DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS
Folk Horror Writing Day
Saturday September 10th, 10am-4pm
Online via Google Meet
Tickets £30 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/darkness-in-the-fields-folk-horror-day-tickets-378524285327
Folk Horror is enjoying a resurgence in 2022 in both books and movies, and this day-long event will explore the subgenre with a series of workshops for writers within or looking to explore the field. Featuring some of the most exciting writing talent in the scene, this is a not to missed online session for anyone wanting to explore the darkness in the fields…
Guest workshoppers:
Stephanie Ellis – The Five Turns of the Wheel, Shadow Bound
Tracy Fahey – New Music for Old Rituals, The Girl in the Fort
Coy Hall – Grimoire of the Four Imposters, The Hangman Feeds the Jackal
Host:
Alex Davis, author and Creative Writing Lecturer
Day schedule:
10am-10:10am – Day Intro
10:10am-11am – Defining Folk Horror (with Alex Davis)
11am-11:15am – Break
11:15am-12:15pm – Letting the Land Talk: Landscape as Character in Folk Horror (with Stephanie Ellis)
12:15pm-1:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00pm-2:00pm – Using Mythology, Archetypes and Belief in Folk Horror (with Tracy Fahey)
2:00pm--2:15pm – Break
2:15pm-3:15pm – Writing Folk Horror in Historical Settings (with Coy Hall)
3:15pm-3:30pm – Break
3:30pm-4:00pm – The Past and Future of Folk Horror (with Alex Davis)
Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-in-the-fields-folk-horror-day-tickets-378524285327 to book
