Introducing our Course Leader - Mark Wallington
Acclaimed author, travel writer and screen writer with 30 years' experience Mark Wallington is the course leader for our Story to Screen and Travel Writing - From Postcard to Front Page Master Classes.
Mark started as a writer for Not the Nine O'Clock News and The Dave Allen Show. Travel books include the well known Boogie series first published in 1986, six novels (most recently The Auto Biography 2013), screen plays for television including Happy Birthday Shakespeare (Easter 1999 with Neil Morrissey and Amanda Holden), The Missing Postman (1991), Station Jim (Christmas 2001), The Man who Lost his Head (Martin Clunes, August Bank Holiday 2007 and 2008) and the BBC sitcom All Night Long. His novels Boogie Up The River, 500 Mile Walkies and The Uke of Wallington 2012 were all adapted for radio as Radio 4's Book of the Week.
Mark started as a writer for Not the Nine O'Clock News and The Dave Allen Show. Travel books include the well known Boogie series first published in 1986, six novels (most recently The Auto Biography 2013), screen plays for television including Happy Birthday Shakespeare (Easter 1999 with Neil Morrissey and Amanda Holden), The Missing Postman (1991), Station Jim (Christmas 2001), The Man who Lost his Head (Martin Clunes, August Bank Holiday 2007 and 2008) and the BBC sitcom All Night Long. His novels Boogie Up The River, 500 Mile Walkies and The Uke of Wallington 2012 were all adapted for radio as Radio 4's Book of the Week.
Travel Writing - the journey from holiday postcard to front page
Whether you want to develop writing about travel for your newspaper articles, websites, blogs or as part of your novel in progress this course will help to unlock your signature style. A unique insight led by experienced travel writer, Mark Wallington. This intensive course will look at travel writing in its many forms and give practical help through workshops and exercises on character, thinking visually, observation and memory, tips for beginnings and endings, how to pitch. You’ll cover a lot of ground…and optional, inspirational walks are included for hands on learning.
Learn new skills, develop and explore the imaginative possibilities of travel writing.
Next course dates: TBA
Learn new skills, develop and explore the imaginative possibilities of travel writing.
Next course dates: TBA
Story to Screen - how to convert story into script
This 3 day course led by Mark Wallington will enable you to discover the craft of converting story into a screenplay for television, film or radio. Through a programme of workshops, discussion and one to one tuition, you’ll work through content development, characterisation, structure, dialogue and what the script looks like….all the components of telling a story from the very beginning…to a viable script.
Enjoy practical, inspirational group workshops, one to one tuition and the time and peace to surprise yourself with how much you can achieve in a short time.
Next course dates: TBA
For more details on either of these courses please see the Further Information page.
Enjoy practical, inspirational group workshops, one to one tuition and the time and peace to surprise yourself with how much you can achieve in a short time.
Next course dates: TBA
For more details on either of these courses please see the Further Information page.
