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7-13 August 2021
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"Swanwick jump-started real change for me"

31/3/2015

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Benjamin Scott is currently planning the sessions for his specialist course, Writing Fiction for Children. It is one of the four in-depth courses which will provide the backbone of this year’s Summer School. We asked Benjamin what to expect from his course:

“I like to make sure my courses involve lots of interaction and doing. I think people learn best actively. Although I'll be focusing on writing for children (from 0 to 18/19), a lot of writing techniques and skills are transferable, so most writers will learn something on the course, even if they don't end up specialising in writing for children. Having said that, it's an amazing audience to write for - one of the hardest and most rewarding! A lot of Swanwick regulars have been on my courses before so I like to keep my sessions fresh and give them something new too.”

And what does Swanwick mean to you?

“When I first attended the Summer School, I didn't know what to expect, and nothing prepared me for the warmth and encouragement that comes from it. After a few years drifting, hoping my writing was going to lead somewhere, the advice I received at Swanwick jump-started real change for me. Not only has it helped my career to grow, I've made some valuable life-long friends.”

View Benjamin's website and follow him on Twitter

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#AskSwanwick: Inside the Christian market

24/3/2015

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Have you ever considered embarking on a project with a Christian aspect, perhaps a novel, YA/children's story or a prayer book? In our next #AskSwanwick on Friday 17 April at 8pm (UK time), we have two Christian writers, one from the UK and one from Switzerland, telling us about the secrets of writing for Christian markets.

Our experts are...
Philip S Davies
Reverend Philip S Davies (@revpsdavies) is Chair of the UK Association of Christian Writers. He has served as a Vicar and Priest in the Church of England since 1997 and now writes full-time. His first Young Adult fantasy adventure novel, Destiny's Rebel (Books to Treasure), will be released in September 2015. He has to pinch himself regularly that he's living his dream of being a full-time fantasy author for young people.

Theologian Stephan Sigg (@StephanSigg) lives in St Gallen, Eastern Switzerland. He's a journalist, an author and an instructor of Religious Education teachers. He's penned several spiritual children's, YA and adult books as well as schoolbooks for lessons in religion, such as the prayer books Treibstoff (Fuel) and Echtzeit (Real Time) for young people. He regularly reads at schools and leads spiritual writing workshops both for schools and for adults. He was awarded the Eco.Swisscanto Prize in the category Generation Future at a ceremony in Basel in 2014 for his book series Emmas SchokoLaden (Emma's Chocolate Shop) that's designed to raise children’s awareness of economic and sustainability issues.

View Stephan's website

Stephan Sigg
We're looking forward to meeting you during the #AskSwanwick chat. Please tweet your questions using the hashtag #AskSwanwick followed by your query. To follow the chat, enter #AskSwanwick into your search field at the top of the page and select "All" rather than "Top". You can find an easy how-to-guide here

Best wishes
The Tweet Team

PS Connect to fellow Swanwickers about this year’s Summer School by using the hashtag #Swanwick67
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Mario Reading will be our Sunday evening speaker

12/3/2015

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We are delighted to announce that our Sunday evening speaker will be Mario Reading. He will be talking to us about the ups and downs of a writer’s life.

Mario is a bestselling author and his novels include The Music-Makers and the Antichrist Trilogy. His newest series of novels feature photojournalist John 'The Templar' Hart.

Find out more
Mario Reading
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Swanwick Page to Swanwick Stage competition

2/3/2015

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The 'Swanwick Page to Swanwick Stage' competition (previously ‘Write, Camera, Action,’) is back by popular demand for its fifth year on the Swanwick programme this August.

Now is your chance to win the coveted awards for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Script! Find out all the details here.



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