

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Masterclass Sunday: Writing Funny Fiction with Kate Davies
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Learn how to write fiction that makes people laugh in this workshop with Kate Davies, whose first novel, In at the Deep End, was shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction.

We'll look at:

The purpose of humour in fiction
The technical aspects of writing jokes
Examine extracts from comic novels to analyse how different writers use comedy in their work
And have a go at developing comic prose, so bring your notebook and pen

In honour of Jonathan Main, our bookseller at Bookseller Crow who sadly died last September, we are offering one free scholarship place for someone who would be unable to attend due to financial constraints. 
This is aimed at the unemployed, the unwaged carers or those on a low income. To apply for this scholarship please do not book below and instead send your details, including a short description of your circumstances, including where you live, with FUNNY FICTION WRITING SCHOLARSHIP in the email title to: southlondonwriting@gmail.com The deadline for scholarship applications is 6pm, Monday 2nd March 2025. Applications sent after this deadline cannot be considered.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/croydon/masterclass-sunday-writing-funny-fiction-with-kate-davies/200029691451153
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, literary-art, comedy
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/32466/masterclass-sunday-writing-funny-fiction?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=croydon-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Croydon
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 50 Westow Street, SE19 3AF London, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.41841
- **long**: -0.0827
- **full address**: 50 Westow Street, SE19 3AF London, United Kingdom, 50 Westow Street, London, SE19 3AF, United Kingdom, Croydon

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Bookseller Crow on the hill (https://allevents.in/org/the-bookseller-crow-on-the-hill/8233905)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 50 Westow Street, SE19 3AF London, United Kingdom, 50 Westow Street, London, SE19 3AF, United Kingdom, Croydon
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Bookseller Crow on the hill
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art, literary-art, comedy
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Masterclass Sunday: Writing Funny Fiction with Kate Davies ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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