University hosting: University of Birmingham

Location: University of Birmingham – Edgbaston Campus

Event Information: How do you write a work of genius? Many people think authors sit down and write a masterpiece, starting at the first page and ending at the last, in one burst of inspiration. The truth is that most of the authors we know and love work hard revising and refining, sometimes endlessly tweaking their work before they feel it is ready. And their manuscripts — handwritten drafts left for posterity–document this process. This workshop explores the writing process of some well-known authors, using Oscar Wilde as our primary example. We’ll try to decipher his handwritten manuscripts to track his writing process, and hopefully learn some tricks for refining our own writing.

This event is suitable for: Year 12 and Year 13

How to book a place: Please register on our website here.

Recording your attendance on the RO student hub: Please email us at realisingopportunities@contacts.bham.ac.uk after the event so that your attendance can be logged on the RO database. Please include your full name, the date, time and title of the event. Uploading attendance to the RO student hub after the event is a manual process so can take some time – please do not worry about this.