Free writing workshops for under-represented writers
Posted by
We’re delighted to be working with Creative Future, an organisation dedicated to developing under-represented artists and writers. Creative Future specialises in working with individuals who experience barriers to publishing or exhibiting their work, such as mental health issues, disability, identity and other social circumstances.
This year, we are offering 4 sessions that are specifically aimed at young adults aged 18-25 and 4 sessions that are suitable for all adults. All of the workshops are free to attend and should be booked via the Creative Future website using the links below.
Young adult programme
Come and explore approaches to genres and techniques in a fun, supportive environment; get writing and share your work. Suitable for beginners and more established writers.
Each session explores something different; you can book on to as many as you like.
Come ready to get stuck in!
21 March, 4.30-6.30pm
Newcastle City Library (Room 7, Level 6)
18 April, 4.30-6.30pm
Newcastle City Library (Room 7, Level 6)
16 May, 4.30-6.30pm
Newcastle City Library (Room 7, Level 6)
20 June, 4.30-6.30pm
Newcastle City Library (Room 7, Level 6)
Adult programme
Workshop #1 – The weight of words
13 March, 10am-12pm
Figgis Room, Tyneside Cinema, 10 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QG
Can we really say more by using fewer words? Why do some words weigh more than others? Are some thoughts heavier than others? We’ll be looking at examples of haiku from around the world as well as the shortest story ever written – and we’ll have a go at writing our own. With writing tutor Pat Winslow.
Workshop #2 – Food for thought
17 April, 10am-12pm
Figgis Room, Tyneside Cinema, 10 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QG
From the groaning tables of Charles Dickens’ novels to the privations of Steinbeck’s dustbowl and Müller’s Soviet Russia, food has been written about extensively. In the hands of poets, it gets weird – you could be married with an onion ring and find humble mushrooms massing like an army. What item of food sets your creative juices going? Bring in a contribution if you want, though there will be plenty to choose from in the mystery bag. With writing tutor Pat Winslow.
Workshop #3 – Landscape and identity
15 May 10am-12pm
Figgis Room, Tyneside Cinema, 10 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QG
Following on from our enormously popular colour workshop last year, we’ll be looking at abstract landscapes for inspiration. How much does landscape shape what we write? What does landscape tell us about ourselves? Landscapes have histories, just as we do. With writing tutor Pat Winslow.
Workshop #4 – What the fly saw and what I thought about it
5 June 10am-12pm
Figgis Room, Tyneside Cinema, 10 Pilgrim St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QG
Everyone has a story to tell, but what if a fly told it for us? Would it see the things we see? Would it say the same things we say? This workshop will explore narrative points of view and whether there is such a thing as objective reality. With writing tutor Pat Winslow.