One of the very best ways to become a better writer is to read widely and thoughtfully. Building on Emma and Matt’s great work in establishing the Awesome Play Text […]

SQUAD 10 If you are a Squad grad (1-9), and would like to be added to the reserve list for this workshop, please email Billie on billie@writingsquad.com An uncompromising workshop […]

Squad 10 mini goals session. Email billie@writingsquad.com to get the link.

Mini goals for prose writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.

OPEN TO ALL SQUADS, YORK - VENUE TBC This session will explore the relationship between text and music, and the numerous ways the two can interrelate in opera, art song […]

Mini goals for script writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com to receive the link.

Mini goals for poets. Email billie@writingsquad.com to receive the link.  

ZOOM, OPEN ALL SQUADS How can we make the places and locations in our writing feel three-dimensional and “real”? How do we avoid falling into clichés when writing about landscape […]

SQUAD 10, LEEDS - VENUE TBC Now it is a well-known fact that literature is constantly in conversation with other literary text in some shape or form. This workshop will […]

Mini goals session for science fiction and fantasy writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com to get the link.

It is easy enough to trigger a storm on Twitter, but some stories create a hurricane. ‘Who Is The Bad Art Friend?’, a New York Times Article by Robert Kolker, was one […]

A session exploring what trauma is, its relationship to creativity and strategies to develop a trauma-informed workshop practice. NB: This workshop will be from 2-4pm in MMU's Arts and Humanities […]