Hone your fiction writing skills at this workshop run by Richard Skinner, Director of Fiction at Faber Academy. This session, designed for seasoned or emerging writers, will focus on character development for the first half and the triangles and squares in diction (or the role of the narrator in fiction) during the second, with close reading of acclaimed works by Alice Munro, Andre Debus, Han Kang and Julian Barnes. This workshop will also include a Q&A covering expert editing advice from Richard Skinner, the different stages of editing a manuscript for publication, the importance of the first chapter, and the role literary agents play in the publishing industry.

Time: 09:30–15:00 (with an hour break for lunch)

Venue: Is-Sala tal-Kittieba

This workshop is designed for an adult audience (18+).
The registration fee for the Faber Academy workshop with Richard Skinner is €20, including a light lunch and refreshments.
Online pre-registration is compulsory and spaces are limited to 15 participants – register early to avoid disappointment!

Richard Skinner is the director of Faber Academy’s fiction programme and has been a hugely important part of Faber Academy since its inception in 2009. He is the creator of Faber Academy’s flagship Writing a Novel course and has gone on to see a record number of our alumni find major publishing deals. He recently launched a series of ten masterclasses, distilling his experience of teaching on Writing a Novel for over a decade into advanced, intensive evening sessions on specific elements of the writing process. Register below.