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December 6, 2024

Northern Ireland: Reading Force, Writing Military Memoirs Workshop

 

𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲…

Reading Force are very excited to share that in May 2025 they will be launching a memoir writing competition with the first prize of a publishing deal with Pen & Sword publishers!
This competition will be open to all those with a military connection – serving, veteran, partners and spouses.

May is miles away we hear you say! 
Ahead of the competition and to support those who are thinking about entering, in partnership with the National Army Museum, London, Reading Force are running a special one-day workshop on writing military memoirs on Saturday 8th February 2025, 10:15am-4:00pm.

Speakers include Patrick Hennessey, author of 'The Junior Officers' Reading Club: Killing Time and Fighting Wars' (Penguin, 2011) and Dr Holly Greenland: Setting Your Writing Goals. You can see the full list of speakers and details about the day here: 
https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/writing-military-memoirs

Tickets are £50 for the day and make the perfect Christmas present for the writer in your life. There are limited spaces for this event, so please book tickets now to avoid disappointment.

For more details please click here

Information provided by HIVE NI