Sixteen budding authors enjoyed a free short story workshop at Wheatsheaf Library in Rochdale on Saturday. Frode Grytten, one of Norway's most respected authors and Dinesh Allirajah a founder member of the North West writing group 'Asian Voices, Asian Lives' read some of their most popular work and shared their literary experiences.
The workshop dealt with different approaches to the "small town" story and provided a forum for debate on what makes a great story and enable participants to share Dinesh and Frode's wealth of writing experience.
A "simultaneous translation" reading was a particularly popular feature of the event. Frode read his story in the original Norwegian with an English translation scrolling on a screen behind him. This let the audiences experience the cadences of the original writing whilst still being able to follow the story.
Frode has published five short story collections, two children's books, a poetry collection and a travelogue. Dinesh has performed at venues all over Europe with his short story collection 'A Manner of Speaking' recently published by Spike Books. (More about the writers)
Eighteen people attended the readings of the results of the workshop, which were enthusiastically received.
Many thanks to everybody involved in the event.
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