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Alex Davis
@alexdavis1981.bsky.social
Lecturer, workshopper and creative writing events organiser - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis-events-17318878423
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Hello! I work as a lecturer, workshoppers and event organiser, focussing mostly on horror with a smattering of SF and fantasy. Here's a few of the things I get up to regularly...
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Alex Davis Events
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Ghost story lovers unite! We've got a massive day of writing workshops, author interviews and panels for WINTER HAUNTS on the 15th November, and it's all happening online, so you can join us from anywhere! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #writing #writers #authors #fiction #ghosts #ghoststory
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Thinking about that writing New Year's Resolution? My January course LET'S WRITE A NOVEL could be just the thing to help you get that big project completed in 2026... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-write... #novel #novels #novelwriting #fiction #course #courses #writingcourse #writingcourses
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Join us to explore the dark side of found footage, with a big day of new features, classic screenings and exciting shorts at POV: THE FOUND FOOTAGE PROJECT! www.derbyquad.co.uk/pov/ #pov #foundfootage #horrormovies #horrorfilm #festival #filmfestival #filmfest #Derby #Derbyshire
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thinking about that writing New Year's Resolution? My January course LET'S WRITE A NOVEL could be just the thing to help you get that big project completed in 2026... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-write... #novel #novels #novelwriting #fiction #course #courses #writingcourse #writingcourses
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Five days to go until one of my biggest events of the year - WINTER HAUNTS is nearly here again, and we've got another awesome line-up of writing talent coming in for you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #ghoststory #ghoststories #gothic #Gothicfiction
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Celebrate Christmas the way it was meant to be done - with something spook! Johnny Mains' latest collection of lost ghost stories launches online on the 18th December... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/illusions-... #ghoststory #ghoststories #anthology #collection #shortstories #xmas #christmas
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Keep it short with me for this four-week course exploring short stories, kicking off on the 20th November! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-sh... #shortstory #shorts #shortstories #writing #writers #writingcourses #course #courses #fiction #shortfiction
Writing Short Stories - 4-week course
A four-week course exploring all the essentials of getting short stories written - and published.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Christmas and horror go together better than you might think, and this December Char Baker will be exploring the connection between fear and festivities... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/you-better... #xmas #horror #christmas #festive #writing #writers #horrorwriting #horrorwriters
'You Better Not Cry': The Connection between Christmas and Horror
A two-week course explore the connection between horror and Christmas, with writing exercises to help get you inspired!
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November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Keep it short with me for this four-week course exploring short stories, kicking off on the 20th November! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-sh... #shortstory #shorts #shortstories #writing #writers #writingcourses #course #courses #fiction #shortfiction
Writing Short Stories - 4-week course
A four-week course exploring all the essentials of getting short stories written - and published.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Join us for some ghostly goings-on this November, with four weeks of online sessions exploring the key aspects of the form! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-gh... #ghosts #ghoststories #ghoststory #course #courses #writingcourse #writingcourse #onlinecourse #onlinecourses
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
New years, new fears? If you're a horror writer looking to get more inspiration for 2026, then this six-week horror writing course could be just the thing for you! www.eventbrite.com/e/new-fears-... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorfiction #horrorcourse #horrorcourses
New Fears - 6-week horror writing school
Join us for six weeks of horror writing workshops, feedback, 1-2-1s and more - the perfect way to welcome in 2026...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Very excited for this new course coming in January, with Dr Nat Edwards exploring the way we can use cultural signs and codes to enhance our fiction with SEMIOTICS FOR STORYTELLING! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/semiotics-... #writing #writers #semiotics #course #courses #writingcourse #writingcourses
Semiotics for Storytelling with Dr Nat Edwards
A three-week course exploring the world of semiotics and the impact it can have on your storytelling.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Ghost story lovers unite! We've got a massive day of writing workshops, author interviews and panels for WINTER HAUNTS on the 15th November, and it's all happening online, so you can join us from anywhere! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #writing #writers #authors #fiction #ghosts #ghoststory
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Found footage continues to enjoy great popularity in the world of horror film, and POV: THE FOUND FOOTAGE PROJECT will be putting the spotlight on the genre on November 22nd at QUAD - Derby! www.derbyquad.co.uk/pov/ #derby #derbyshire #film #filmfest #filmfestival #horrorfilm #horrormovies
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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I know I keep saying this, but I'm SO EXCITED about this course...

I've been doing (and teaching) semiotic analysis for a living for the last 15 years - so to finally be able to apply it in a fiction writing context is sort of a dream come true...
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We've got four fab feature and six superb shorts as part of POV: THE FOUND FOOTAGE PROJECT, coming up on the 22nd of November at QUAD - Derby! www.derbyquad.co.uk/pov/ #horror #horrorfilm #horrormovies #filmfest #filmfestival #Derby #Derbyshire #foundfootage
POV - The Found Footage Project Archives | Derby QUAD
View our latest season/festival: . See what the available times are for this event.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Not long to go on those early birds for WRITING THE OCCULT: CRYPTIDS AND CREATURES! We have an absolute beast of a line-up incoming for the 29th November... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-th... #monsters #cryptids #horror #occult #writing #writers #authors
November 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Seeking something haunting to keep you going this November and December? My four-week look at the world of WRITING GHOST STORIES will be serving up all the spectres and spirits you could hope for... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-gh... #ghoststory #ghosts #ghoststories
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One week to go until we're joined by some of the very best ghost story and Gothic fiction writers around for WINTER HAUNTS, with a big day of interviews, panels and workshops ahead! And here's just a sample of the awesome authors who'll be joining us... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau...
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Very excited for this new course coming in January, with Dr Nat Edwards exploring the way we can use cultural signs and codes to enhance our fiction with SEMIOTICS FOR STORYTELLING! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/semiotics-... #writing #writers #semiotics #course #courses #writingcourse #writingcourses
Semiotics for Storytelling with Dr Nat Edwards
A three-week course exploring the world of semiotics and the impact it can have on your storytelling.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Looking forward to a brief dip in the waters of WRITING GHOST STORIES with this one-off session for Nottingham Writers Studio, running in three weeks' time! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-gh... #ghosts #ghoststories #ghoststory #writing #writers #writingworkshop #writingworkshops
Writing Ghost Stories with Alex Davis
The perfect opportunity to indulge yourself in a spooky storyline or two
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A brand-new course coming up next year, with SEMIOTICS FOR STORYTELLING led by @tcparker.bsky.social kicking off in January! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/semiotics-... #storytelling #writing #writers #fiction #authors #stories #semiotics #course #courses
Semiotics for Storytelling with Dr Nat Edwards
A three-week course exploring the world of semiotics and the impact it can have on your storytelling.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Spookiness aplenty for the season, with my four-week look at WRITING GHOST STORIES kicking off on the 18th November! And we're online, so you can haunt us from anywhere in the world... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-gh... #ghoststory #ghoststories #course #courses #writingcourse #writingcourses
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A week left to go to book for WINTER HAUNTS, with an amazing array of authorial talent taking place! If you're a reader or writer of Gothic fiction or ghost stories, then this could be the day out for you... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #gothic #gothicfiction #ghoststory #ghoststories
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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It's ALIVE! And even bigger than Frankenstein's monster - WRITING THE OCCULT: CRYPTIDS AND CREATURES will be taking you on a journey through the world of all things monstrous and mysterious on the 29th November... www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-th...
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM