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"The pen was a gift from her grandfather and with it he had attached a promise:
that one day she would use the pen to write her own novel.
He had known since the day she was born that literature was her destiny."
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Along with writing, teaching is one of my greatest passions - what
could be better, after all, than chatting about books for hours with
those who love literature as much as you do?! Answer: drinking tea
and eating cake while you're doing it.
There's nothing quite like teaching in person, so I do that as often
as I'm able. I recently founded the Cambridge Creative Writing
Company with friend and fellow author, Emily Winslow. We hold
small, intimate classes in the beautiful colleges of Cambridge
University. Our May writing retreat will be held at Madingley Hall
on 11th-12th May. Visit our website for dates and availability.
This year, after many requests & finally managing to stop scribbling novels for
long enough to get my act together, I'm teaching online Zoom classes again!
See below for details.
Occasionally, I mentor writers who are working on a manuscript for
publication. Due to time constraints, I can only take on 1 or 2 students
per year. If you'd like to work with me, please submit your first three chapters
along with a brief synopsis of the novel.
- Multiple DatesMon, 15 JulZoom15 Jul 2024, 18:00 – 20:00 BSTZoom6 weekly LIVE online classes to hone your literary brilliance in a variety of genres: fairytales, fantasy, comedy, tragedy, thrillers & historical fiction. Attend specific classes or the whole series (discounted).
- Multiple DatesSun, 11 FebZoom11 Feb 2024, 16:00 – 17:30 GMTZoomJoin me every Sunday afternoon for 6 weekly 90 minute sessions to learn all the secrets, tips and tricks I know for writing with brilliance and ease... 12 participants max.
- Sat, 09 JanOnline Event via Zoom09 Jan 2021, 16:00 – 18:00 GMTOnline Event via ZoomJoin me on the first Saturday of every month (join as and when you wish) for two hours to learn all my tips and tricks for writing with brilliance and ease! Fee: £35 per session. Max 8 participants. Book in advance to secure your spot.
- Sat, 04 AprOnline (Zoom) Seminar04 Apr 2020, 14:00 – 15:30 BSTOnline (Zoom) SeminarJoin me every Saturday afternoon for 5 weekly 90 minute sessions to learn all the secrets & tips & tricks I know for writing with brilliance and ease... MAX 8 Participants.
- Sun, 15 MarMitchell Theatre15 Mar 2020, 13:00 – 15:00Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville St, Glasgow G3 7EE, UKA Pair of Powerful, Bewitching Novels - Menna van Praag & Kiran Millwood Hargrave discuss their new novels The Sisters Grimm & The Mercies...
- Wed, 05 FebWaterstones05 Feb 2020, 18:00 – 20:00Waterstones, 22 Sidney St, Cambridge CB2 3HG, UKOfficial pre-launch party featuring the original artwork for The Sisters Grimm, a reading, a Q&A, a signing and plenty of tea & cake!
- Sun, 01 DecMadingley01 Dec 2019, 09:45 – 16:45Madingley, Madingley, Cambridge CB23, UKTo Register: http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/course/creative-writing-learning-listen-art-dialogue
- Sat, 30 NovMadingley30 Nov 2019, 09:45 – 16:45Madingley, Madingley, Cambridge CB23, UKTo Register: http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/course/creative-writing-writing-made-easy
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