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Bon bon danke, dushi* Thanks very much, sweetie

Just before Covid-19 turned our world upside down, I was [...]

By chalkthesun|March 20th, 2020|Categories: Blog|Tags: creative writing classes and workshops in south London, Curacao, Jewish diaspora in Curacao, languages of the Caribbean, Papiamento, Papiamentu, slave-trading Portuguese pidgin Cape Verde, the Dutch Antilles, the history of Curacao|0 Comments

Is your Heroine Dull and Worthy?

Writers often tell me they have a problem with [...]

By chalkthesun|February 28th, 2019|Categories: Blog|Tags: Creating compelling heroines, creative writing character creation tips, how to create characters, problems with main protagonists, writing better central characters|0 Comments

Farewell Il Collegio, Masseria Impisi

In May we said goodbye to Masseria Impisi, the 16th [...]

By chalkthesun|November 7th, 2018|Categories: Blog|Comments Off

Iceland: Land of Ice, Fire and Literature

I in 10 Icelanders will publish a book My recent [...]

By chalkthesun|July 3rd, 2018|Categories: Blog|Comments Off

Last Supper at Impisi

Spot the difference Last week we celebrated our eighth and [...]

By chalkthesun|May 24th, 2018|Categories: Blog|Tags: Ardella Jones and Chalk the Sun Creative writing, creative writing retreats, creative writing workshops in South London, Il Collegio Ostuni, Jamie Cooks Italy Channel 4, Masseria Impisi Ostuni Puglia southern Italy, sculptor David Westby and painter Leonie Whitton, Simona Sideri children's books publishing professional, The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci|0 Comments

Liberty Hall: a Night-off for your Brain. New Opportunities for Traditional Plays

Chalk the Sun writers have enjoyed performance workshops from playwright/actor [...]

By chalkthesun|April 12th, 2018|Categories: Blog|Tags: Alexander Jonas actor, Julia Haythorn actor/producer Rare Fortune Productions, Ken Michaels actor, Liberty Hall comedy review, Murder on Cue play by Robin Jennifer Miller, Robin Jennifer Miller farce Liberty Hall, Stagescripts Ltd. Old Sorting Office Arts Centre Barnes Green|0 Comments