This immersive 2-hour writing workshop led by three titans of the publishing industry is suitable for writers of all levels and genres. Covering the essentials of storytelling, character development and editing, this participatory workshop will address issues of style, substance, and narrative in an intensive yet welcoming environment that will take your creative skills to the next level.

Led by publisher Alexandra Pringle, historian and screenwriter, Alex von Tunzelmann and editor, Faiza Khan, this experienced team will give immediate constructive feedback on your writing, combined with advice on a writing and publishing career.

Bring along whatever you most like to write with – laptop, iPad or notebook and pen.

About the Tutors:

Alexandra Pringle was Editorial Director at Virago Press in the 1980s and Editorial Director at Hamish Hamilton and a literary agent in the 1990s. In 1999 she joined Bloomsbury Publishing where she was Editor-in-Chief for over twenty years. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Visiting Professor at the Centre For Fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her memoir, Caravan, is to be published by Canongate in the UK and Simon & Schuster in the US in 2027.

Alex von Tunzelmann is a historian, broadcaster and screenwriter. The most recent of her five books, Fallen Idols, was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2022. Her debut, Indian Summer, was an international bestseller. Her feature film debut, Churchill (2017), starred Brian Cox. She has also written episodes of Medici (Netflix), starring Richard Madden and Dustin Hoffman. She writes History’s Secret Heroes for BBC Radio 4, narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, and wrote and presented The Lucan Obsession (Radio 4), one of The Observer’s top ten podcasts of 2024.

Faiza Khan is former Consulting Editor at Bloomsbury Publishing. She has worked with critically acclaimed authors with a special interest in emerging voices from around the world. She currently works as a freelance editor with publishers and literary agents in London, and as a mentor for writers. She leads writing and editing workshops for international cultural institutions including the National Museum of Sweden in Stockholm and the Academy of Art and Design in Basel.