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SUMMARY:The Shape of an Idea  with Roua Horanieh
DESCRIPTION:Break through writing blocks with a playful\, hands-on approach to storytelling with this friendly\, creative workshop at the National Centre for Writing (NCW) in Norwich. Presented as part of Roua’s residency at NCW\, in partnership with Counterpoints.\nFeeling stuck in a writing project? In this practical and imaginative workshop\, writer and artist Roua Horanieh will guide you through simple making and drawing exercises designed to help you visualise ideas\, overcome creative blocks\, and discover new directions for your work. \nMaking something with our hands can often be helpful to think creatively. \nWhen we’re making something beautiful\, meaningful\, or simply fun\, we can lightly hold an idea in our minds and let it gently look for places to wander into. Places that can sometimes surprise us and that are sure to spark our curiosity and fuel our imagination. \nRoua Horanieh has years of experience working in architecture and collaborating with art practices. She regularly draws and makes models when developing her writing projects. \nSometimes the models and drawings are ways to explore the actual structure of an essay\, a scene or a story\, but sometimes they are just a development tool\, a way to think about the elements of a text\, the characters\, the locations\, the themes\, the action taking place\, the tension in the narrative\, the dramatic questions. \nFull details and booking from the National Centre for Writing
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-shape-of-an-idea-with-roua-horanieh/
LOCATION:National Centre for Writing\, Dragon Hall\, 115-123 King Street\, Norwich\, NR1 1QE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Counterpoints Masterclass with Hisham Matar
DESCRIPTION:Refine your creative writing in this two-hour masterclass at Southbank Centre with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.\nBOOK YOUR PLACE\n\n\n\n\n\nHisham Matar leads an in-depth masterclass that includes studying the work of established writers\, group discussion and questions. He’ll focus on close reading and analysis of how writing works. \nEveryone is welcome: all you need to bring is an enthusiasm for writing and a desire to learn how it works\, and a pen and a notebook. \nAbout Hisham Matar\nHisham Matar was born in New York to Libyan parents\, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. His memoir\, The Return\, received a Pulitzer Prize in 2017. He is also the author of In the Country of Men\, Anatomy of a Disappearance\, A Month in Siena and his most recent novel\, My Friends. His work has been translated into over 30 languages. \nCounterpoints Arts is a leading national organisation in the field of arts\, migration and cultural change. Their mission is to create transformative arts with\, by and about refugees and migrants\, so that their stories can shape our culture and challenge how our societies view displacement and migration. \nPresented in association with the Service95 Book Club. \nFounded by Dua Lipa\, the Service95 Book Club is a space to enjoy all things literary\, including Dua’s hand-picked Monthly Reads and her exclusive author interviews\, plus new book trends\, recommendations from the Service95 team and more ways for you to read the world differently. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/masterclass-with-hisham-matar/
LOCATION:Foyle Pavilion\, Level 3\, Blue Side\, Royal Festival Hall
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word
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