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Issue 271: Digital developments

  • Digital developments

    Image of recruitment sessions
    06 Mar 2014

    As the Writing Squad recruits its seventh group of talented young authors, Danny Broderick and Steve Dearden explain how their formula breaks down the barriers to writer development.

    We don't see the "Oh shit" moment too often these days. We used to see it on the faces of visiting tutors when they realised that the Writing Squad was not just another bunch of hopeful, young writers. They were writers who were hopeful, but more importantly, their time with us had led them to expect something different to the typical higher education creative writing courses or other workshop for young people in the arts sector.

    The Writing Squad began in 2001 and is supported by... more

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