One Day Workshops

Chawton House
Chawton
Alton, Hampshire
GU34 1SJ

This charming Elizabethan manor house was home to Jane Austen's brother, Edward. She spent part of her life in one of the cottages on his estate and often walked up to 'The Great House' to enjoy time with her family, surrounded by idyllic Hampshire countryside. Home to a unique collection of early women's writing, Chawton House hosts a variety of events of both literary and general interest.

Chawton House Virtual Creative Writing Workshops
Following the success of the Literary Lockdown and Garden Festival,  I will be hosting another series of lighthearted Zoom creative writing workshops. No experience is necessary;  all you need is a notebook and pen. Each session runs for 90 minutes and numbers are limited. £7.50 per workshop.

Writing Historical Fiction - Saturday 26th September at 11am or Sunday 27th September at 5pm
Have you been inspired to write a Regency drama? Or perhaps you're fascinated by the Elizabethans or Victorians. This workshop will consider the factors that make successful historical fiction and how you make that slice of history come alive. (Sold Out)

Cosy Cottage or Creepy Castle? Saturday 24 October at 11am or Sunday 25 October at 5pm
How do you create a realistic home for your characters? Everyone lives somewhere;  in a chic city penthouse, a run-down cottage or a gothic mansion? This workshop will provide ideas on describing that domestic domain.

In Your Element. Saturday 28 November at 11am or Sunday 29 November at 5pm
How does weather affect atmosphere and behaviour in a story? From Wuthering Heights to Instructions for a Heatwave, weather can play a vital role in storytelling. Learn how to control the elements in your own writing.

Turning Fact into Fiction. Saturday 30 January at 11am or Sunday 31 January at 5pm
How can you recycle 'real life' events into brand new stories? This workshop considers how to reframe experience from your own life, or that of others, in new and original ways.

Please book at any of the a workshops at:

https://chawtonhouse.org/whats-on/

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Bathers at Asniéres by Georges-Pierre Seurat (1884)