Helen Clapcott paints Stockport past, present, future and imagined, all in the same frame, focussing on a square mile in the town centre. This workshop takes place in Stockport Art Gallery on the opening day of her first major retrospective. Led by Steve Dearden, we’ll go for a walk before returning to the gallery to […]
In this workshop we will be exploring what the format of audio-drama offers us as storytellers. We will focus on the sound worlds of ourselves and our characters. How does sound operate in our lives? How do we control, react, create or avoid it? We will also explore the voice, and how we can create […]
A chance to set big (but achievable!) longer-term goals for your creative work with fellow Squaddies. We have had minigoals for some time, and we have definitely kept those goals mini! But in feedback you’ve told us that you’d like an opportunity to set some big goals - something you want to achieve over the […]
A session with poet Sarah Fletcher delving into the obscured world of dreams. Are you out like a light? Dead to the world? More like a rock, a log, or a baby? The language we use around sleep, dreams, and bedtime is rich with creative possibilities. Let’s delve together into this obscured world, drawing inspiration […]
This online discussion is a chance for Neurodivergent Squad members to connect with each other and share their experience. Signup details in Squad newsletter - or email libby@writingsquad.com.
Learn how to reduce ideas to an ultra-short format; how to condense, yet keep your story effective, powerful and easy to understand. Can you tell a story in fewer than 500 words? David Gaffney thinks you can, and in this workshop you will learn how to reduce ideas to an ultra-short format, how to condense, […]
Minigoals is an informal space to discuss your writing with your peers, set achievable goals and motivate each other. This is exclusively for Squad 11. For the Zoom link, email libby@writingsquad.com.
Minigoals is an informal space to discuss your writing with your peers, set achievable goals and motivate each other. Genre minigoals is for Squad members writing in any genre (e.g. sci-fi, fantasy, romance...). For the link, email libby@writingsquad.com.
Minigoals is an informal space to discuss your writing with your peers, set achievable goals and motivate each other. This is exclusively for Squad 11. For the Zoom link, email libby@writingsquad.com.
Minigoals is an informal space to discuss your writing with your peers, set achievable goals and motivate each other. Genre minigoals is for Squad members writing in any genre (e.g. sci-fi, fantasy, romance...). For the link, email libby@writingsquad.com.
Minigoals is an informal space to discuss your writing with your peers, set achievable goals and motivate each other. Genre minigoals is for Squad members writing in any genre (e.g. sci-fi, fantasy, romance...). For the link, email libby@writingsquad.com.
Broken Sleep December 2025 releases, with readings from: Stuart McPherson (reading from The Aureate Trophies of Profit & Loss) Liza Costello (reading from None of Us Will Be Okay) Patrick Davidson Roberts (reading from Divided Tongues) Katie Hale (reading from Slipped Skin) Ricky Monahan Brown (reading from Drawer of Letters) Róisín Ní Neachtain (reading from I, Bird) Eleni Philippou (reading from Nifitsa) All books available to buy at brokensleepbooks.com […]