Screenplay Workshop with Raisah Ahmed
Tuesday 9th August 2022 | 1.30 – 3.30pm
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About Raisah Ahmed:
Raisah is a writer and director working across film & television.She has made a number of acclaimed shorts, including Meet Me By The Water, which was commissioned by the Scottish Film Talent Network and premiered in competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and Magda, which premiered at the Glasgow Short Film Festival.
As a director her credits include BBC 3’s The Break and Princess Mirror-belle.
As a writer she is currently developing Half Moon Camp, an original feature with Zorana Piggott and Film 4, and South Side; a drama series with Freedom Scripted.
Short Story Workshop with Maisie Chan
Wednesday 10th August 2022 | 1.30 – 13.30pm
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About Maisie Chan:
Maisie Chan is children’s author whose debut novel DANNY CHUNG DOES NOT DO MATHS won the Jhalak Prize and the Branford Boase Award in 2022. Her latest novel KEEP DANCING, LIZZIE CHU is out now with Piccadilly Press. She also writes the series TIGER WARRIOR under the name M. Chan. She has written early readers for Hachette and Big Cat Collins, and has a collection of myths and legends out with Scholastic. She runs the Bubble Tea Writers Network to support and encourage writers of East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) descent in the U.K.
Short Story Workshop with Nizrana Farook
Monday 9th August 2021 | 11.00 – 12.30pm
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About the Author: Nizrana Farook was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and the beautiful landscapes of her home country somehow always find their way into the stories she writes. Her debut novel, ‘The Girl Who Stole an Elephant’, was a Waterstones Book of the Month, longlisted for the Blue Peter award and Jhalak Prize, and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Her second book, ‘The Boy Who Met a Whale’, which was out this year, was an Indie Book of the Month. She has a master’s degree in creative writing for children, and lives with her family in Hertfordshire.
Screenplay Workshop with Raisah Ahmed
Sunday 11th July 2021 | 12.00 – 1.30pm
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Starting a story or poem can sometimes feel quite daunting. For others, developing their writing is a desire. In partnership with schools, libraries and community organisations, we deliver creative writing workshops to encourage reluctant writers and nurture keen writers.We work closely with workshop hosts to understand particular concerns and the areas they are keen to develop in order to arrange a truly beneficial session which caters to the children’s needs. We have a growing network of authors who deliver these workshops, and in consultation with the workshop host we select the most suitable author for their session. We look after the entire organisation of the event.
What hosts can look forward to
Author presentation
In this session the chosen author will meet with the group of children most often in an assembly setting. They can deliver a presentation on their journey to becoming a published author, inspiring the children with their story. The author will usually also read excerpts from their book and sign copies for young writers and hold a Q&A session.
Writing workshop
This type of workshop is usually best delivered in the classroom to a group of around 30 students. The students will benefit from learning from a published author/poet, who will aid them in developing the structure of their story/poem, with plot outline, character development and setting the pace of the writing.
Students can then share their work with the room, or continue in their own time and may even choose to later submit these to the Young Muslim Writers Awards competition.