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“ The Squad days make the Writing Squad unlike any other group I’ve come across. Alongside a workshop with a leading poet you’ll have a seminar on pitching a television drama, the feedback on your latest opus will include not only notes on narrative form and character development, but also on who the hell will actually read it and where to send it to next. It’s far more than simply another writing group, but a whole support network full of practical help and advice and contacts within the industry. Also as an organisation it’s small enough to cater carefully to the specific personal needs of each of its members, finding the most beneficial ways of forwarding their careers. ” Chris Bush, Squad 2

		THE WRITING SQUAD



HOME	The two year programme has four elements... Eight one-day group meetings concentrating on critical reading, prose, poetry, scriptwriting, journalism and an area chosen by Squad members, led by the Course Tutor Danny Broderick, and guest tutors like Patricia Duncker and Peter Sansom. At least eight face-to-face individual meetings with the Course Tutor, focusing on the writer’s own ongoing work. The social hub of the squad is a members only website for chat and sharing work. Towards the end we look at how to enter the industry, how to promote and manage oneself, how to gain experience of performance and/or publication. After the two years … We stick by people who stick with us, continuing to offer craft development but also professional development advice and investment in our Grad Programme.

WHAT IS THE SQUAD		“ The Squad days make the Writing Squad unlike any other group I’ve come across. Alongside a workshop with a leading poet you’ll have a seminar on pitching a television drama, the feedback on your latest opus will include not only notes on narrative form and character development, but also on who the hell will actually read it and where to send it to next. It’s far more than simply another writing group, but a whole support network full of practical help and advice and contacts within the industry. Also as an organisation it’s small enough to cater carefully to the specific personal needs of each of its members, finding the most beneficial ways of forwarding their careers. ” Chris Bush, Squad 2

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