From period dramas to war-stories, political commentary to romance, historical fiction is not just one of today’s most well-read literary forms, but also one of the most varied. Whether you look to Hilary Mantel or Kiran Millwood Hargrave for inspiration, this masterclass will help you shape your research and writing process in order to construct a narrative embedded in history.
In this masterclass historical fiction novelist Lianne Dillsworth will be sharing her approach, and giving you the tools to work with history in your own writing.
You’ll learn how to weave the stories of your characters in with the historical events of the period you have chosen, how to plot a story that comes alive for a modern audience while balancing research and authentic details, and how to transport your readers to another time and place.
15 minutes will be reserved for a Q&A at the end of the masterclass.
This masterclass will be online, video platform to be confirmed. It will also be recorded so if you are unable to attend live, you'll be able to catch-up and access the recording for up to two weeks.
All attendees will be able to purchase Lianne Dillsworth’s book 'Theatre of Marvels' from our independent bookshop partner DRAKE at a discounted rate. DRAKE is a family run bookshop situated in Stockton on Tees, who champion independent publishers and authors.
This masterclass makes up part of The Writing Process, a series held in collaboration with Book Aid International.
In 2018, Lianne Dillsworth graduated from Royal Holloway’s MA in Creative Writing with distinction and went on to win a place on the London Library Emerging Writers Programme. Most recently she was awarded a bursary place for underrepresented writers on the Jericho Writers Self-Editing course. She also holds an MA in Victorian Studies.
Lianne currently lives in London, where she works for the government on growing diversity within the Civil Service. Theatre of Marvels is her debut novel and the book was acquired in an overnight pre-empt from Juliet Mushens of Mushens Entertainment, agent to Jessie Burton, Richard Osman and Stacey Halls.
The workshop fee of £30 (incl. VAT) is payable in full online.
This is a live online event which will be presented using video conferencing software. Joining instructions and full guidance will be provided by the W&A Team a week before the event start-date.
Event materials will be made available to attendees for a time-limited period after the event at the speaker's discretion.
Please note that payment instalment plans are available for all W&A events, writing courses and editing services. Contact W&A Admin on writersandartists@bloomsbury.com so that we can find a payment schedule that works for you.
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It’s of real importance to Writers & Artists that our events and courses remain accessible to all.
- At the speaker's discretion, event materials will be made available to attendees after the masterclass.
- A link to a recording of the masterclass will be circulated after the event. This will be made available to event attendees only, and for a time-limited period.
- This event will include written text and visuals. Please contact us in advance so that we can make arrangements to be sure all documents appear in a format that works for you.
- If you’d like to attend but have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, then please email AccessWA@bloomsbury.com
