Over 70 events and activities by writing experts happened over the inaugural writing festival. Nearly 2,000 tickets were sold over the three-day event, with 26% of attendees visiting from outside of Dorset.
Venues included St Peter's Church, Palace Court Theatre, The Avenue and THIS Workspace.
List of talks, workshops and activities:
Friday
Creative Writing for Adults with Additional Needs with Kevin Bales from Tricuro Care x2
Writing Thrillers on the South Coast with Heidi Perks and Anna Farthing
The Rise of the AI Robot with Bournemouth University's Maxine Gee and Matt Desmier
Behind the scenes of a writing competition with Bournemouth University's Tom Masters
Social and networking event with live music at StreetGoose with music from Ian Payne and John Muir.
Saturday
Wild Walking Walk for Wellbeing with Alice Flynn (supported by ArtfulScribe)
Business books genre breakfast with Sophie Ray-Jones
Creative non-fiction genre breakfast with Valerie French
Memoirs and autobiography genre breakfast with Adele Cleaver
Flash fiction/short stories genre breakfast with Diane Sofer
Writing for children genre breakfast with Vicki Tongeman
Women's fiction genre breakfast with Claire Beesley
Book club fiction genre breakfast with Sophie Beal
Setting - the Hidden Character with Alex Stone
Feisty women in historical fiction with Paula Harmon
Judging a book by its cover with Briony Hartley
So, you want to be a teen writer? workshop with Chasing Driftwood
Dark Arts of publishing contracts with Luke English
Finding your voice panel with Si Mack and Aanka Batta
Do you have the write time? with Rachel Woodward Carrick
Writing for children with Jeannie Duncanson and Diane Hull
Bringing characters to life with Alice Flynn and Emma Scattergood (with support from ArtfulScribe)
The View from a Publisher with Sophie Beal
Fundamentals of Short Stories with Paul Draper
The Unassuming Memoirist with Sue Cheung
Making a living from self-publishing with Matt Shaw
Editing and publishing panel with Gary Dalkin, Sophie Beal and Steve Cox
Creating credible characters with Aoife Mannix
Windows into Worlds with Alice Flynn and Emma Scattergood (with support from ArtfulScribe)
Hook them with a killer first line with Emma Page
Choosing your Teen Audience panel with Tracy Darnton, Gerald Killingworth
Creating your author brand story with Isabelle Knight
Writing Dialogue with BAFTA-winning screenwriter John Foster
Drawing out your story with Dr Curie Scott
A Practical Guide to Getting Media Exposure with Darren Slade
Planning a successful book launch with Liz Gordon
Open Mic hosted by Doppelganger Dialogues
Sunday
Writer's Yoga on the beach with Sarah Scudamore
Playwriting genre breakfast with John Foster
Non-fiction genre breakfast with Richard Evans
Poetry genre breakfast with Anne Peterson
Ghostwriting genre breakfast with Adele Jordan
Historical fiction with Dale Hurst
Young Adults with Andreina Cordani
Literary walk of Bournemouth x2 with Hattie Miles
Why public speaking is a gateway to more sales with Alice May
Planning your Plot with Claire Beesley
Wild Stories, YOUR way - 3-5 years with Kate Claxton
Writing on the Beach with Chris Aziz
How to earn a living from screenwriting with Danny Stack and Tim Clague
Interwingling writing and research with Sue Thomas
Writing and publishing Non-Fiction with Richard Evans
Wild Stories, YOUR way - 6-8 years with Kate Claxton
Get set for writing success with Ildiko SpinFisher
Landing an agent Q&A with Helen Corner-Bryant and Katherine Baldwin
The Value of Legacy, not Money with Roy Moëd
The Ghost behind the writer's name with Adele Jordan
Getting your work published with Richard Nicholson and Dan Hancock
Badger's new Home - 6-11 years with Lorna Child
Screenwriting panel with Danny Stack, Tim Clague, Tim Johns and Jake Riddell - hosted by Emma Page
Writing your first full-length book with Valerie French
My nightmare winning the Richard and Judy prize with Chris Aziz
7 Proven Ways to Market Your Book with Linda Liebrand
Getting your book in the media with Katherine Baldwin
Table Read LIVE! with Elkie Hester, John Foster and Wayne Ferguson
We're Going on a Bear Hunt & My Sister is a Dog children's charity event with Ali Sparkes
The Planet is F*cked. So What? with Timo Peach
Over the three days or before the festival.
Sculpture trail by Annie Herridge
Comic Writing Workshop with Creative Kids, Boscombe
Schools competition with AFC Bournemouth's Community Trust and Sandford Primary School
Poetry hunt curated by Myriam San Marco
Overcoming ethical dilemmas for writers with Dithering Chaps
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