2016 SilverWood Writing Day & Social
Published: 8 Aug 2016 - updated: 24 Oct 2016
This year the SilverWood Social will once again take place at the end of Bristol Festival of Literature week.
Always a popular event in the SilverWood calendar, the Social is a wonderful opportunity for authors to get together and chat or share experiences over some food and a glass of wine.
The Social itself starts at 7.30pm, however we're excited to announce that this year we also have a programme of writing-related panels and workshops during the afternoon from 2pm.
Please keep watch for our future mailings as more information about the event becomes available.
For further details about the Bristol Festival of Literature and its programme please visit their website.
The Date
The Venue
The Programme
2pm to 3.15pm | Science and Science Fiction: Versions of the Future
Science Fiction writers and Scientists bring you near-future stories designed to provoke lively debate.
The Human Brain Project Foresight Lab at King’s College London and SciFi authors Stephen Oram, Allen Ashley and Jule Owen have worked with leading scientists, including Professor Alan Winfield from Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), to bring you three fictional versions of the future. Come along to hear their short stories and then use them as a springboard for what is bound to be a lively discussion between the authors, the scientists - and you. Chaired by Sarah LeFanu.
Riverside Room. Ticketed via Bristol Festival of Literature. £5.50. Please click HERE to view and book.
(1) 3.45pm to 5pm | Writing Workshop with Sarah LeFanu
Has what you're working on ground to a halt?
Has the life drained out of it?
Is your confidence at a low ebb?
In this workshop we will come up with strategies to:
re-vision your work;
breathe life back into it;
re-boot your confidence as a writer and creator
...and by sharing experiences of the difficulties of the writing life, think up ways to overcome them.
Sarah LeFanu has published biographies (Rose Macaulay; S is for Samora) and a memoir (Dreaming of Rose: A Biographer's Journal) and has had her short stories broadcast on BBC R4 and included in a number of anthologies.
This workshop is suitable for writers of fiction, and non-fiction. Please feel free to bring a couple of pages of work-in-progress should you wish to.
Mezzanine. £15. Eight places only so please book early to avoid disappointment. Please click HERE to view and book.
(2) 3.45.pm to 4.45pm | Research for Creative Writers
Riverside Room. £4. Please click HERE to book your place.
5pm to 5.45pm | The Elevator Pitch
Dictionary: elevator pitch (noun) (informal) a succinct and persuasive sales pitch, usually for a book.
An opportunity for writers to practice their 'elevator pitch’. This is intended as a fun and constructive ice-breaker where writers are challenged to stand up and introduce their book in 30 seconds or less - and get feedback! (And perhaps sell a copy or two if their pitch appeals to the audience.) Ideal practice for when someone asks at a dinner party, "So what’s your book about?".
Mezzanine. Free of charge, but booking essential. Please click HERE to book your ticket.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to time constraints it may not be possible to include everyone's pitches. We will draw names on the day. Good luck!
6pm until 7pm | How I Became a Bestseller, with Rachel Abbott
Rachel Abbott, in conversation with SilverWood Books, talks about her route to self-publishing success, and how her 2015 crime thriller Stranger Child became the UK’s bestselling self-published ebook.
Described by The Guardian as an e-publishing sensation, Rachel Abbott has sold in excess of two million books, and her crime thrillers are known for their plotting ingenuity. In 2015, it was announced by Amazon that Rachel Abbott was the number one bestselling independent author over a five-year period. Rachel currently works with the SilverWood Team, who produce and distribute her paperback editions.
Riverside Room. Ticketed via Bristol Festival of Literature. £5.50. Please click HERE to view and book. (SilverWood will donate its revenue from ticket sales to the charity Readathon.)
7.30pm onwards | SilverWood Social
Exclusive to SilverWood authors. Partners and guests are very welcome with a ticket.
Mezzanine. Ticketed via SilverWood Books. £24 per person for the superior hot & cold buffet and a glass of wine or juice. Additional drinks can be purchased at the bar.
All guests wishing to participate in the evening buffet should make an internet bank transfer for £24 (per person) with the payment reference SOCIAL16. Should you have any queries, or if you would like our bank details, please email SilverWood’s administrator Jemma Thornton:
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