Bestselling author Laura Barnett is passionate about depicting the tangible, authentic experiences of her characters. 

In this two-hour session, Laura - who is also a Senior Lecturer in Fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a tutor and mentor for the Arvon Foundation and the agency-led London writing school Curtis Brown Creative - will offer tips and tricks about how to bring your fictional worlds to vivid, three-dimensional life. 

Suitable for writers of all levels, this workshop will invite you to breathe new life and inspiration into your writing.

Meet the tutor

Laura Barnett is the author of four novels including the number one bestseller, The Versions of Us, Greatest Hits, Gifts and This Beating Heart. As an arts journalist and theatre critic, she has written regularly for the Guardian, Observer, the Daily Telegraph and Time Out London. Laura lives with her husband Andy, son Caleb and cat Eno in rural Kent.