Author announces 2022 weekend workshops for writing groups

[John Dean]

Novelist John Dean has announced a series of weekend workshops to be held specifically for writing groups in Spring and Summer 2022 at his home in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

John, author of 21 crime novels and currently published by London-based The Book Folks, is the creator of the popular DCI John Blizzard and DCI Jack Harris series and will run courses based around sense of place from his 19^th Century hillside home between Castle Douglas and Kirkcudbright.

The workshop for groups of no less than four and no more than nine will be suitable for writers of all prose genres. The number of events will be limited and bookings are on a first-come-first-served basis. They will operate on dates agreed with the groups.

John, who has taught creative writing for twenty years, said: “My experience from having run weekend workshops at my home for four years is that the opportunity for members of writing groups to stand back from the hustle and bustle of daily life and focus on their writing, while at the same time being inspired by a stunning landscape, is something that appeals to many authors.

“The workshops have inspired some highly creative work and provided writers with powerful inspiration by allowing them to draw on the stunning landscape surrounding the house, as well as affording them the opportunity to bounce ideas off each other in a relaxed atmosphere.”

The cost is £95 per person, including catering, for groups of between four and six with a discount price of £80 per person for groups of seven, eight or nine.

Dates can be arranged to suit groups’ preferences and more information is available by emailing John on [e-mail] The course is non-residential but advice can be offered on local B and Bs and hotels.