David Lassman Da vid Lassman was born in Bath, England, and is a writer, consultant and teacher. His writing career began as a columnist and arts journalist for local and regional periodicals, including the Bath Chronicle, Bournemouth Daily Echo and Big Issue South West. After attending Bournemouth University as a mature student he graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Scriptwriting for Film and Television. He is a frequent visitor to Greece and lived on the island of Symi between 2003 and 2006. It was while on Symi that he wrote the novel Freedom's Temple; a modern reimagining of the Theseus and Minotaur myth. As well as running various scriptwriting and creative development workshops and courses in the UK and abroad, he co-runs the Bath Writers Workshop and founded the Bath Screen Academy. David currently lives in Bath and is working on a television drama series based in the city with fellow scriptwriter and award-winning editor Terence James. His book, 'Adapting Austen', is coming out late 2009 and Awen is publishing a series of his 'The Art of ... ' booklets in 2010, under the Writers' Workshop imprint, starting with 'The Art of Self-Publicity', April 4th. Website: www.davidlassman.com |
