Julia Bell

The Novel Under the Bed

WL6 Sun 12 - Sat 25 Jul 2009

Julia is a lecturer in Creative Writing at Birkbeck College, University of London, and formerly at UEA, and co-editor of The Creative Writing Course Book (2001). She has published two novels, Massive (2002) and Dirty Work (to be released this year). Currently she is working on a longer work of adult fiction.

Louise Doughty

A Novel in a Week

WL1 Sat 16 - Fri 29 May 2009

Louise is an English novelist, playwright, journalist and an alumnus of the University of East Anglia’s Creative Writing Course.

Helena Drysdale

Writing from Life

WL4 Sat 13 - Fri 26 Jun 2009

Helena has published many novels incl Looking for George and written for a range of newspapers. She is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Exeter University.

Sophie King

How to Write Short Stories

WL10 Sat 5 - Fri 18 Sep 2009

Sophie, a teacher of Creative Writing at Oxford Univ (CE), is the author of the best selling novels The School Run and Mums at Home. As a journalist she has written for many publications.

Andrew Miller

WL2: Imagination & Voice
WL3: Start Writing & Keep Going

WL2, WL3 30 May - 13 Jun 09

Andrew Miller is the author of five novels including Ingenious Pain (a winner of many awards) and Oxygen which was shortlisted for the Booker and the Whitbread Best Novel. His work is published in over twenty languages. His latest novel will be published later this year. (Course in Atsitsa Bay)

Crysse Morrison

WL11: Your Writer’s Voice
WL12: People First

WL12 Sat 19 Sep - Sat 3 Oct 09

Crysse’s first novel, Frozen Summer, was published in 1999 and was followed by her second one, Sleeping in Sand. She also writes short fiction and poetry and has a regular column in Writing Magazine.

Monique Roffey

Fundamentals of Writing

WL8 Sun 9 - Sat 22 Aug 2009

Monique’s first novel, Sun Dog, was published in 2002. Her second one, The White Woman on a Green Bicycle, will be published next year. She has worked as a journalist and for Amnesty International, and she was a Centre Director for the Arvon Foundation.

Richard Skinner

Words on Paper

WL9 Sun 23 Aug - Sat 5 Sep 09

Richard teaches Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College, London, and his own novels have been translated into several languages.

Allegra Taylor

Character & Plot

WL5 Sun 28 Jun - Sat 11 Jul 09

Allegra is the author of several books and has been teaching creative writing for 20 years.