Wild, natural places have always had a special and powerful relationship with fiction, and with us. They are spaces for initiation and connection: places to explore a relationship with other creatures and the earth. In this age of environmental crisis, writing the wild has never been so relevant or important.

Join award-winning author Lucy Christopher to discover the ways in which writing the wild and using setting can be important and inspiring for fiction. In a fun and interactive session of writing exercises and exploration, Lucy will guide you through the methods she uses to research and develop her novels. Through walking, writing and exploring the natural places around Art Farm, Lucy will urge participants to find their own wild places and use them as starting points for fiction.

Bring a notebook and pen, protection for the weather, and a willingness to explore, have fun, and perhaps even get a little muddy!

We will be walking a short distance on slightly uneven ground and participants will be encouraged to sit on the earth and touch parts of the nature around them!

Sunday 23 March

10:30am - 1:30pm

Includes light lunch (participants invited to do their own ‘storywalk’ after the lunch)

Suitable for: Adult writers and older primary aged children upwards (with their responsible adults)

Biography

Lucy is an award-winning, best-selling author for young adults, children, and adults, with wide international readership. Her books are published in over 20 countries, selling over 250,000 copies. Lucy’s writing centres around questions of empathy, psychology, the environment, and concepts of the wild.

Lucy worked as Course Director on the world-renowned MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University, UK. She now works as Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Tasmania, while also being a founding member for Hobart’s City of Literature working group.

www.lucychristopher.com