HOW TO WRITE A SCRIPT AND GET IT PRODUCED

Face-to-face writing course, Haworth Village, cost £425 (does not include accommodation)

This is a week-long writing course in the heart of Brontë Country. Be inspired by the same landscape that inspired all the Brontës to write their work. The course runs from Monday 26th October to Friday 30th. It is a course designed for all levels: those new to writing, and only just starting to think about putting together a script, and those who have finished writing a complete draft and are wanting help to develop it ready for production. You will be taught by two award-winning and successful writers: Michael Stewart and Cathianne Hall.

The course is for anyone who has written, is writing, or wants to write a script for theatre, radio, television or film. The course covers: industry format, characterisation, scene construction, story structure, plotting, drafting, re-drafting, editing and polishing; writing a synopsis and a proposal; approaching agents and producers.

It includes evening events and a final showcase of work.

This is a course for any level. Experience the same landscape that inspired the Brontë sisters to write Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Our tutors have over thirty years combined experience of teaching Creative Writing. 

Accommodation

Haworth hosts 344 B&Bs starting from as little as £20 a night. There is something for everyone, from budget accommodation, self-catering, or the fully pampered experience in a luxury hotel with all meals provided. There are lots of options but do please book well in advance to get the best deals. We also have a limited amount of accommodation at a special discounted rate for participants. In order to take full advantage of this, please book early as places fill quickly.

Email brontewritingcentre@outlook.com for more information.

YOUR TUTORS

Michael Stewart 

Michael Stewart is the author of four novels: King Crow (Bluemoose Books, winner of The Guardian’s Not-the-Booker Award, selected as a recommended read for World Book Night); Café Assassin (Bluemoose Books); Ill Will: The Untold Story of Heathcliff (HarperCollins, optioned by Kudos Films); Black Wood Women (HarperCollins, to be published in hardback in November 2024); two short story collections: Mr Jolly (Valley Press) and Four Letter Words (Wrecking Ball Press); two poetry collections: Couples (Valley Press) and The Dogs (Smokestack); and a hybrid memoir: Walking the Invisible: Following in the Brontës’ Footsteps (HarperCollins)

He is also the creator of the Brontë Stones project, four monumental stones situated in the landscape between the birthplace and the parsonage, inscribed with poems by Kate Bush, Carol Ann Duffy, Jeannette Winterson and Jackie Kay. 

He has written for TV, radio and stage, and is the winner of the BBC Alfred Bradley Bursary Award, and the BBC Short Range film competition. His BBC Radio 4 drama Excluded was shortlisted for the Imison Award. He is head of Creative Writing at the University of Huddersfield, and the director of the Yorkshire Film and Television School. 

Find out more about him here: http://www.michael-stewart.org.uk

“Modern fiction at its innovative best.” Melvin Burgess

“Beautifully ammoniacal and intense.” Will Self

“One of the best novels I have read in years.” David Peace

“Dark, funny and twisted.” A.L. Kennedy

“Bleak but wonderful.” Alan Bennett

“As good as British fiction gets.” Loud and Quiet Magazine

Cathianne Hall

Cathianne is a writer, script/story editor and performance storyteller with twenty years experience across film, theatre and TV. Her TV work includes twelve years working on story for the UK’s highest rating Soap Operas (Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks).

Cathianne was also a core member of the CBBC in-house drama development team. In her time there she developed work for children and teens, notably the commission and production of the continuation of The Demon Headmaster and The Beaker Girls which concluded over twenty years of Tracy Beaker’s story. She has mentored new writers for BBC Writersroom North, developed for Rollem Productions. the BFI Young Audience Fund and is a development mentor on Screen Yorkshire’s Flex and Beyond Brontes programmes.

Cathianne’s original practise centres on researching hidden history to create modern fables that resonate across the years about ordinary but extraordinary people, especially women. Her one-woman shows on this theme include The Girl in the Grate, The Famous 45 and Modern Girl 1895. She also has a track record in community theatre/film/arts including Heckmondfright for Creative Scene, Space Circus for Chol Theatre, Yan Tan Tedera for Eden Arts and The Ballad of Lucky B’Stard for Bestival.