Fright Writes: Horror Writing Workshop Day

THE WORKSHOP:
Join us for this extended horror writing workshop day, hosted by acclaimed lecturer and workshopper Alex Davis, who will be joined by two special guest for creative sessions on the day! Ideal for anyone looking to expand their work into horror, or build your existing skillset for tales of terror.

EVENT TIMETABLE:
12pm -12:15pm – Event intro and welcome
12:15pm -1:15pm – Polly Hall: Creepy Places – Where to Set Your Horror Story
1:15pm -1:45pm – Break
1:45pm - 2:45pm – Ally Wilkes: Structure in the Horror Novel
2:45pm - 3:15pm – Break
3:15pm - 4:15pm – Alex Davis: Horror and archetypes
4:15pm - 4:45pm – Break
4:45pm - 5:45pm – Alex Davis: Horror and the ‘gross’ genres
5:45pm - 6:00pm – Closing Q+A and Plenary

ALEX DAVIS:
Alex Davis a writer, tutor, lecturer and events organiser based in Derby. He has been teaching creative writing in a range of capacities for 15 years, and has been a lecturer at the University of Derby for the last five years. He is currently working towards his PHD and working extensively on a series of online and in-person writing events, including the third running of the UK Ghost Story Festival in February 2023.

POLLY HALL:
Polly Hall is an author, poet and creative arts pioneer. Her debut gothic horror novel, The Taxidermist’s Lover, was Gold Medal Winner in the Independent Publishers Book Awards & received reviews from The New York Times, Publishers Weekly & Kirkus Reviews. She is a Bram Stoker Awards–, Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards–, shortlisted author. Her latest psychological horror novel, Myrrh, is out with Titan Books.She lives next to a cider factory with her cat, Vishnu. Find her on Instagram, TwitterX & Facebook @Polly_Hall_Writer.

ALLY WILKES:
Ally’s debut novel, All the White Spaces, was a Bram Stoker Award finalist, and her second novel, Where the Dead Wait, was one of Esquire’s best horror books of 2023. Her short fiction has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies including Nightmare, Three Crows, FOUND: an anthology of Found Footage Horror, and Darkness Beckons.

Ally grew up in a succession of isolated—possibly haunted—country houses and boarding schools. After studying law at Oxford, she went on to spend eleven years as a criminal barrister, learning how extreme situations bring out the best (or worst) in human nature.

Ally now lives in Greenwich, London, with an anatomical human skeleton, and far too many books about Polar exploration. Whatever the time of year, she can’t wait for Halloween.

Socials: Twitter/X @UnheimlichManvr, Instagram @av_wilkes

DETAILS:
The workshop will take place on Zoom. Our Zoom account is connected to Eventbrite - Eventbrite will send you the event page prior to the event via your email.

Tickets are only refundable up until a week before the event - refunds requested after 14th May 2024 will not be processed. Please contact admin@nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk if you have any questions.