Covert 6 masterclass – Speaking on the page with Susmita Bhattacharya

Dialogue writing in short stories & poetry workshop

What the session includes:
• Craft natural yet purposeful dialogue
• Use voice, subtext and pacing
• Dialogue techniques for poems
• Balance speech with action and imagery

This masterclass is part of Covert Literary Magazine Issue 6 is Water/Water in People’s Lives. For this issue, there will be Guest Editors: Roy McFarlane FRSL, Fawzia Kane, Gemma Weekes, Remi Graves and Alinah Azadeh. The editorial team include: Amy Z. Glass, Claire Jacobs, Zita Holbourne FRSA, Jackie Mendoza, and Pauline Rutter.

About Susmita Bhattacharya
Susmita Bhattacharya’s novel, The Normal State of Mind (Parthian) was long-listed at the Mumbai Film Festival, 2018. Table Manners (Dahlia Publishing) won the Saboteur Award for Best Short Story Collection and was featured on BBC Radio 4 Extra. She mentors underrepresented writers and is co-founder of the Write Beyond Borders Mentoring Project.