DIARY
2012
Saturday 28 January
Turning the Wheel signing
Swindon Brunel Waterstones
10am-2pm. Drop by for a chat.
5-16 February
Life Fiction - Skyros-in-Thailand
with Kevan Manwaring
Everyone has a story to tell - whether it is in fiction, drama or creative non-fiction (life writing), the same narrative techniques apply. In this course we’ll look at generating ideas, characters, dialogue and scenes. Short writing activities will lead onto longer projects, completed at your leisure. Every day there will be a chance to have writing produced workshopped constructively by the group. The goal of the session will be to produce one complete story, chapter or scene - a piece of writing to be proud of. There is the option of reading work out to the whole group one evening - even performed in the final cabaret! Share as much or as little as you like; fictionalise or tell it straight - it is your story. Your only job is to make it live.
FFI: here
***Starting 21 February***
STROUD WRITERS' WORKSHOP
with Kevan Manwaring
The Exchange, Stroud
Tuesdays, 7-9pm
£50 for 10 weeks, or £7 on the night.
Bring copies of prose fiction (1000 words or less) or poetry (40 lines or less) to workshop in a supportive, friendly environment with an experienced, published tutor.
Workshop info Tel: 01453 765660
Venue: Social Enterprise Centre,The Exchange, Brick Row,Stroud,Glos,GL5 1DF 01453 762271
info@secglos.org.uk
Saturday 28 February
Turning the Wheel signing
Waterstones Northampton
Abington Street
11-2pm. Drop by for a chat.
Tuesday 1 March
Way of Awen talk
George Hotel, Bridport
Dorset Moot
Wednesday 11 March
Forgotten Lives, Inspiring Stories III: Memory, History, Legend
Take a trip back through time to meet, in person, an astonishing assembly of the city’s forgotten and half-remembered denizens. Adventurers and inventors, kings and clerics, writers and visionaries, they’ll all be here to tell their own true stories – brought back to life by Bath’s own storytelling company, Fire Springs, in this specially commissioned performance.
Performers from Fire Springs are Anthony Nanson, Kirsty Hartsiotis, Kevan Manwaring, David Metcalfe.
Bath Literature Festival 2012, Holburne Museum
FFI: www.bathfestivals.org.uk
***Also running creative writing workshops throughout the festival - find me in the Sky Arts Den***
Saturday 17 March
Poetry Workshop – Writes of Spring
with Kevan Manwaring
10.00am-4.00pm'Sumer is icumen in, Lhude sing cuccu!' The earliest English poem celebrates the coming of Spring. Poets have been waxing lyrical about this evocative time of year ever since. In this supportive and informative workshop we will read and discuss a selection of classic Spring poems before generating our own words about this inspiring season. By the end of the day you will have all you need to get your creative sap stirring and 'grow your own poems'. No experience necessary, just bring pen, paper and your favourite Spring poem.
£30.00 (booking essential)
Contact the Subscription Rooms on 01453 760900
Monday 26 March
Turning the Wheel - tales and verse from the Bard on a Bike
Words and Ears II, with Dawn Gorman
The Swan - cellar bar
Bradford-on-Avon
open mic. bar. donations.
Thursday 29 March
Turning the Wheel author talk
Writers in the Brewery, Cirencester
£3. Bar/hot drinks. Open mic after break.
www.newbreweryarts.org.uk
Saturday 21 April
Turning the Wheel talk
PFNE Conference, York
10:00am - 6:00pm
Priory Street Centre
15 Priory Street
York YO1 6ET
FFI: http://www.paganfedne.org/conferences/york2012.html
Monday 23 April
Spirits of Place
storytelling concert
Hawkwood College
7.30pm doors. 8.00pm start.
Did you know monks could fly? That strange beasts lurk in the Forest of Dean? Or ancient gods and monsters dwelled on the Downs? A sparkling evening of tales from Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire by three of the regions' finest storytellers. Members of Fire Springs (regular performers at the Bath Literature Festival; Stroud's Story Cabaret, etc) Anthony Nanson, Kirsty Hartsiotis and Kevan Manwaring have scoured the counties for their collections of folk tales (published by The History Press). Whether a newcomer or a long-term resident, you'll never look at your neck of the woods in the same way again!
£8/6 conc.
http://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/events/
28 April
Turning the Wheel signing
Trowbridge Waterstones
11-2pm. Drop by for a chat.
Monday 7 May
Hawkwood Open Day
storytelling slots throughout the day
http://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/events/
Saturday 20 May
Climbing the Beanstalk
Hawkwood College
storytelling workshop
Learn how to tell stories without a text - to entertain your family, friends, work colleagues, even a fee-paying public! The ancient timeless art of storytelling is an ideal transferable skill - for anyone who gets nervous speaking in public or wants to express themselves through the spoken word. Whether you need to enhance your public speaking skills, boost self-confidence, love to explore the world's treasure hoard of stories, or simply want to enjoy tapping into your creativity and imagination, this is for you. No experience necessary. ***Ideal for Continuing Professional Development***
FFI: http://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/courses/
21-31 July
Life Fiction
with Kevan Manwaring
Skyros Writers' Lab, Greece, tbc
18 September
The Storyteller's Journey
Hawkwood College
10 week course, Tuesdays 10-12noon
The Storyteller's Journey is for anyone who wishes to explore the ancient, timeless art of storytelling. Joseph Campbells' theory of the Hero's journey shall provide our guide as we delve into the Otherworld of myths, legends, folk tales and fairy stories. Be prepared to leave the 'Ordinary World' behind as we boldly cross the threshold into a magical realm of the imagination. Along the way we will meet strange and wonderful characters - powerful archetypes whose energy & wisdom we can access to enrich our own lives; we'll visit the wildwood; worlds of gods, monsters and magic; lost realms; and familiar landscapes - seeing the everyday anew, discovering tales on our doorstep. Bravely, we'll enter the belly of the whale and confront personal demons around performing in public, as well as learn from the rich treasures of the shadows - all the time being supported in a friendly, supportive environment where our Inner Child will be encouraged to play - using voice and body work, mime, role-play and improvisation, props, space, and audience participation. You'll get to workshop a different story each week, receiving constructive feedback from the tutor and group. By the end of the course you'll have all you need to embark on a storytelling path - for pleasure or profit - but the true elixir will be the joy of the stories themselves, which offer a wise map for the pilgrim soul through this life and others.
FFI: http://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/courses/
23-25 November
Writing Life
The Grange, Isle of Wight
How do you turn the raw material of everyday life into writing that leaps from the page? And how do you sustain yourself as a writer? During this informative, supportive and motivational weekend we'll explore these questions as we examine autobiographical material, and our reasons for writing. By the end of the weekend you'll have a tool-kit of techniques, further resources, and all you need to cultivate the 'write habit' – a renewable writing practice and a professional methodology that will blitz that writer's block for good. Led by writer, storyteller and Open University tutor Kevan Manwaring, author of several creative non-fiction books including Lost Islands, The Way of Awen, & Turning the Wheel.
FFI: http://www.skyros.com/isle_of_wight.htm
Subject to change. Please confirm with venue before departing and watch this space for updates
