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Writers' Summer School, Swanwick
Established
1948
Program Description
Swanwick is the world’s oldest residential week-long writers’ conferences in the world, providing a spell-binding week of workshops, courses and talks exploring writing everything from fiction to non-fiction, poetry to plays, for all ages and all genres!
Programs/Year
1
Program Length
6 Days
Group Size or S:T Ratio
300
Program Focus
Publishing, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Nature, Playwriting, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Marketing, Autobiography/Memoir, Horror, Non-fiction, Poetry
Faculty
2013: James Moran; Syd Moore; Michael O'Byrne; Jon Wood; Zoe Lambert; Curtis Jobling;Deborah Moggach; Debjani Chatterjee, OBE; Steve Hartley.
Costs
2013: All rates are per person and include all courses, meals and accommodation. Rates start from £409 to £569. Day visitors are welcome to attend from 9am to 11pm at the rate of £70 per person, per day
Global Locations
Burntwood, United Kingdom
Months
August
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Contact
Lesley Deschner
Secretary
Writers Summer School (Swanwick)
29 High Street, Chase Terrace,
Burntwood,, Staffs, WS7 1LP.
United Kingdom
Phone: 01290 552248
E-Mail:
Secretary
Writers Summer School (Swanwick)
29 High Street, Chase Terrace,
Burntwood,, Staffs, WS7 1LP.
United Kingdom
Phone: 01290 552248
E-Mail:
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