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WRITING COURSES 2008 WITH FELICITY FAIR THOMPSON ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT

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AN INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING ~ IN CONJUNCTION WITH CITY EYE SOUTHAMPTON and supported by UK Film Council
Next course at City Eye offices Swaythling - 10 week course Thursday eves starts 13th November
Tutor Felicity Fair Thompson - to book telephone City Eye: 02380 677167
To book your place and for more information about these Screenwriting courses contact ~ City Eye ~ Swaythling Neighbourhood centre, Broadlands Road, Swaythling, Southampton SO17 3AT www.city-eye.co.uk Tel: 02380 677167 Email: admin 'at' city-eye.co.uk

AN INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING - This One-Day story preparation seminar is at City Eye's offices in Southampton - and can lead on to City Eye's practical course in digital film making. Students should arrive on the Saturday with a brief paragraph outline or 'premise' of the short film they want to write.

Fiction and Story Structure: 5 days Sandown IW - next dates TBA
Does your story work? Workshops plus individual help -
Time to write, time to think, time to enjoy the beautiful Isle of Wight
Residential
Tutor - Felicity Fair Thompson
Email: Info@writeplot.co.uk or ring Felicity: 01983 407772

Writing and Finishing a Novel: Sandown IW - next weekend residential breaks 2009
23rd -25th February
20th - 22nd March
Workshops plus individual help - on the beautiful Isle of Wight
Email: Info@writeplot.co.uk or ring Felicity: 01983 407772

Escape from the City - the Time Off Weekend Break
Sandown IW
Next course date TBA
Time to talk, time to think, time to enjoy the beautiful Isle of Wight
Relax, breathe fresh sea air and try writing that book or story
A relaxed informal weekend in comfortable house party setting to consider ideas and make a start with writing
- fiction, fact, and film. B&B and Sat home cooked EM inc wine

Individually organised Writing Holidays for groups of 4 or 5
Tailor made for Friends or writing groups
Jan to late June 08
Time to talk and write, time to think, time to enjoy the beautiful Isle of Wight
Dates by arrangement Residential weekend or Mon to Fri
Email: Info@writeplot.co.uk or ring Felicity: 01983 407772

Introduction to Screenwriting
2 linked residential weekends 2 nights
Workshops plus individual help - on the beautiful Isle of Wight - next course dates May Bank Holiday Weekends 2009
Part 1: Story and Vision
Part 2: Workshop your script Email: Info@writeplot.co.uk or ring Felicity: 01983 407772


Can't go on a course?
One to One appointment for advice and individual help with your story or outline. £20 per hour. Contact Felicity to arrange a convenient appointment.

SCRIPT REPORTS AND STORY ANALYSIS~

Full Sceenplay script / Complete Outline/ Brief synopsis and first chapter of a novel Contact Felicity first to arrange - send a hard copy of the Script/MS plus a short outline of the overall story. £25 an hour with a minimum of 2 hours. Reading with comprehensive written notes. Turn around time approx a week. To arrange Email: Info@writeplot.co.uk or ring Felicity: 01983 407772
Available Readers:
Felicity Fair Thompson
Timothy Pickett

Other Courses on the Isle of Wight with Felicity:
CREATIVE WRITING
THE GRANGE BY THE SEA - beside Shanklin Chine on the beautiful Isle of Wight
individual sessions during your stay at the hotel with Felicity Fair Thompson -
Full details of location and facilities are available on their web site www.thegrangebythesea.com.

Connexions: FINDING A VOICE ~ Creative Writing Workshops for young people.
Ideas? Stories? Plans?
Sign up to take part in future Creative Writing Workshops with Felicity Fair Thompson at the Newport Connexions Centre on Saturdays.
You can register your interest with your Personal Advisor or by telephoning or visiting:
NEWPORT CONNEXIONS CENTRE 29 High Street, Newport, IW PO30 155. Tel: 01983 525927 Email: infoiow@connexions-southcentral.org
'Finding a Voice' is available to young people aged 13 -19 who like to express themselves through writing creatively.
Some people who have had a go already are Alison Bell, 16, who says 'It's just fantastic' and
Sarah Gould who adds, 'It really gets to the heart of writing - it's been brilliant fun'.

ISLE OF WIGHT COLLEGE ADULT LEARNING
Autobiography -
write your own story for publication, or for your family, or just for you - 5 weeks commencing Tuesday afternoons 16th Sept
Write Your First Novel - Next available 5 week course commencing Monday evenings 15th Sept 08
and following on: Re-write your first Novel
For details of Creative Writing courses Contact Adult Education Medina Way, Newport, IW 7
Tel: 01983 535212 or Email: info@iwcollege.ac.uk

Competitions and opportunities:

Chapter One Promotions
For more information you can contact us at info@chapteronepromotions.com or alternatively view our website at www.chapteronepromotions.com.

Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition. The judge is Carol Ann Duffy - dealine 25 April. www.mslexia.co.uk

Isle of Wight
Inventive: Invent Theatre aims to be Inventive, producing only new and devised work, giving young people an opportunity to have their own work performed and providing audiences with a new diversity, complimenting, rather then crowding the arts scene on the Isle of Wight In-Vent-nor: Invent Theatre is based In-Vent-nor, working with the community. We work closely with Ventnor Middle School, and are part of the Extended School's Program for the area, as well as having an Executive Committee with local community and arts representatives. www.inventtheatre.co.uk