I’m delighted to be part of the inaugural Epsom & Ewell Arts Festival this June! There are oodles of activities to choose from including music, art and literature.
I’ll be running a couple of screenwriting workshops. One for children, one for adults.
First up for the kids…
THE HERO’S JOURNEY – YOUNG SCREENWRITERS’ WORKSHOP
Author and screenwriter Mark Stay
Join professional screenwriter Mark Stay for a fun workshop where we’ll look at the ‘Hero’s Journey’, how one page of script becomes a finished scene, and we’ll create our own story using ideas and methods explored during the session. .
Mark Stay wrote the screenplay for the film Robot Overlords, released in 2014, starring Gillian Anderson and Ben Kingsley.
Robot Overlords is set in a world where Earth has been invaded by an occupying force of robots from another world. Every citizen has an implant in their neck that alerts the robots if you step outside. You get one warning… then you’re vaporised!
Suitable for ages 8-12.
Epsom Library, Learning Centre.
Mark will be signing copies of his original novel Robot Overlords after the event.
‘FROM PAGE TO SCREEN’
WRITING WORKSHOP
Screenwriter Mark Stay
Join professional screenwriter Mark Stay for a scriptwriting workshop and fascinating insider look at the development of a screenplay. Discover how one page of a screenplay becomes a finished film via storyboards, rehearsal, pre-viz, shooting, VFX, scoring through to the final scene.
Mark Stay wrote the screenplay for the film Robot Overlords, released in 2014, starring Gillian Anderson and Ben Kingsley.
Suitable for ages 13+.
Mark will be signing copies of his original novel Robot Overlords after the event.
WRITERS’ PANEL – THE PATH TO PUBLICATION
Mark Stay,
Laura Dodsworth,
Clare Burgess,
Zehra HIcks
What does it take to get published in the 21st century?
Join a senior publishing professional and four writers who took very different routes to publication: from crowdfunding, via movies, gardening and traditional publishing.
Chaired by Robot Overlords author and screenwriter Mark Stay.
On the panel are:
Claire Burgess, author of the children’s gardening series Lottie and Dottie.
Laura Dodsworth, photographer and author of Bare Reality: 100 women, their breasts, their stories
Zehra Hicks, author and illustrator of many children’s books, including All Mine!
Clare Somerville, Deputy Managing Director, Hachette Children’s Books.
