9 November 2024
Writing Futures
We’re often advised to write what we know. But what if we want to write about what we don’t know? Using exercises, discussion and selected texts, we’ll look at utopias, dystopias and places between. We’ll consider how to enter and inhabit a future world by asking ‘what if?’ We’ll begin to build up detail and atmosphere to map out a novel, short story or a long poem.
With educator, poet, writer and researcher Gilllian Barker
10am–1pm / The Write Place / £25
1st Saturday of the month
Lawless: freewriting and art journaling
A workshop for writers who love experimentation. Mix freewriting with mixed media art to produce a multi-sensory, rule-breaking art journal.
Maximum 9 attendees.
With Educator and fiction writer Carole Enahoro.
10am–1pm / The Write Place Chat Room /
£35 per session, including materials
(10% member discount – use code ‘TWPMember’)
Monthly Sundays
Second Sunday Supercharged Writing
A monthly write-in at The Write Place. The Pomodoro Technique can send your productivity through the roof! Write in 25-minute focussed sessions, separated by short breaks. Carole will guide you through the day and explain how the technique can help you to focus and write lots of lovely words. Just bring an idea of what you want to write and your laptop.
With Educator and fiction writer Carole Enahoro.
10am–3pm / The Write Place / £15 (m: £10)
25 January 2025
Joyful Writing
The Magic Quill, in partnership with The Write Place, presents this workshop for 16-18-year-olds who would like to have fun with creative writing. Rediscover the wonder and delight of writing with this workshop focused on developing confidence and creativity, through games, challenges and exercises, all centred around making writing a joyful, magical experience! No experience required. Instagram: @themagicquill. Led by local author and ex-teacher Clemency Brown.