I've just found out that I've won second prize in the short story section of the Swanwick Summer School competition so I shall be off to Derbyshire in August for the second year running - and I'm really looking forward to it.
If you don't know about Swanwick, do look it up. It's now in its 68th year and the longest running residential summer school for writers in the world. The surroundings are beautiful, the atmosphere is so relaxed and friendly and the food delicious. Then, of course, there are the courses .... the specialist ones that run over four days, the short ones that change daily and the hour long ones on a whole variety of writing-related topics. Every evening sees a different after-dinner speaker and there are open mics and short dramas to join in with. Certainly worth thinking about if you're planning to invest in your writing this summer!
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