Wolves & Apples 2018 Saturday Sept 29th

9.30-5.30

PROGRAMME

St Martin’s House Conference Centre, 7 Peacock Lane. LE1 5PZ.

www.red-lighthouse.org.uk Wolves & Apples 2018 Contents

Timetable 4 The Wolves & Apples 2018 conference is a full-day event where aspiring children’s writers can get practical advice and guidance, via Session Details panels, talks and workshops, from established professionals, including Writing What Children Want to Read 6 authors, agents and publishers. Speakers will be on hand to share Narinder Dhami their experiences, and signpost a range of ways to progress your Dramatic Screenwriting for the Younger Audience 7 writing and get your work in front of readers. Jonathan Wolfman Free Range Publishing 8 Wolves & Apples is a programme of support for aspiring children’s Ruth Huddlestone writers managed by Mantle Arts that includes conferences, master Creative Collage-Making for Writers 9 Jenny Alexander classes and training events Writing from Images 10 Pam Smy Writing for Tweens (9-14yr olds) 11 Wolves & Apples 2018 Tamsin Winter Saturday 29th September What I Wish I’d Known from the Start 12 9.30 - 5.30 Anne Fine St Martin’s House Conference Centre, From Page to Screen and Back 13 Anne Fine, Jonathan Wolfman, Narinder Dhami. 7 Peacock Lane, You Can’t Take the Editor out of the Author… 14 Leicester. Non Pratt LE1 5PZ. Agent and Publisher One to One Sessions 15 Felicity Trew, Ruth Huddlston What Next? 16 To book your ticket and for any updates to the event Jenny Alexander, Non Pratt, Tamsin Winter, Pam Smy. information visit: Travel and Parking 17 www.mantlearts.org.uk/wolves-apples/ Contact Details Back Cover TIMETABLE OF SESSIONS

Kempe Room Wycliffe Room Bishop’s Room 9.30 - 9.45 Arrival and coffee 9.45 - 9.55 Introduction. Matthew Pegg 9.55 - 10.55 Session 1 Writing What Children Want Dramatic Screenwriting for the to Read Younger Audience Narinder Dhami Jonathan Wolfman 11.00 - 12.00 Session 2 Free Range Publishing Creative Collage-Making for Writers Agent One to Ones Ruth Huddlestone Jenny Alexander Felicity Trew 12.00 - 12.15 Coffee 12.15 - 1.15 Session 3 Writing from Images Writing for Tweens (9-14yr olds) Pam Smy Tamsin Winter 1.15 - 2.15 Lunch Publisher One to Ones Agent One to Ones Ruth Huddleston Felicity Trew 2.15 - 3.15 Session 4 What I Wish I’d Known from the Start Anne Fine 3.20 - 4.20 Session 5 From Page to Screen and Back You Can’t Take the Editor out of the Anne Fine, Jonathan Wolfman, Author… Narinder Dhami. Non Pratt 4.25 - 5.25 Session 6 What Next? Jenny Alexander, Non Pratt, Tamsin Winter, Pam Smy. 5.25 - 5.30 Finish Matthew Pegg

4 5 Talk Talk

WRITING WHAT CHILDREN DRAMATIC SCREENWRITING WANT TO READ FOR THE YOUNGER AUDIENCE 9.55 - 10.55 9.55 - 10.55 Kempe Room Wycliffe Room

Narinder Dhami Jonathan Wolfman Ever dreamt of becoming a best-selling Jonathan Wolfman shares his extra- “I always loved reading and Jonathan Wolfman has recently writing stories. After leaving author? Haven’t we all? But is it possible curricular top ten tips and insights for produced Katy, a three-part drama Birmingham University (where I to sustain a full-time, well-paid career those interested in writing on-screen for CBBC. Prior to that he was obtained an English degree and as an author without hitting the dizzy drama for older children and younger script executive on Worst Witch also met my husband) I started series 2 and produced series 3, 4 heights of winning the Carnegie Medal? teaching children aged 7-11. adults. Are fundamental screenwriting and 5 of the BAFTA nominated I entered a competition to write Yes, it’s possible because Narinder craft skills, an understanding of your Wolfblood for CBBC and ZDF, the first three chapters of a book Dhami’s done it! Come along and explore audience and a great idea enough? What having been script editor on series and was placed second. My prize diverse and different ways of writing else do you need? 1 and 2. He script edited series 1 was a word processor, an Amstrad of The Dumping Ground which 9152(!) so I decided it was time I for children, and what we as authors are won a Kids BAFTA, and all left my teaching job and started hoping to achieve with our stories. three series of the BAFTA award writing full-time. The first book winning Tracy Beaker Returns for I ever wrote was a short novel CBBC. During that period he for younger children called A was also executive script editor Medal for Malina. The book was on the 52 part animation series accepted by the first publisher I Pet Squad and series 2 of Scoop. sent it to, and I have never looked Prior to working for CBBC he back. I’ve published around 200 was script editor for the 52 part books, including the novelisation animation series, Bunny Maloney, of the 2002 movie Bend It Like for Moonscoop and France 2 and Beckham and the Bindi Babes spent a number of years working series. I have written many of the as a development producer for multi-million selling Rainbow Talent Television. Jonathan has Magic books for younger recently gone back to freelance children, under the shared screenwriting with a number of pseudonym of Daisy Meadows.” 6 7 projects in development. Talk Practical Workshop

FREE RANGE PUBLISHING CREATIVE COLLAGE-MAKING FOR WRITERS. 11.00 - 12.00 11.00 - 12.00 Kempe Room Wycliffe Room

Ruth Huddleston Submitting work to one of the giant Collage-making is a brilliant technique Jenny Alexander publishing houses is only one option for gaining information and insights into “I have been a bookseller (online Jenny Alexander has written with The Book People / Red for a writer. The independent children’s what you’re writing and keeping things fiction and non-fiction for readers House and offline), a printer, publishing sector offers another. Ruth flowing. In this workshop, delivered of all ages. Her children’s fiction specialising in children’s Huddleston of Old Barn Books explains many times to writers’ organisations includes the Blue Peter Book picture and novelty books, a Club choice How to Get What You what independence can offer, its pluses such as the Society of Authors and the published author and an event Want, by Peony Pinker, and Red organiser (The Imagine Festival and minuses, and tells the story of a Scattered Authors’ Society, Jenny explains House Children’s Book Awards at Southbank in London). The book, from bright idea to bookshelf, as why it works, how it works, how to do it Highly Commended Car-Mad majority of my working life well as answering your burning questions and how to use it. You’ll also get a chance Jack. Her funny self-help book, to date was spent at Templar Bullies, Bigmouths and So-called Publishing, where, typically for about publishing and getting published. to try the technique for yourself. Friends, is still consistently top a small independent, I covered in its Amazon categories ten a variety of roles, but primarily “I often use Jenny’s collage activity to years after publication, and her Sales & Marketing. The company Young Adult novel about sibling explore the subconscious world of my grew exponentially over the 21 suicide is recommended by Cruse years I was there and we had stories. A great resource, and an inspiring Bereavement Care. Her adults’ some big successes, including, writing teacher” ~ Lee Weatherly books include three for writers, notably, the ‘Ology series. We covering different stages in the sold Templar to Bonnier in writing process. Jenny runs her 2008. Three years of corporate own varied programme of evening publishing later, I decided I was courses, and workshops in never going to publish a book Cornwall, as well as working for again – but in 2015 I started Old large organisations, including The Barn Books and had to re-learn Society of Authors, Bridging Arts, everything I thought I already Writing Magazine, The Arvon knew.” Foundation and The Writing 8 9 Retreat. Talk Practical Workshop

WRITING FROM IMAGES WRITING FOR TWEENS (9-14 yr olds) 12.15 - 13.15 12.15 - 13.15 Kempe Room Wycliffe Room

Pam Smy Author and illustrator Pam Smy talks In this interactive workshop, Tamsin Tamsin Winter about how the ideas for, and development Winter will give advice on channelling Pam Smy has illustrated folktales, Tamsin Winter is a fresh, funny chapter books, nursery rhyme of, her novel, Thornhill, evolved through your inner ‘tweenager’, as well as offering and moving voice for children collections, picture books and drawing and making. Character studies, practical tips and guidance on themes, aged 9-14. She grew up in a novels, and has illustrated books observational research, drawing plans, pacing, world-building, narrative voice, Northamptonshire village where she spent her childhood reading for authors such as Siobhan model making and inspiration from Dowd, Linda Newbery, John and navigating the potential plot- books and writing stories. She Agard and Penelope Lively. books and exhibitions combine to explore holes (and dilemmas!) thrown up by studied English Literature and Her first novel as both author this particular approach to story making. the internet and social media. Tamsin’s Creative Writing at university, and illustrator, Thornhill, was session will give you a unique insight into and has worked as an English published by David Fickling teacher for many years. In 2015 Books in 2017, and was short writing for 21st century tweens. Tamsin was a finalist of the listed for the Waterstones Emirates Festival of Literature Children’s Book Prize and the writing prize. Her award-winning CILIP Greenaway Medal 2018. debut novel, Being Miss Nobody, Pam has combined her career as has been chosen as one of the an illustrator with teaching at Books of the Year by the Reading undergraduate and post graduate Agency, and was nominated for level, and is passionate about the Carnegie Medal. Her second sharing a love of drawing as a novel, also aimed at young basis of research and exploration teenagers, will be published in for the illustrator. She is a visiting 2019. lecturer on the MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art and a founding member of Orange Beak Studio, along with illustrator Maisie Paradise Shearring and designer, 10 11 Ness Wood. Talk Panel Discussion

WHAT I WISH I’D KNOWN FROM PAGE TO SCREEN AND FROM THE START BACK AGAIN

14.15 - 15.15 15.20 - 16.20 Kempe Room Kempe Room

Anne Fine will look back over a career Anne Fine What happens when your book gets of over forty years and share what she’s adapted for film or TV? Or when you’re Anne Fine is a distinguished learned about mistakes that needn’t be writer for both adults and asked to write the novelisation of a Jonathan Wolfman children. Her novel Goggle-Eyes made, ways to put in the hours, and how popular movie? Guest speakers with Anne Fine won Children’s to deal with both triumph and disaster. experience of adapting or being adapted Fiction Prize as well as Britain’s Narinder Dhami most coveted award for children’s She’ll talk about her belief that a writer share their insights, horror stories and literature, The Carnegie Medal. must settle on aims, and work in ways, anecdotes. She won the Carnegie Medal again for , which also that suit his or her own personality, won the Whitbread Children’s rather than following general advice Book of the Year Award. In 1990 about writing and publishing. She’ll and again in 1993 she was voted Publishing News’ Children’s answer the questions she gets asked most Author of the Year. Adaptations of often, and invite those who are present to her work have been screened by the BBC and her novel Madame ask more. Doubtfire was adapted for film under the title Mrs Doubtfire. Having written over fifty books for children of all ages, Anne Fine became Children’s Laureate in 2001 and during her two years of office set up the Home Library, where you can download free modern bookplates, and published three classic anthologies of poetry for different age groups, called A Shame to Miss 1, 2 & 3. In 2003 she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 12 13 and was awarded an OBE. Talk Feedback

YOU CAN’T TAKE THE AGENT AND PUBLISHER EDITOR OUT OF THE ONE TO ONE SESSIONS AUTHOR... 11.00 - 12.00 Felicity Trew 15.20 - 16.20 13.15 - 14.15 Felicity Trew Wycliffe Room Bishop’s Room

Non Pratt 13.15 - 14.15 Ruth Huddlestone Felicity Trew Editing one’s own work is an essential After several years working as an Wycliffe Room Felicity Trew is keenly building editor in children’s publishing, skill for a writer. With a decade of up a list of children’s writers Non became a full-time author experience as an editor in children’s Literary agent Felicity Trew and publisher and illustrators at the Caroline when her debut YA novel, publishing before becoming published Sheldon Literary Agency. Dream Trouble, was released in 2014. She Ruth Huddleston will be offering a projects to arrive on her desk has written two further novels herself, Non Pratt discusses her small number of ten minute one to one would be: a spellbinding novel of Remix, Truth or Dare and two experience working on both sides of the sessions, in which they will give feedback our time, a bold UK teen voice, novellas Unboxed and Second an accessible, well-plotted (and desk and how knowing how to edit other on your writing and pointers about what Best Friend, all of which focus don’t hold back on the funny!) writers taught her how to edit herself. on teen characters getting up to you might need to do next to improve middle grade book, and a picture all the things Non wanted to do Sort of... your chances of getting an agent and book classic of the future à la The at that age (but didn’t). She has being published. Tiger Who Came to Tea. collaborated with six other UK authors to create Floored and adapt John Allison’s hit comic Places are limited, so we will be series Giant Days into a novel. allocating them via application. Everyone who attends Wolves & Apples 2018 will be sent details of how to apply. The closing date for the initial round of places is 15th September. A second round of allocations will take place for people who book after that date.

14 15 Ruth Huddleston Panel Discussion Travel St Martin’s House Conference Centre, 7 Peacock Lane, Leicester. LE1 5PZ. WHAT NEXT? 16.25 - 17.25 By Road Kempe Room From the South Exit the M1 at Junction 21 sign posted M69 and Leicester. Follow signs for Advice on what to do after Wolves & A5460 heading towards Leicester City Centre. Follow for approx 3 miles Apples: what’s available for writers and follow signs for Castle Gardens and Highcross. Arrive at St Nicholas Circle. Take the 3rd exit around St Nicholas Circle roundabout, onto in your area, where to seek support Peacock Lane. St Martins House Conference Centre is located first on your and feedback, top tips, recommended left. Jenny Alexander reading, food for thought and the From the North chance to ask any final questions. Non Pratt Exit the M1 at Junction 22 and join the A50. Follow the A50 for approx Tamsin Winter 8 miles, then follow signs for Vaughan Way then follow signs for the A47. Pam Smy You will arrive at a junction with Highcross straight ahead. Take the left lane to avoid the underpass which leads up to St Nicholas Circle and the Holiday Inn hotel. Take the left lane and follow onto Peacock Lane. St Martins House Conference Centre is located first on your left.

By Rail Leicester is on the East Midlands Mainline route and takes approx 1hr 10min from London St Pancras. A taxi from the station will take approx 10 minutes and cost £5.00. St Martin’s House is a 15 minute walk from the main station. Parking

The closest car park to St Martin’s House is an NCP car park at St Nicholas Circle. It is located in the centre of St Nicholas Circle next to the Holiday Inn. We are able to offer a discounted rate for all day parking. Please contact us if you would like to take advantage of this offer.

St Martin’s House has limited parking but there are some disabled spaces. Please contact us if you require a disabled parking space.

16 17 CONTACT INFORMATION

WOLVES & APPLES VENUE

St Martin’s House Conference Centre, 7 Peacock Lane, Leicester. LE1 5PZ.

0116 261 5200

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