Masterclass on The Building Blocks of a Novel/ How to Apply

Apr 24, 2024 Emmanuella Omonigho

Are you an aspiring novelist? Then save your spot for this masterclass on novel writing.

Jacana Media Masterclasses Jacana Media is hosting a series of writing masterclasses, one of which is the building blocks of a novel. This will be facilitated by the 2024 Drue Literature Prize winner, Mubanga Kalimamukwento.

What will you learn?

This masterclass is a crash course in turning your ideas into a draft manuscript. It will offer insights on how to outline your novel. You will also learn about creating memorable characters with distinct voices and the idea of setting as characters. Additionally, Mubanga will equip you with practical tools to finish your novel, including strategies for revising and committing to them and, importantly, balancing your creative process with the rest of life’s demands.

When is the Masterclass on The Building Blocks of a Novel?

Monday, May 20th 2024: 18h00-19h30 SAST

Where will it be held?

On Crowdcast Webinar Platform

How to Register

Go to the Masterclass page on the Crowdcast Platform, click on ‘save my spot’ and follow the instructions.

About the Faciliatator

Mubanga Kalimamukwento is a Zambian writer and lawyer. Her debut novel, The Mourning Bird, won the Dinaane Debut Fiction Award in 2019. She won the Kalemba Short Story Prize (2019), the Tusculum Review Poetry Chapbook Contest (2022) and the Drue Heinz Literature Prize (2024). Her work has appeared in Contemporary Verse 2, adda, Overland and Menelique.

To learn more about the masterclass on the building blocks of a novel, be sure to visit the Jacana Media X (FKA Twitter)Page. Before the webinar, you can read this article on how to write a novel.

Good luck.