Aug 26-31
The Hurst
Residential Writing Week: Non-Fiction
Transforming travel experience into compelling writing
Sophy Roberts
Rory MacLean
Guest: Laura Beatty
Laura Beatty
Laura Beatty is the author of two biographies, two novels and two genre-defying books (a mix of travel, history, memoir and fiction). Her first novel, Pollard – which the Observer called a “fierce and wonderful” book – won the Authors’ Club First Novel Award as well as being shortlisted for the Ondaatje prize for books which evoke the spirit of place. Her most recent book, Looking for Theophrastus, was shortlisted for the Runciman prize. She teaches creative writing at the University of Western England and runs writing workshops for union workers, nationwide.
She lives in Bath and on the Greek island of Syros.