Vicky was brought up on the North Yorkshire, Lancashire border, which is a heavy influence on her work. She began writing as a child and her decision to study at degree level has been life changing. She said of the experience: ‘I used to just write down my ideas and forget about them. Now my writing has direction.'
She has run creative writing workshops for adults and children around the North West and acted as a student mentor in her final two years at university. In 2007, Vicky won the Yorkshire Television Prize for Student Achievement based on her documentary 'Dying by the Road.' She was also co-presenter of the breakfast show on Craven College FM in the same year. Vicky has performed at poetry events in Liverpool organised by The Rialto and In the Red, the latter earning her the Open Mic Prize and publication of her poem 'The Scarf Game' in the magazine’s eighth issue in May 2010, available nationwide.
Upcoming Projects
Vicky is currently designing a workshop for Hellifield Writer's group, where she will be running guest sessions every few months. She is currently working on magazine and competition submissions, so watch out for early drafts of her new work on this blog.
Performance at Egg Cafe, Liverpool July 2010
Writing Workshops
Vicky Pinner has run several successful writing workshops for children and adults around the North West. She is available to hire for writing groups at competitive rates, contact her on vickypinner@gmail.com for further details.
Professional Editing Service
As a writer, feedback and editing from your contemporaries is essential to your development, even the most esteemed writers have their work edited. A fresh eye can often be the key to finding the missing element and you may be too involved to recognise problems which can be easily rectified by an editor.
Vicky Pinner offers two editing packages. The standard package includes a 1,000 word report on a manuscript of up to 5,000 words (prose) or up to 300 lines (poetry), including writing techniques which can be applied to other work. The premium package offers a more in-depth 2,500 word report and a list of publications which may be appropriate for submission. Extra requirements may be catered for on request.
You could expect to pay around £50 or more to get 5,000 words or up to 300 lines of poetry edited, however you could get professional feedback for as little as £15 (Standard) or £30 (Premium). Contact her on vickypinner@gmail.com
Upcoming Projects
Vicky is currently designing a workshop for Hellifield Writer's group, where she will be running guest sessions every few months. She is currently working on magazine and competition submissions, so watch out for early drafts of her new work on this blog.
Performance at Egg Cafe, Liverpool July 2010
Vicky Pinner has run several successful writing workshops for children and adults around the North West. She is available to hire for writing groups at competitive rates, contact her on vickypinner@gmail.com for further details.
Professional Editing Service
As a writer, feedback and editing from your contemporaries is essential to your development, even the most esteemed writers have their work edited. A fresh eye can often be the key to finding the missing element and you may be too involved to recognise problems which can be easily rectified by an editor.
Vicky Pinner offers two editing packages. The standard package includes a 1,000 word report on a manuscript of up to 5,000 words (prose) or up to 300 lines (poetry), including writing techniques which can be applied to other work. The premium package offers a more in-depth 2,500 word report and a list of publications which may be appropriate for submission. Extra requirements may be catered for on request.
You could expect to pay around £50 or more to get 5,000 words or up to 300 lines of poetry edited, however you could get professional feedback for as little as £15 (Standard) or £30 (Premium). Contact her on vickypinner@gmail.com
