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Settled into September yet? As we get into the rhythm of new routines and the change in season, here’s a look at what’s coming up at Faber Academy for the rest of the month. Some courses are sold out, but a few places remain across the programme. ✍️

https://t.co/PjInOkgXBJ

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'Write. The hardest thing is to consistently turn up and write. It’s ninety percent perspiration and ten percent (if you’re lucky) inspiration.’

Read our Q&A with Academy graduate N.J. Hatton ahead of the publication of his debut novel, Truth Will Out.

https://t.co/aEspXtiBC5

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A new play by acclaimed playwright and Faber Academy Writing Drama tutor Michael Wynne is currently running at the Edinburgh Fringe! 🎭

Clive, starring @1paulkeating, is on at @assemblyfest. Find out more and book tickets: https://t.co/AyLNZP3Ugt

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We caught up with Faber Academy graduate Fauzia Musa following the publication of her debut novel The Strangling Fig to discuss her journey to getting published, her time on our Writing a Novel course – and her advice for aspiring authors.

https://t.co/TOeGd4OMnA

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We’re looking forward to running a workshop @durhambookfest this October. Join us for Life Writing with Amy Key – a day-long workshop of reading, writing and sharing your work with like-minded people.

https://t.co/JVti6o2vv7

[Ina @Ina_Christova]

So wonderful to attend Amman’s special book launch of ‘Mr Siddhu’s Post Office’ 💌 @Dauntbooks! We did the @FaberAcademy course together and this was a wonderful moment 🎉📚 #WritingCommunity

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Congratulations to former Faber Academy mentee Letty Butler! 🎉 Letty was mentored by Nikesh Shukla through our mentoring programme.

https://t.co/1AmXTsMva3

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Read Faber Academy graduate Yalkun Uluyol's great piece in The Guardian today.

Yalkun took part in Sarfraz Manzoor's Show and Tell: Writing for Newspapers, Magazines and Online Media recently, which led to this commission.

https://t.co/1g3LVA7n8q

[Rachel Long @rachelnalong]

Intimacy and Inheritance in Poetry — a week-long summer course ☀️🍦✏️📚with me and the incredible @iamrichardscott @FaberAcademy

https://t.co/g5w6RGAUKW

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Congratulations to Faber Academy tutor Natasha Bell! 🎉

Natasha teaches on our popular Finish Your Draft course. The next iteration starts soon – apply by this Sunday to join and get to the end of your novel.

https://t.co/b87YLqkJCK

[Richard Skinner @RichardNSkinner]

Happy to announce that Part One of my long essay “On the novels I wrote that didn’t work, the novels I will never write and the one I wish I’d written” is now up on the Faber Journal.

Enjoy!

https://t.co/T5DT7VDf6v

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Some very exciting news for a Faber Academy graduate – congratulations Hope! 🎉

https://t.co/GWo3m19Oo9

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Congratulations to Writing a Novel graduate Mahmud El Sayed on having his novel The Republic of Memory chosen as one of The Bookseller's debuts of the year!

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Mahmud El Sayed claims space for Arabfuturism in his polyphonic spaceship-set debut, The Republic of Memory 👇 https://t.co/l1rVsXtuPt

[Richard Skinner @RichardNSkinner]

Long essay ‘On the novels I wrote that didn’t work, the novels I will never write and the one I wish I’d written’ coming soon!

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[Caroline Raphael @CSRaphael1]

I’m running this introduction to Audio Drama again for Faber Academy and although technically for writers I know producers/directors who want to think about how to tell stories in audio will find it/have found it inspiring. https://t.co/PEWmRIzWc7.

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In our upcoming Show & Tell course, you'll learn to transform your passions and experiences into compelling first-person essays, opinion pieces and columns under the guidance of acclaimed journalist Sarfraz Manzoor.

🗓️ Starts 18 Sept.

https://t.co/N34By8aKHn

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Sarfraz Manzoor reflects on his journey to becoming a writer and the creation of his Faber Academy course on writing for the media: Show and Tell: Writing for Newspapers, Magazines and Online Media. 📰

https://t.co/JvedjJbMmH

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Writing YA is an invigorating introduction to writing fiction for teenagers and young adults that will give you the skills – and inspiration – to get your YA novel started.

Starts 15 Sept.

https://t.co/IxheWPiJsz

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Penny Joelson, tutor for Faber Academy’s Writing YA course, shares her top five reasons why you should write for young adults.

https://t.co/Fqxh6hscf8

[Penny Joelson @pennyjoelson]

I'm really excited to be teaching at Faber Academy again this autumn! I'll be teaching both Writing YA and Writing Crime. Contact [email protected] with questions, and to book follow this link:
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