft of Scriptwriting - Neil Zoladkiewicz
Creative Non-Fiction - Simon Whaley
The Full Monty of Love (Poetry) - Roy McFarlane
Short Story Writing - Ingrid Jendrzejewski​
Short courses
11:15-12:15 and 14:15-15:15
Overcoming Novel Problems - Esther Chilton
Historical Fiction - Jennifer Wilson
Writing Believable LGBTQ+ Characters - Spencer Meakin
​Self Publishing - Gerald Hornsby & Anita Belli
One-hour Workshops
16:00-17:00
Cracking the Cryptic Crossword - Vivien Brown
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Entertainment     
Fancy Dress Evening
21:30    Disco
21:30    TBA

Thursday 18 August

Specialist courses​
09:30-10:30
The Craft of Scriptwriting - Neil Zoladkiewicz
Creative Non-Fiction - Simon Whaley
The Full Monty of Love (Poetry) - Roy McFarlane
Short Story Writing - Ingrid Jendrzejewski​
Short courses
11:15-12:15 and 14:15-15:15
​Turning the Pages - Sarah Ward
Reader Centric Poetry - Alison Chisholm
Writing Competitions - Vivien Brown
Writing Comedy - Rob Gee
Entertainment     
18:00-18:30    Dregs Party
20:00    Awards & Farewell
21:30    In the Bar!

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