Course programme
Friday
Please plan to arrive between 16:30 and 18:30. You can meet other course members in the bar which opens at 18:15. Tea and coffee making facilities are available in the study bedrooms.
Students will be divided into three groups (A,B,C). Each group will attend two classes with each of the three tutors. All topics can be studied but will be attended in a different order depending on the group allocated.
19:00 Dinner
20:30 introductory session
21:00 Session 1
Group A – Finding stories with Midge Gillies (Non-fiction I)
Group B – The meaning of poetry with Jem Poster (Poetry I)
Group C – Truth and fiction with Sarah Burton (Fiction I)
22:00 Terrace bar open for informal discussion
Saturday
07:30 Breakfast
09:00 Session 2
Group A – Telling tales with Midge Gillies (Non-fiction II)
Group B – The music of poetry with Jem Poster (Poetry II)
Group C – Characters and plots with Sarah Burton (Fiction II)
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Session 3
Group A – The meaning of poetry with Jem Poster (Poetry I)
Group B - Truth and fiction with Sarah Burton (Fiction I)
Group C - Finding stories with Midge Gillies (Non-fiction I)
12:30 Free
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Session 4
Group A – The music of poetry with Jem Poster (Poetry II)
Group B – Characters and plots with Sarah Burton (Fiction II)
Group C - Telling tales with Midge Gillies (Non-fiction II)
16:00 Tea
16:30 Session 5
Group A – Truth and fiction with Sarah Burton (Fiction I)
Group B – Finding stories with Midge Gillies (Non-fiction I)
Group C - The meaning of poetry with Jem Poster (Poetry I)
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Optional informal session where tutors will read from and discuss their own current writing projects
21:30 Terrace bar open for informal discussion
Sunday
07:30 Breakfast
09:00 Session 6
Group A – Characters and plots with Sarah Burton (Fiction II)
Group B – Telling tales with Midge Gillies (Non-fiction II)
Group C - The music of poetry with Jem Poster (Poetry II)
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Session 7 - Group discussion reflecting on the weekend’s work and future directions.
12:30 Free
12:45 Lunch
The course will disperse after lunch.