“We cannot promise you success, thousands of readers, the rigors of fame, the literary splendor that some confuse with being a writer, but we can guarantee you a solid, complete and well-structured education.” one of the maxims Writers’ Schoolone of the largest training centers for those who want to tackle the written word, meeting twenty years this year and this will open a face-to-face headquarters in Alicante in OctoberAdded to the original in Madrid and later created in Burgos, Getafe and Leganés.
Aitor Díaz will be in charge of headquarters in AlicanteA 43-year-old chemical engineer working on the design of desalination plants, his interest in writing drove him seven years ago. student School in Madrid, later professor and now in author about to publish his first book fantastic stories with publisher Baker Street.
Aitor gave access to this community of writers in Alicante an old warehouse that he inherited from his grandfather, renovated and conditioned in the last six months, where she plans to start her first courses in October 18 of Maestro Gaztambide street. A large writing desk, another book nook and a coffee bar are all you need to get started in this bright, low-rise apartment in the city centre.
The promotion of the courses has not started yet (this can be consulted on Instagram at @deescritores_alicante or on the website escueladeescritores.com) but will continue this month. top ten students who want to start creative writing techniques and if you’re lucky, another feature of it is, fantasy literature.
“I’ll try,” he laughs. At least let people know it exists. It was not my intention to enrich with writing and courses. We have to see how it works first, and if not, we’ll start doing other things. I have a business and I was able to establish it because it is my property. I would love for many classes to emerge, but I would also like it to be a cultural meeting point.”
Head of the headquarters in Alicante, in contact with booksellers 80 Earth, Pynchon&Co and Fahrenheit 451you have in mind Offer free events such as workshops on narrative techniques, reading clubs or talks by professionals involved in writing or from other disciplines, such as cinema or music. Y Give free space to content creators from Alicante to display their work on the walls, “especially to people who find it difficult and not easy to display, like writers until they first publish it, whether it’s photography, painting, or sculpture,” says Aitor.
Writers’ School – chained stories inside window Approved by more than 3,000 students they go through their face-to-face and virtual classrooms every year and Faculty It has had or has had names like Benjamín Prado, Leila Guerriero, Sara Mesa, Abraham Boba (León Benavente) or Jonás Trueba. In addition to the endless writing courses, Narrative Master and Specialization Course in Teaching Creative Writingin collaboration with the University of Alcalá de Henares, both run by Aitor Díaz from Alicante, “There are no mathematical formulas for being a writer, but what helps most is sharing it with others. Writing is a social activity that is a little frustrating if not shared, where you don’t know if what you’re doing is right or what you’re writing for… and getting group therapy and learning to take criticism or comments from others”.
on September 12, pre-registration To the courses that the Writers’ School in Alicante is planning to start on October 3, Monday through Thursday with afternoon classes. Before that there will be an open house.