Several participants in Cinnamon Press courses have gone on to have poetry collections or novels published and/or

to win literary prizes - so why not join a course this year and make 2012 the year to take your writing seriously and

move it to the next level?

Sadly, two people have had to cancel for the next course in November due to family emergencies, so there are two

last minute places for only £350 – these places normally cost £500 and for this bargain price you get all food,

accommodation and tuition in one of the most beautiful locations for any course.

We hope to see you there.

Join Cinnamon Press founder and editor, Jan Fortune and North Wales writer, Pete Marshall for an inspiring week of

creative writing workshops, individual mentoring and inspiration from the stunning scenery of Snowdonia in the company

of a small group of writers.

Where? In a beautiful group of cottages at Tyn-y-coed just four miles from historic Conwy.

When? The autumn date is November 3rd - 8th

Cost? The normal cost is £500, but we’re offering the last places for just £350 so hurry!

The group? The courses are aimed at those who want to move their writing to the next level, want help with work in

progress or who are looking for fresh inspiration in a supportive, stimulating environment. Places always go quickly

so book soon.

The course? The workshops will focus on making your writing come to life, whether you are working on fiction or poetry.

The group will be limited in size to allow each writer two one to one mentoring sessions during the week. In addition to

opportunities to share work in progress, time to write and relax, there will be a visit from a local author and the chance to

explore a beautiful area of Snowdonia, using walks (or car trips for those who would prefer not to walk too far) for writing

inspiration.

Pete Marshall was born in Liverpool in 1958. He left school at 15 and since then has worked in a number of occupations

ranging from soldier to social worker. His writing appears regularly in literary magazines at home and abroad.

His first collection of poetry was published by the Frogmore Press in 1989. His second, In Loco Parentis, a book about

child abuse and children in care was described by Peter Finch, poet and chairman of the Welsh Academi as "The best new

collection of poetry I have seen in years." Pete’s third collection, The Vale, was written during a six months writer's

sabbatical in the Vale of Glamorgan. He has recently completed a novel and has a sequence of thirteen poems,

‘Bro: A Snowdonia Sequence’ fin the Cinnamon anthology Kaleidoscope, due to be published in June 2011.

His fourth poetry collection, Agog, was published by Cinnamon in 2011. Pete is a member of Academi’s Writers on Tour

scheme. He is married with three children and lives on a traditional Welsh smallholding in the Conwy Valley. He has an

MA in creative writing from the University of Wales Bangor, where he now teaches. Pete also works in a special school

for children with autism.

Jan Fortune read theology at Cambridge and has a PhD in feminist theology and an MA in creative writing. She has taught

creative writing for the Open College of Art, The Writer’s House, the Arvon Foundation Women on Tour, Ty’n y Coed and Abri,

and does mentoring work as part of the co-operative, Triskele Writes. As founder and editor at Cinnamon Press, she has

edited over 140 books and helped many writers toward publication. Her books include novels, A Good Life, Dear Ceridwen,

The Standing Ground and Coming Home, and poetry collections, Particles of Life and Stale Bread and Miracles. She is

currently working on a poetry sequence exploring emotions through the landscape and architecture of an abandoned slate

mining village, and a novel that ranges across three generations and two continents, exploring issues of metamorphosis and

identity, I’m Still Here. Jan lives in North Wales.

Guest author - North Wales is rich in writers and there will be a chance to meet a guest author and discuss her/his writing.

Booking? Send a cheque for £350 to ‘Cinnamon Press’ (email Jan for a form [email protected]).