Catch up with StoryCon
Catch up with some of the highlights from StoryCon, our online creative writing and illustration conference for young people.
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Kickstart your creativity
- Start writing poetry with Dean AttaThe Black Flamingo talks about 'how to' poems and writing your own stanzas.
- Illustration with Gary ErskineHow to build your own world and characters through illustration.
- Writing in Scots with Matthew FittEssential advice for writing in the Scots language.
- Writing comedy sketches with Mairi MacLeod (in Gaelic)Learn the secret to laugh-out-loud comedy writing.
- Writing memoir with Catherine SimpsonDiscover how to write your own story.
- Creating comics with Frank QuitelyExplore the creative process behind drawing and writing comics.
Improving your work
- Fantastic stories and where to find them with Oliver EmmanuelHow to capture and keep your audience's attention.
- Planning and plot with Lucy RibchesterLearn how to plan and plot your writing.
- World-building and fantasy writing with P.M. FreestoneFantasy writer P.M Freestone shares advice for building rich fantasy worlds.
- Writing emotion with Akemi Dawn BowmanHow to invoke emotions in your readers and create characters they care about.
- Creating characters with Patrice LawrenceExplore how to create believable, compelling characters.
- Writing dialogue with Alan BissettLearn how to write believable and interesting dialogue.
- Writing in your own voice with Nadine Aisha JassatA workshop on how to write in your own voice.
Next steps
- Writing a novel with Tim Armstrong (in Gaelic)Advice on finding your writing routine and keeping yourself motivated.
- Editing your work with Henry BellThe poet and writer shares top tips on how to edit your work.
- How to get published with Juno DawsonA guide to the publication process, from your first idea to finding an agent.
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