Comic Novel Writing – Helen Lederer & Ian Macpherson, Guest: John Hegley

Date/Time
Date(s) - Thu 12th Nov - Sun 15th Nov, 2015
1:00pm - 12:00pm

Location
Moniack Mhor, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire , IV4 7HT

*Course alteration below*

Wondering how to make your readers smile or – even better – laugh out loud while also exciting them with a punchy plot? What actually makes a comic novel comic? Join us as we laugh our way towards success.

We’re very sad to hear about the passing of David Nobbs, who was originally programmed to tutor this course. See his obituary in The Guardian here to read about his contribution to comic writing. 

Helen Lederer is a comedy writer with a portfolio including writing and performing her own material. She was part of the early 1980’s comedians, including French and Saunders, with the late Rik Mayall who began at London’s Comedy Store. She’s written for radio including Life with Lederer and All Change Books include: Coping with Helen Lederer and Single Minding. Her comedy novel Losing It is out in February 2015
www.helenlederer.co.uk

Ian Macpherson performed his one-man show, The Everlasting Book Launch, at this year’s Edinburgh Festival @ Assembly Rooms. The Book of Blaise will be published on October 1st. ‘One of the most creative and intelligent comedians I’ve ever seen’ The Guardian.
www.ianmacpherson.net
twitter: @_ianmacpherson

Guest:
John Hegley writes prose verse and dialogue on everyday topics: spuds, specs and the spaces between humans. He was Keats House Poet in Residence in 2012 and instigated the vegetable Olympics to celebrate John Keats’ celery-sword fencing with his landlady.

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