Activities at Atsitsa Bay, Greece

Starting Your Novel with Kylie Fitzpatrick

Sat 12 - Sat 19 Aug 2023

Starting Your Novel

This is an introduction to the craft and techniques with some exploratory exercises, culminating in having a draft opening page or two.

What's included?

Kylie's course is held in Atsitsa Bay on Skyros island in Greece and is part of the wide range of courses and activities available. The holiday includes full board twin shared accommodation in an eco-hut. Single upgrades and twin shares in the house are available. Chat through the website, call +44 (0)1983 86 55 66 or email holidays@skyros.com to discuss your requirements. Find out more about this holiday here.

About Kylie Fitzpatrick

Novelist Kylie Fitzpatrick holds Masters and PhD in Literature and Creative Writing. After lecturing for several years on the Creative Writing degree and MA programs at Bath Spa University in the UK, Kylie left to develop Curative Writing, her writing for wellbeing program which draws on her many years of research, writing, and working with writers and educational and cultural institutions. She is currently a consultant for the Faber Academy, Writers & Artist’s at Bloomsbury publishing, Cornerstones Literary Consultancy, and is a director at Archetype Books. 

Kylie grew up in Europe, the U.K., the US and Australia. Her background is in broadcasting and script development, working with the BBC and ABC amongst other producers and broadcasters. Her four historical novels have been published in eleven languages.