The Write Place: Creative Writing School was established to provide inspiration, information and encouragement for writers. Some of our students are published writers. All our students take their writing very seriously and are driven by the desire to get published. 

 

 

 Elaine Everest

 

Elaine Everest is a freelance author, writer and journalist. She taught creative writing for Kent Adult Education before setting up The Write Place creative writing school after becoming dissatisfied with the treatment of students who wanted to learn a craft and were stifled by management.

Elaine writes fiction and features for many weekly magazines both in the UK and overseas. Her work has also been read in national newspapers such as The Daily Mail, The Daily Express and The Guardian. Much in demand for her opinions on dog ownership and the dog showing world she has spoken on local radio and also BBC Woman's Hour.

Her book Showing Your Dog, A Beginners Guide (How To Books Ltd) is fast becoming a best seller in canine books.

Canine Cuisine, Elaine's latest book has already gained interest in the national press with Elaine giving interviews to journalists from The Independent and The Daily Mail.

Joined by Catherine Burrow and Francesca Burgess,  Elaine knows that The Write Place is the only place in the South East where students can learn the craft of writing and become published amongst knowledgeable tutors and friendly students.

 

Catherine Burrows

 

Catherine joined Elaine at The Write Place after several years of being a student. Catherine always enjoyed writing as a hobby but needed to develop a career as her youngest child reached school age.

She has since had short stories published in various popular magazines and publications including The Weekly News, Allas and That's Life (Australia). Catherine has been placed in several writing competitions such as the Woman's Weekly/Writers' Forum competition, Killer Thriller and Writing Magazine. She has had articles or items published in many publications such as The Daily Mail, The Guardian, News Shopper and Take a Break. Catherine also writes web content for various companies.

Her non-fiction book 'Postnatal Depression- The Essential Guide' is due to be published in December 2010.

 

 

Francesca Burgess 

 

 

Francesca Burgess became a student of Elaine Everest's in 2006 when she decided she'd like to take her writing a step further. She joined Elaine and Catherine in the running of The Write Place earlier this year. 

She has had several stories published in The Weekly News as well as in That's Life! (Australia) and Allas (Sweden). She's been placed or shortlisted in a number of local and national competitions, including Twyford Writers and those in Writers' News and Writing Magazine. She's also had pieces published in The Guardian, That's Life! and Real People. Recently, her story The Encounter, achieved a place in the charity anthology 100 Stories for Haiti.  

Francesca is currently completing her second teen novel, written under her maiden name, Francesca Capaldi.