Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Hawthornden Fellowship

A Hawthornden Fellowship is something I've dreamt about for a while now - the chance to spend a solid month writing in Hawthornden Castle, near Edinburgh, in the company of other writers... well, who wouldn't fancy that? I'm therefore hugely thrilled to have won a fellowship for next year - lucky me. If you want to know more about Hawthornden, Vanessa Gebbie wrote a wonderful blog post about her time there (there's another post from Camille DeAngelis here - look at the beautiful wintry photo of the trees in the ravine). So you can see why I'm excited - a month writing, no/few distractions, meals provided (including lunch brought to your room)... can't wait. It will be a great opportunity for me to work hard on the novel and to get it looking something like a novel... that's what I hope anyway. I'm also really excited to find out who I'll be there with too. I'll write about my fellowship after I've been sometime early next year - many thanks to the admissions committee for choosing my application.
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7 comments:

  1. Unknown16 October 2013 at 11:53

    This is fabulous news Andrea, many, many congratulations! You must be beside yourself with excitement. Just the thought of no interruptions or demands for a day thrills me with delight – a whole month: wow! Have a wonderful time next year.

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  2. A. J. Ashworth16 October 2013 at 11:55

    I know - I'm very lucky! Thanks, Jacky. Hope your writing is going well.

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  3. Laura Besley16 October 2013 at 12:59

    Many many congratulations!!! I hope you have a wonderfully productive time there and I look forward to hearing all about it :)

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  4. Joanna17 October 2013 at 06:12

    Congratulations. That's wonderful news. You will be able to make huge strides with your novel in perfect peace and tranquillity.

    I'm so enjoying The Red Room. It's a beautiful book and the stories are brilliant. Many thanks.

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  5. A. J. Ashworth17 October 2013 at 07:53

    Thanks, Laura and Joanna. So glad you're enjoying Red Room - many thanks for getting hold of a copy!

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  6. Michaela Braun17 April 2015 at 18:41

    How did you find an application Joanna?

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  7. A. J. Ashworth17 April 2015 at 19:00

    Hi Michaela, You have to write to the address here and request an application form: http://www.writersservices.com/reference/hawthornden-castle-fellowship It's then just a case of filling it in and posting it back. Good luck!

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