Book your places.The first Fresh Fiction Festival starts in Newcastle next week. Produced by New Writing North, the event is at the Quayside's Live Theatre, celebrating new novels and writers, from within the region and beyond. Tues, June 22, 7.30pm Tickets pounds 5/pounds 3 GIVING UP THE DAY JOB? Fiona Gibson, Jackie Moffat, Elizabeth Noble and Tony Saint. Longing to jack in the nine-to-five for the life of a full-time writer? Hear from four of the country's brightest new talents, who took the leap and survived. June 23, 7.30pm Tickets pounds 5/pounds 3 GROWING PAINS grow·ing pains pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. David Nicholls and Julia Darling Julia Darling (21 August 1956 – 13 April 2005) was an award-winning British novelist, poet and dramatist. Julia Darling came from Winchester, but lived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. . Writers of successful first novels now have to follow them up. June 24, 7.30pm Tickets pounds 5/pounds 3 BYPASSING THE SLUSH PILE In publishing, the slush pile is the set of unsolicited manuscripts either sent directly to the publisher by authors, or sent through an agent not known to the publisher. Sifting through the slush pile is often a task given to young, first-jobbing assistants to the editors. Sarah Salway and Mill Millington. The slush pile is a place on a publisher's desk where manuscripts wait to be discarded. How do you avoid this? Meet writers who used imaginative ways to secure contracts. June 25, 7.30pm Tickets pounds 5/pounds 3 CRIME DOES PAY Sheila Quigley Sheila Quigley (born 1947?) is a British author of thrillers. Sheila started work at 15 as a presser in Hepworths, a tailoring factory. She married at 18 and had three daughters: Dawn, Janine and Diane and a younger son, Michael. , Richard Burke, Victoria Blake. There is a new crime-wave coming. Three writers read from their work and answer questions on working in one of the hottest literature genres. FRESH FICTION WEEKEND Two days of debate, discussion and events on how to get published. WEEKEND PASS pounds 38/pounds 18 DAILY PASS pounds 20/pounds 10 (for Sat or Sun) / SINGLE EVENTS ALL pounds 5/pounds 3 SAT JUNE 26 12 to 1pm: Can anyone teach you to write a novel? Penny Sumner, Jonathan Trigell Jonathan Trigell (born 1974) is a British author now living in Chamonix, France.[1] His first novel, entitled Boy A, won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2004 and the Waverton Good Read Award. and Debbie Taylor Debbie Taylor was a black American female vocalist whose short recording career between 1968 and 1975 saw her produce some of the most impassioned vocal performances ever committed to vinyl. debate. 1.30 to 2.30pm: The terrible truth about slush slush n. 1. Partially melted snow or ice. 2. Soft mud; slop; mire. 3. Nautical Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley. 4. A greasy compound used as a lubricant for machinery. piles. With agent Jenny Brown and publisher Angus Cargill. 3pm: How to sell a first novel With super-agent Jonny Gellar. 4.30 to 5.30pm: The Literary Consultancy dos and don'ts. Jeremy Sheldon and Julia Bell. 6 to 7pm: The story of my book Jon McGregor and Jonathan Trigell. 7.30pm: Fresh Fiction predictions Revealing a line-up of new North East talent. SUN JUNE 27 1 ) 2pm: Hotter than Potter GP Taylor. How do you react when your first novel is described as Hotter than Potter? Not many find themselves in this position, but GP Taylor is one. 2.30 to 3.30pm: What makes a good novel? Penny Sumner, Kirsty Dunseath and Maggie Gee. 4 to 5pm: The story of my book. Matthew D'Ancona and Sue Fletcher. 5.30 to 6.30pm: What not to write. Andrew Crumey, Debbie Taylor, Kirsty Dunseath and Emma Hargrave. 7.30pm: End of Festival Book Launch Andrew Crumey and Penny Sumner. There are also some fiction workshops for first time novelists. MON JUNE 21 1 to 5pm: Newcastle City Library pounds 10/pounds 7 The first stages. What makes a good idea for a novel? Learn how to plan a novel outline and how to write a synopsis for your book. With Charles Fernyhough. TUES JUNE 22 1 to 5pm Newcastle City Library pounds 10/pounds 7 Editing your novel. How can you ensure your novel is in good working order editorially? With Charles Fernyhough. WED JUNE 23 1 to 5pm, Newcastle Library pounds 10/pounds 7 Marketing yourself and your novel. Is it possible to market yourself as a novelist before you are published? How should you approach selling your novel and yourself? With Charles Fernyhough. NBOOKING INFORMATION Ring (0191) 232 1232 Tickets can be reserved by email: tickets@live.org.uk |
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