Writing Children's Fiction with Patrice Lawrence

Part of the Brunel University New Writers Programme

Creative Writing Workshop: Children’s Fiction

So You Want to Write for Children? Award-winning author, Patrice Lawrence encourages you to lean in. In this workshop, Patrice will cover the basics of writing fiction for children and young people. This will include:

· An overview of the context of children's publishing

· Developing relatable characters

· Idea generation

· Devising a simple plot structure

There will also be time for Patrice to answer your questions.

About Patrice Lawrence

Patrice Lawrence was shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards Children’s Fiction Prize in 2015 for her novel, People Like Stars. Patrice is an award-winning author of books for children of all ages, from picture books to books for young adults. She has judged numerous book awards including the Costa, Nero and Jhalak Children's Book Awards, the Little Rebels Book Award and the Queen's Knickers Illustrated Book Award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has been awarded an MBE for services to literature.

About this programme:

Brunel University is a very proud partner of the Nero Book Awards and the Nero New Writers Prize for unpublished writers. With the New Writers Programme, our aim is to support as many aspiring writers as possible with an online series of free creative writing workshops, and publishing webinars.

If you would like to develop your writing craft, learn from incredible authors, and understand more about how publishing works from industry experts, this series is for you.