Tutored Fiction Retreat – Michel Faber & Emily Mackie, Guest: Michael F Russell

Date/Time
Date(s) - Mon 23rd May - Sat 28th May, 2016
5:00pm - 10:00am

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

‘It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it.’ -Jack Kerouac

This course is for those who want to take their writing further, looking at the nitty-gritty of writing technique. Whether your portfolio consists of unfinished work or you’re editing a completed novel, this course will help you fine tune what’s in hand.

Michel Faber‘s latest novel is The Book of Strange New Things. Other books include The Crimson Petal and the White (now a BBC drama), The Fahrenheit Twins, and the Whitbread short-listed novel which has been adapted into a film, Under The Skin. He has also won several short story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Highlands.

Emily Mackie‘s first novel, And This Is True, was nominated for the Dylan Thomas Prize. Her second book In Search of Solace was published by Sceptre in 2014. She was born in Winchester and grew up in the Scottish Highlands, where she was, at age 17, student on a course at Moniack Mhor. She now lives in Edinburgh.

Michael F Russell is the highly acclaimed author of Lie of the Land, published on Polygon in 2015. He is the deputy editor of the West Highland Free Press and occasionally writes for the Sunday Herald. Brought up on the Isle of Barra, he now lives on Skye.

On this course, tutors will read a sample of your work ahead of time to get a feel for your work. Details of how and when to submit this will be sent to you in the course notes upon booking.

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