May 2010

Keith Skinner and Alan Moss

It was great to meet Keith Skinner and his colleague, Alan Moss at Speaker's night on May 26th. Keith and Alan thrilled us with interesting tales of life in the Yard, the trials of a writer turned historical researcher and innumerable tips on how to make our crime stories factually accurate. Our guests proudly discussed their book, 'The Scotland Yard Files'.(National Archives, 2006). We received so much positive feedback after the talk, the evening certainly seemed to strike a chord. We look forward to a plethora of who-dunnits from The Write Place students now.

 

                  

"Very good for any one interested in writing crime fiction. Alan Moss was very interesting with his vast knowledge of police procedures" - June Crowe.

 

April 2010

Ghost Connection

April's Speaker's Night was a great reminder of how valuable these evenings are for writers. Nobody sat through the fascinating evening without shivering, shuddering or looking over their shoulder at least once during the evening. We all went home with ghosts, poltergeists, sounds and even fraud on our minds. The four intrepid investigators from Ghost Connections entertained us with their anecdotes, views, research and spooky sound recordings. An unforgettable even

                            

 

February 2010

Vivian Akinpelu

This month, we welcomed Vivian Akinpelu from Pneuma Springs Publishing to the Write Place. Vivian gave an illuminating and interesting talk that traced the history of their company from a gap that was identified in the publishing industry to their current success and future philosophy

                                                        

 

William Beadle from The Whitechapel Society 1888 .

"I found him very interesting with a wide knowledge of his subject. He made me want to find out more which I was able to via the internet" - June Crowe.

 

Crime writer Yvonne Hughes

 

 

 

Writer & journalist, Joanna Czechowska

 

 

 

Writer & journalist, Kelly Rose Bradford

 

 

Penn Press

 

 

 

Pulp Fiction Author Danny Hogan

 

 

 

A One Day Travel Writing Workshop with Cindy-Lou Dale

 

 

Delegates comments:

"Cindy Lou Dale - Cindy's enthusiasm and commitment to her  craft cannot be doubted.  She gave a lot of information and detailed presentation.  I only wish I had her ability to persuade people to let me use their top-of-the-range car!" - Joanna Whisker.

 

A One Day Journalism and Life Writing Workshop with Kelly Rose Bradford

 

 

 

 

Delegates comments:

"Kelly's enthusiasm spreads quicker than marmite on toast!  The workshop was interesting, informative and fun.  There was good interaction and she made everyone believe they had a 'tale to tell' - she also gave contact details which increased my trust in what she was presenting" - Joanna Whisker.

"A very informative workshop with a lady who certainly knows her stuff. She is very vivacious and oozes enthusiasm. A very enjoyable day" - June Crowe.

A One Day Fiction Writing Workshop with Jane Wenham Jones

 

 

Delegates comments:

"Brilliant! She has such a great sense of humour which came across at the workshop. She was extremely helpful and I felt she never talked down to us. A really good interesting day, came away with renewed enthusiasm" - June Crowe