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Wolves & Apples2018 Wolves & Apples 2018 Saturday Sept 29th 9.30-5.30 PROGRAMME St Martin’s House Conference Centre, 7 Peacock Lane. Leicester 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.
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