'The insights are precise, intelligent, and unarguable.' Leo Benedictus, The Write Stuff, Prospect magazine, December 2010.
The first page of a After the Party, a short story by J.M.Nugent, can be read here.
All the Academy's courses are based around the NAW Masterclass, a close textual reading in which one writer receives detailed editorial feedback (and a written report to take away). The observing writers learn from the points made in the edit, as in a Conservatoire Masterclass for musicians, because all writers confront similar challenges.
Every writer will have a text of up to 3000 words Masterclassed at least once on every NAW course. NAW Masterclasses are also offered on NAW Days at events and festivals around the country.
To demonstrate how the Masterclass works, we'll post up a new mini Masterclass video each week. The full texts were previously Masterclassed in London, Birmingham and Bristoi, and the accompanying text is available as a download - those attending a Masterclass usually read the text in advance.
'The insights are precise, intelligent, and unarguable.' Leo Benedictus, The Write Stuff, Prospect magazine, December 2010.
The first page of Daughters of Zeus, from the novel-in-progress by Liz Xifaras, can be read here.
The NAW Masterclass is a close textual reading in which one writer receives detailed editorial feedback (and a written report to take away). The observing writers learn from the points made in the edit, as in a Conservatoire Masterclass for musicians, because all writers confront similar challenges. The NAW focus on specific texts stops Academy discussions about writing from ever becoming vague or generalised.
To demonstrate how the Masterclass works, we'll post up a new mini Masterclass video each week. The full texts were previously Masterclassed in London, Birmingham and Bristoi, and the accompanying text is available as a download - those attending a Masterclass usually read the text in advance.
All the Academy's courses are based around the NAW Masterclass. This is a public edit that allows everyone watching and taking notes to benefit along with the writer whose text is being edited. Every writer will have a text of up to 3000 words Masterclassed at least once on every NAW course. NAW Masterclasses are also offered on NAW Days at events and festivals around the country.
'The insights are precise, intelligent, and unarguable.' Leo Benedictus, The Write Stuff, Prospect magazine, December 2010.
The first page of The Last Train to Soller, a short story by Fiona Joseph, can be read here.
The NAW Masterclass is a close textual reading in which one writer receives detailed editorial feedback (and a written report to take away). The observing writers learn from the points made in the edit, as in a Conservatoire Masterclass for musicians, because all writers confront similar challenges. The NAW focus on specific texts stops Academy discussions about writing from ever becoming vague or generalised.
To demonstrate how the Masterclass works, we'll post up a new mini Masterclass video each week. The full texts were previously Masterclassed in London, Birmingham and Bristoi, and the accompanying text is available as a download - those attending a Masterclass usually read the text in advance.
All the Academy's courses are based around the NAW Masterclass. This is a public edit that allows everyone watching and taking notes to benefit along with the writer whose text is being edited. Every writer will have a text of up to 3000 words Masterclassed at least once on every NAW course. NAW Masterclasses are also offered on NAW Days at events and festivals around the country.
'The insights are precise, intelligent, and unarguable.' Leo Benedictus, The Write Stuff, Prospect magazine, December 2010.
The King's Jockey by Lesley Gray, can be read here.
The NAW Masterclass is a close textual reading in which one writer receives detailed editorial feedback (and a written report to take away). The observing writers learn from the points made in the edit, as in a Conservatoire Masterclass for musicians, because all writers confront similar challenges. The NAW focus on specific texts stops Academy discussions about writing from ever becoming vague or generalised.
To demonstrate how the Masterclass works, we'll post up a new mini Masterclass video each week. The full texts were previously Masterclassed in London, Birmingham and Bristoi, and the accompanying text is available as a download - those attending a Masterclass read the text in advance.
NAW has a designed a new course to run in an after-work slot on Wednesdays from 23 May-25 July 2012.
The course will take place at the Freeword Centre in London.
In this ten-week course writers will benefit from the detailed editorial feedback generated by the unique NAW Masterclass, as well as the reader response offered by a more traditional Creative Writing workshop.
The visiting NAW Patrons are Orange short-listed authors Jane Harris (The Observations; Gillespie and I) and Naomi Alderman (Disobedience; The Lessons). Wednesdays: 6-8.30 p.m. Cost: £890
