JUST 1 WEEK LEFT TO APPLY! Sign up for my 15 week mentoring course with WriteMentor. 1 fully funded scholarship place is available.
This course is designed for writers of YA fiction, who are already competent in the basics of writing craft, but wish to elevate their work to the next level.
It is a demanding, intense course which will require a huge degree of commitment from everyone who gets a place. But like pressure and heat does to graphite, you too can produce a diamond.
Start date: Monday 13th January 2020
End date: Sunday 5th May 2020
Cost: £600
Number of students: 10
Eligibility: You must have written at least 15,000 words of a YA novel and be able to give feedback to two writers every week during the 15 week course. This is a COMPULSORY element of the course.
Time commitment:
Approx 10 hours a week – this is an intense course and you should only apply if you feel you can commit this time for the duration of the 15 weeks.
Mechanics of feedback:
The students selected will send 3 x 5000 word extracts to Lauren for critique and also post 3 x 5000 word extracts for their 9 peers to critique. Students may chose to have the same extracts reviewed by both Lauren and their peers, or they can choose to post different ones.
You will submit 3 extracts to Lauren:
– Round 1: 1st 5K submitted – due 13th January.
– Round 2: 2nd 5K submitted – due 17th February.
Lauren will also review your query letter if you are at this stage.
Each student will also get a 1-2-1 consultation with Lauren during the second half of the course to discuss progress, strengths, development areas and moving forward.
Content:
Every fortnight, Lauren will produce a set of craft notes of a variety of writing topics. The course notes will use examples taken from Lauren’s published writing to illustrate the lessons.
Applications:
Please note that Lauren will require to see a 1500 word outline of the whole story in addition to the writing sample asked for. She will give you feedback on this outline and our students have all found this extremely worthwhile.
APPLICATION FORM: https://forms.gle/zV9VMiu5uZmUFBUW8
CLOSING DATE: December 24th
Contact WriteMentor with any application queries!
Location:
Online
Agents:
At the end of the course, the following agents have agreed to look at your completed manuscript:
Claire Wilson (RCW), Clare Wallace (Darley Anderson) and Jo Williamson (Antony Harwood).
Testimonial:
Wren James 
Hi Lauren,
My 11.5y.o. grandson is a super-talented young writer already so I’m wondering what your youngest attendees are out of interest for a future course please? He’s been attending workshops that are for high-school level students for the past year (at QACI – Queensland Academies Creative Industries) and will in all likelihood study for his IB (Baccalaureate) there instead of regular high school (as did his talented actress sister but that’s another story).
Loved the two books of yours we have read so far (The Last Beginning and The Next Together); thank you for the wonderful reads! Warm regards from Queensland, Australia,
Jacqui (on behalf of Leonard)
On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 02:58, Lauren James – Young Adult Author wrote:
> Lauren James posted: ” JUST 1 WEEK LEFT TO APPLY! Sign up for my 15 week > mentoring course with WriteMentor. 1 fully funded scholarship place is > available. This course is designed for writers of YA fiction, who are > already competent in the basics of writing craft, but wish to” >
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He’s a bit too young for this course, unfortunately, but I’d be happy to edit his writing through a one on one critique! https://laurenejames.co.uk/editorial-services/
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