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SUMMARY:Write Into Childhood with Sita Brahmachari - New Course This A
 utumn!
DESCRIPTION:Write for children with Waterstones Children's Book Prize 
 Winner, Sita Brahmachari.\nCollage Writing Room's new course is for an
 yone who:\n* Has ever been a child and is longing to re-wild their ima
 ginations\n* Values childhood and young adult experience as central to
  who we are and what we become\n* Is inspired to write into childhood 
 realities or fantasy/ dream worlds\n* Has read a children’s or YA st
 ory that has helped them navigate through life and would like a go at 
 writing one\nOver the six week course Sita will share many techniques 
 to access writing stories for readers aged from five through to middle
  grade to Young Adults and adults!\nWeek 1) Sita presents her patchwor
 k storytelling quilt in a brainstorm of creativity starting with a nam
 ing ceremony and finding your ‘voice.’\nWeek 2) Exploring Rites of
  Passage stories. Sharing inspirations. The role and depiction of adul
 ts in children’s and YA fiction and the need for Intergenerational d
 iverse stories.\nWeek 3) Experimenting! Trying out a range of fun and 
 random techniques to build character and connection to landscape, plac
 e and plot.\nWeek 4) Writing dialogue that sings – a myriad of metho
 ds and the vital place of reading aloud!\nWeek 5) Into the wilds. Ente
 ring the magical, surreal symbolism of the storytelling woods of child
 hood. Settling on the form and genre that fits your storytelling – n
 ovel, memoir, poetry, free verse, play, novella or illustrated novel.\
 nWeek 6) Testing your story. The value of workshopping with readers. D
 aring to change and grow new patchwork pieces for your story. Reflecti
 ng on the patchwork pieces collected so far.\nTuesday evenings, 6.30pm
 -9pm; Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7. Cost £125 (email kate@collage-art
 s.org to register and receive payment link). Virtual Writing Room via 
 ZOOM video conference & correspondence.\n\nFor more information visit 
 https://bowesandbounds.org/events/write-into-childhood-with-sita-brahm
 achari-new-course-this-autumn
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211102T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211102T210000
CATEGORIES:"writing for children", "write children's books", "ya ficti
 on"
LOCATION:Zoom Online from Collage Writing Room
WEBSITE:http://collagewritingroom.com/autumn-programme/
URL:http://collagewritingroom.com/autumn-programme/
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER:Collage Writing Room
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