Writing Family History with Andrea Stuart- A Six Month CourseWednesday, January 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 9:00 PM (GMT)London, United Kingdom |
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Event Details
‘Writing Family History’ the Faber Academy (January 2012)
A six month course with Andrea Stuart
Begins 11 January 2012
Writing Family History is a comprehensive course on writing a family story whether for publication or private interest. The course will deal with the fundamental aspects of writing a family history, including effective research, structuring complex material, finding an authorial voice, weaving individual stories into larger themes, understanding audience, shaping and editing material, and getting published.
All classes will take place at the offices of Faber and Faber Ltd.
Faber Academy
Bloomsbury House
74-77 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DA
The course consists of 22 two-hour evening sessions and 6 full-day sessions. All evening sessions will take place on Wednesdays from 7pm-9pm. Full-day sessions will take place on Saturdays from 10.00am-5.00pm, with an hour’s break for lunch.
Please note: There is a break for Easter, between but not including, 28th March and 18th April.
The subject matter of sessions as listed below is a guide only. The exact course content will be finalized according to the experience and interests of the group and guest speaker availability. The detail of the course content is at the discretion of the Course Director and the Faber Academy. In addition, most classes will include an element of peer assessment, where each student will submit work to the group once per term for critical analysis and discussion.
COURSE OUTLINE
TERM 1: January 2012– April 2012
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Session 1 |
Weds 11 Jan |
Introductory session |
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Session 2 |
Weds 18 Jan |
Family history: An overview |
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Session 3 |
Weds 25 Jan |
Research methods: An overview |
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Session 4 |
Weds 1 Feb |
Specialist archives – a visit to the Wellcome Trust Library |
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Session 5 |
Weds 8 Feb |
Newspapers and periodicals |
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Session 6 |
Weds 15 Feb |
Using personal papers |
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Session 7 |
Weds 22 Feb |
Putting yourself in the picture |
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Session 8 |
Weds 29 Feb |
Writing about a group |
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Session 9 |
Weds 7 Mar |
A sense of place |
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Session 10 |
Weds 14 Mar |
Placing the subject in time: period dress and domestic detail |
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Session 11 |
Weds 21 Mar |
Writing about friends and family: emotional and ethical issues |
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Session 12 |
Weds 28 Mar |
Before you start to write |
- Easter Break -
TERM 2: 29 April 2011–Thursday 30 June 2011
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Session 1 |
Weds 18 April |
Point of view |
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Session 2 |
Weds 25 April |
Structure: Part One |
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Session 3 |
Weds 2 May |
Structure: Part Two |
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Session 4 |
Weds 9 May |
A question of style |
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Session 5 |
Weds 16 May |
Building character |
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Session 6 |
Weds 23 May |
That first draft |
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Session 7 |
Weds 30 May |
Writing blocks and other obstacles |
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Session 8 |
Weds 6 Jun |
Revising and editing |
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Session 9 |
Weds 13 Jun |
The marketplace: Finding an agent |
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Session 10 |
Weds 20 Jun |
The publishing industry: Advice from a publisher with Faber non-fiction editor Julian Loose |
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Saturday Sessions:
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Saturday 1 |
Sat 28 Jan |
Genealogical research - Patric Dickinson |
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Saturday 2 |
Sat 3 Mar |
Masterclass 1: Julie Wheelwright plus afternoon workshop |
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Saturday 3 |
Sat 24 Mar |
Visit to the Public Records Office at Kew |
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Saturday 4 |
Sat 21 Apr |
Masterclass 2: Peter Parker – Writing Ordinary Life, plus afternoon workshop |
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Saturday 5 |
Sat 19 May |
Nurturing your inner writer |
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Saturday 6 |
Sat 9 Jun |
Masterclass 3: Guest Tutor a novelist’s perspective |
Course director
Andrea Stuart is an award-winning writer who was raised in Jamaica, the US and the UK. Having studied English & American Studies at the University of East Anglia, she worked in journalism, publishing and TV production. Her books include The Rose of Martinique: a biography of Napoleon's Josephine, which was published in several countries, and Showgirls, which has turned into a two-part TV documentary and a dance event. Her next book, Sugar in the Blood: one family's story of slavery and Empire will be published in 2011 by Portobello Books (UK), Knopf (USA) and Ambo Anthos (Holland). Andrea has been published in a number of anthologies and has contributed to the Guardian, the Independent, the Telegraph and the New Statesman.
Course fees*
To secure their place on the course successful applicants will be asked to pay a non-refundable first payment of £1,000. The balance of the course fee, a further £2,500, will be payable in 4 further installments of £625 on 15 January, 15 February, 15 March and 15 April 2012 respectively. Once the deposit has been paid students will be liable to pay the entire course fee.
For more information
If you would like more information about the course or have any questions please contact Fiona Buswell on +44 (0)207 927 3868 or email fionab@faber.co.uk.
When & Where
Faber and Faber
Bloomsbury House
74-77 Great Russell Street
WC1B 3DA London
United Kingdom
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 9:00 PM (GMT)
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