Ardella Jones

Creative Writing lecturer

Based in
London, United Kingdom
Also teaches in Balham Bowls Club, Ramsden Road, SW12 8QX more venues in South London due to open in 2010
Ardella Jones | Creative Writing lecturer

Rates: £125.00 per five week course , mentoring/critques by arrangement


Make an enquiry Phone: 07852 483001
Skype

Ardella Jones grew up fast in Ladbroke Grove then went to Bristol University where she read English and had the pee taken out of her accent. On graduating, she worked for Lambeth Council whilst moonlighting as reggae correspondent for the NME. She won the Catherine Pakenham Award for journalism for an article on Jamaica and wrote features for The Sunday Observer Magazine, The Guardian, Mojo, Melody Maker, Small Axe and a host of obscure music mags. Ardella then switched to writing fiction and scripts including a short story for Marie Claire and The Labour Exchange, a comedy panel game for Radio 4 starring Rory McGrath, Tony Hawks and Stephen Frost. Ardella wrote and performed as part of a double act winning the New Names of 92 award at the Edinburgh Fringe for the show Cooking with Ken & Ard and on the comedy circuit as a solo stand up performing at Up the Creek, Jongleurs, Bound and Gagged et al. Ardella still employs her stand up skills when teaching Creative Writing for various universities and FE colleges and as a performance poet at Dodo Modern Poets and the Wimbledon Bookfest. Her most recent commission was as series script editor and writer for the cult 3D animation, Bunny Maloney, for France2. Ardella is creative writing correspondent for SPA magazine and one of Southerly Communications wriitng team. Ardella’s star sign is Scorpio, her hobby is buying shoes and her favourite food is expensive.

Ardella Jones, BA Hons, DMS, PGCE is a member of the Institute for Learning and the National Association of Writers in Education

Group Classes

Writing for Children Picture Books to Teen Fiction

A comprehensive ongoing course on writing and editing children’s picture books and early readers with publisher/editor Simona Sideri plus Jonathan Wolfman, script editor for BBC’s BAFTA winning series Tracy Beaker Returns, CBBC’s Best of Friends, Pet Squad and Scoop on TV formats; Gillian Corderoy, writer for Postman Pat , Mouk and Wibbly Pig, on episode writing, storyboarding and cartoons. Develop your ideas and learn new techniques.

Flexible attendance coose 5 or 10 sessions over the year. Email support between sessions

There are two or more tutors per session to ensure that you can focus on your preferred form and age group and get maximum feedback.

To reserve your place: phone 07852 483001 or email creativewriting@chalkthesun.co.uk

It's a: 
workshop
Venue: 
Balham Bowls Club Bar
Location: 
7-9 Ramdsen Rd SW12 8QX, London, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Saturdays 1- 4pm monthly last Saturday each month from April 2012
Rates: 
£125 for 5 sessions £225 for 10

Chalk the Sun: Creative Writing Courses

You can develop your talent in a small group, with a supportive atmosphere and comfy chairs, next door to a bar. You will have the opportunity to

• learn new techniques
• hone your writing skills
• experiment with new ideas and rework old ones
• sustain commitment to your writing
• edit, discuss and review your work
• prepare for publication

There will be a series of monthly workshops throughout the year. Each consists of a 3-hour class exploring a specific aspect of writing, and sharing and feeding back on your work in progress. You will be expected to write regularly, complete assignments both in and out of class, share your work and give constructive feedback to others. You will benefit from input from two professional writers and will receive at least one detailed written critique during the course, plus email support. Ideal for those working on novels or longer projects.

We also have Wednesday evening courses which run for 5 consequetive weeks; they 'stand alone' and you can do one or more.

Plus we have a Reading and Wine event on Sunday 27th March when students can perform their work and meet other writers.

So, keep your New Year’s resolution, reactivate your creativity and revitalise your old stories.

Writers Room - first Saturday in every month 1-4pm on-going. You can do any 5 sessions over the year or all 10.

Story taster workshop
1-4pm Saturday 18th August 2012
with Children's BAFTA winner Jonathan Wolfman, BBC script editor,an ideal chance to meet the tutors, get started on a story and find the right course for you.

Course 1 Upping the Ante TBC 7.00 – 9.30pm
Concretisation, unreliable narrators, tone, pace,voice.

Course 2 More Upping the Ante
18th April - 23 May 2012 Genre, editing, subplot and subtext, suspense and tension – polish your product for publication.

Course 3 Tool Box 1
13th June -18th July 2012. 7.00 – 9.30pm
Scene setting and description, voice and viewpoint, character and dialogue, concretising and sequencing – get your basic equipment sorted

Course 4 Tool Box 2
TBC 7.00 – 9.30pm
Concretising characters, structure and plot, character and motivation, dialogue and sub-text for new and more experienced writers

It's a: 
workshop
Venue: 
Balham Bowls Club
Location: 
Ramsden Rd, London SW12 8QX, London, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
1st Saturday each month from 8th January 2010 1-4pm until 2nd July Wednesdays 7-9.30pm starts 19th Janaury 2011 Upping the Ante - techniques and topics
Rates: 
£125.00 per five session course or workshop

Services

Aimed at: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.
Online teaching offered

THE SMALL PRINT

Refund Policy: If you cancel in writing/email within 28 days of the course starting date you will receive a full refund of your fee minus £20.00 administrative costs. Cancellations within less than 28 days will only receive a refund in exceptional circumstances.

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