ShortbreadStories Course Schedule – 2012

ShortbreadStories Course Schedule – 2012

5 months ago

After the success of Shortbread in Spain last October, we’ve decided to run even more courses in the New Year. Below is just the initial information, but please continue to check back for course lesson plans closer to date.

Spain

Dates:

29 March – 3 April 2012

11 – 16 October 2012

Location:

Finca El Tornero de Abajo, Andalusia at the Pilcher Foundation for Writing

Price:

£400: includes course fees, airport transfer, complete board and accommodation, day trip to local attractions, food and drink. (Accommodation is two people sharing to a room.)

Scotland

Dates:

Location:

The Bank House Dornoch, Highlands 

Price:

£300 (residential): includes course fees, four days accommodation, continental breakfast, two evening meals. (Accommodation is two people sharing to a room.)

£200 (non-residential): includes course fees, continental breakfast, two evening meals.

ShortbreadStories Roadshow:

This summer, ShortbreadStories will be hosting one day writing courses around Britain. Check back for details, or if you live in the UK, and you’re interested in us bringing a ShortbreadStories Roadshow to your writing group, please contact Fiona at editor@shortbreadstories.com.

About the Course Leader 

Read about ShortbreadStories in Spain 2011 

Deanna Westwood said of her experience at ShortbreadStories in Spain 2011:

‘There was enough structure for us to learn, but plenty of freedom to be creative in a stunning, inspiring environment.  Then this was all knitted together with sharing our work and constructive, positive feedback.  I hadn’t even been able to scribble down the first word of my novel, but after three days with the group have got those difficult opening paragraphs out of the way and my little cart has trundled round to the lip of the rollercoaster and is about to drop for one hell of a ride!  It was four days of talking about writing, words, literature, film, just pure creativity, even our evening games were creative – charades, or ghost stories by the pool which, um…  descended into madness.

Rachel let us run and then reigned us in, always keeping us on track. This resulted in some amazing stories being poured onto paper.

This was a fantastic opportunity and I will be forever grateful to Shortbread for making it possible, to Robin and Kirsty Pilcher for their warm hospitality and the extra laughs, and to Rachel for getting me started.’

For more information contact Fiona at editor@shortbreadstories.com .