Alex Keegan Email and Phone Number

Blog http://alexkeegan.blogspot.co.ukOn Facebook I'm Alex Boot Camp Keegan https://www.facebook.com/alex.keegan?ref=tn_tnmnAfter a varied career which ended with my own computer consultancy, I began writing more seriously in 1989 after surviving the Clapham Rail Crash and went full-time in October 1992.Five crime novels, four with Headline, the fifth Piatkus, my first shortlisted for an international prize.Switched to writing more serious fiction, particularly short-stories and have published widely (300-400 publications) and about 100 Creative Writing articles, in print and on the web.Received a bursary from The Welsh Arts Council for a "big" novel (ongoing)Have taught Creative Writing for 15-20 years, in university settings and on line, and via face to face course. Currently run Boot Camp Keegan on line with 1-2-3 intensive face to face courses each year.Boot Campers (almost always unpublished when they join) have mainstream-published over 40 books, thousands of publications, over 150 First Prizes and countless other prizes. We can cite a Booker short-listed author and a full-length film. Or most recent prize winner was Ken Elkes who won the Fish Flash Prize in April 2013 (1,000 Euros) also had a second flash in the print anthology and a third flash on the long list.BCers have won prizes at Fish, had two seconds, two thirds, and a fourth in The Bridport Prize (5,000 entries.) They have won bursaries and a few have gone on to do CW MAs or PhDsBoot Camp is TOUGH and expects a lot of work. There's no substitute for work. It is a very blunt CRITICAL environment where the expectation is that every story, every flash needs work. It is NOT a workshop. We learn through critiquing and arguing over differences. We do not write by committee.