Whether you’re new to journalism or would simply like to brush up your writing skills, this essential masterclass will provide you with insights straight from the horses’ mouths.
Curated by columnist Stuart Heritage, this lively day of talks, suitable for all levels of experience, features sessions with some of the Guardian’s leading writers. They will advise you on all the essentials of journalism, including researching ideas, interviewing, writing and editing, as well as offer tips on pitching your stories to editors.
Content
- Journalist, author and interviewer extraordinaire Decca Aikenhead will discuss how to prepare and conduct interviews
- Freelance journalist and Guardian columnist Stuart Heritage will offer advice on writing columns, including where to find ideas and what questions you should ask yourself before you start writing
- Feature writer and novelist Paula Cocozza will show you what makes a great feature and how to write one yourself
- Guardian’s opinion editor Kira Cochrane will share her tips on how to approach editors and pitch them your ideas
Tutor profiles
Stuart Heritage is a freelance writer with columns in Guardian Family, Guardian Weekend and G2. He has also written for Vice, NME, Esquire and many other publications, as well as for several TV programmes that were supposed to be funny but really weren’t. He is the author of Don’t Be a Dick, Pete. He tweets @stuheritage.
Decca Aitkenhead writes the Guardian’s Saturday interview. She began her career at the Independent, before joining the Guardian as a columnist in 1997. In 2000, she left to write a book about travelling around the world in search of the perfect Ecstasy pill, which was less fun than it sounds. She returned to the Guardian as a features writer in 2008. Gordon Brown’s spin doctor used to advise politicians: “Thou shalt under no circumstances do an interview with Decca Aitkenhead.” Decca thinks he was wrong about that, but some interviewees would probably agree. She is also the author of memoir All at Sea.
Paula Cocozza is a feature writer at the Guardian. She has also worked as a fashion writer, a sports writer and an editor on G2. Her first novel, How to be Human, was published in spring 2017. She tweets @CocozzaPaula.
Kira Cochrane is opinion editor and currently acting features editor of the Guardian. She was women’s editor from 2006 to 2010, and is the author of the Guardian short book All the Rebel Women and editor of the Guardian anthology Women of the Revolution. She has also written two novels, and tweets @KiraCochrane.
Details
Date: Saturday 27 January 2018
Times: Full-day course, 10am-4pm
Location: The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU
Price: £99 plus £4.46 booking fee
Event capacity: 100
Complimentary lunch and refreshments included.
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