Author Archives: Maggie Hamand

Goodbye and Hello

Posted on April 21, 2012 at 4:14 pm by Maggie Hamand

After nearly five years teaching on the CCWC, Shaun Levin is sadly leaving us. Shaun’s teaching has been nothing short of inspirational and both the teaching team and the students will miss his knowledge, dedication, and his constructive and sensitive … Continue reading →

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New writing anthology for 2012

Posted on March 19, 2012 at 3:24 pm by Maggie Hamand

Following on from the success of our last Complete Creative Writing Course anthology, “Words Made Flesh, “we have decided to produce a new one for 2012. The deadline for entries by people who have taken at least one of our … Continue reading →

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Summer Holidays

Posted on August 2, 2011 at 10:59 am by Maggie Hamand

I’m just going on holiday, and reflecting about how we can use holidays in fiction to reveal new aspects of our characters which might not show at home. A holiday can confine two people in a new place – tensions, … Continue reading →

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Reading To Write – a workshop

Posted on April 5, 2011 at 1:10 pm by Maggie Hamand

What does it mean to read as a writer? This six-week course with Shaun Levin will focus on how close reading, imitation and experimentation can expand and strengthen your writing voice. The workshop is devised for writers of all levels … Continue reading →

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The Coming of Spring

Posted on March 28, 2011 at 10:29 pm by Maggie Hamand

There is always that first day in the year when the sky is blue, the air is warm, and there is suddenly a foretaste of summer – that day when you can go out for the first time not only … Continue reading →

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