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SUMMARY:Squad Dramatist Forum
DESCRIPTION:Open to all Squads.  \nA forum for Writing Squad dramatists to create a playwrights’ plan of action with Billie and Emma. \nSince Autumn 2022\, Emma and Billie have been been speaking to a range of new-writing theatres across the country. They’ve used these conversations to create a picture of where buildings are at when it comes to commissioning\, developing and producing new work. This session will be an open forum for Squad dramatists – Emma and Billie will present their findings and proposals\, and together we’ll shape a plan of action. It’s a space for us to pool our knowledge\, discuss what we need and want as playwrights and how we can develop realistic\, meaningful relationships with venues across the North and beyond. \nTHURSDAY 17 AUGUST\, ZOOM. MORE DETAILS AND SIGN UP HERE.\n\n 
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-dramatist-forum/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Rebel Geese & Cute Rats: Writing Urban Nature Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Open to Squad grads. If you are in Squad 11 and would like to join\, email libby@writingsquad.com. \nAn uplifting workshop with Liz Gibson exploring urban nature’s resilience\, quirkiness and comfort. Ready to declare your love for pigeons\, or make peace with the seagull who stole your lunch? Liz Gibson will lead this session\, using writing exercises to explore how we can find joy in creatures which are often looked down on. How can we relate to city creatures through ideas of resilience\, feeling out of place but wanting to thrive or be seen? \nTHURSDAY 31 AUGUST\, ZOOM. MORE DETAILS AND SIGN UP HERE.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/rebel-geese-cute-rats-writing-urban-nature-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230911T190000
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SUMMARY:Squad 11 Minigoals
DESCRIPTION:Minigoals are a relaxed\, informal way to check in about your writing\, share cultural highlights and support one another’s progress. This monthly Zoom meeting is exclusively for Squad 11 members. If you haven’t received the link\, contact libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-11-minigoals-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230923T160000
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SUMMARY:The Fire of the Unconscious with Jason Allen-Paisant: Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning poet\, scholar and writer Jason Allen-Paisant in exploring surprise\, intrigue and the unconscious through poetry. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is exclusively for graduate members of The Writing Squad. If you are in Squad 11 and would like to join the waiting list\, email libby@writingsquad.com. \nDiscover the benefits and rewards of creating surprise in our poetry; of surprising one’s reader and oneself. We’ll be talking associative leaps and swerves\, the power of juxtaposition\, and about disrupting the familiar. \nWe’ll look at poems that interrogate the assumed universality of the lyric voice. All in all\, what we’ll be looking at are ways of firing up the unconscious and thereby creating excitement and intrigue in our poetry. We will look at work by poets as varied as Padraig Regan\, Ilya Kaminsky\, Jill Bialosky\, and Ada Limón.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/the-fire-of-the-unconscious-with-jason-allen-paisant-workshop/
LOCATION:Leeds
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231009T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231009T203000
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UID:11167-1696878000-1696883400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Squad 11 Minigoals
DESCRIPTION:Minigoals are a relaxed\, informal way to check in about your writing\, share cultural highlights and support one another’s progress. This monthly Zoom meeting is exclusively for Squad 11 members. If you haven’t received the link\, contact libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-11-minigoals-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231113T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231113T203000
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SUMMARY:Squad 11 Minigoals
DESCRIPTION:Minigoals are a relaxed\, informal way to check in about your writing\, share cultural highlights and support one another’s progress. This monthly Zoom meeting is exclusively for Squad 11 members. If you haven’t received the link\, contact libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-11-minigoals-4/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231211T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231211T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T095807Z
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SUMMARY:Squad 11 Minigoals
DESCRIPTION:Minigoals are a relaxed\, informal way to check in about your writing\, share cultural highlights and support one another’s progress. This monthly Zoom meeting is exclusively for Squad 11 members. If you haven’t received the link\, contact libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-11-minigoals-5/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240921T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240921T170000
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CREATED:20240918T142017Z
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SUMMARY:Writing the Archive 2: Noticing the Unnoticed
DESCRIPTION:How do we create in the wake of the archive? In this workshop\, we will explore ways of handling\, writing and responding to the archive. \n  \nSignup details in Squad newsletter – or email libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/writing-the-archive-2-noticing-the-unnoticed/
LOCATION:Manchester Poetry Library
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240928T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240928T170000
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SUMMARY:A Viaduct and Two Rivers with Steve Dearden
DESCRIPTION:Helen Clapcott paints Stockport past\, present\, future and imagined\, all in the same frame\, focussing on a square mile in the town centre. \nThis workshop takes place in Stockport Art Gallery on the opening day of her first major retrospective. \nLed by Steve Dearden\, we’ll go for a walk before returning to the gallery to use Helen’s paintings and drawings as starting points to write through the prism of place\, crunching perspectives and time in our writing\, whatever form you are using. \nSignup details in Squad newsletter – or email libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/a-viaduct-and-two-rivers-with-steve-dearden/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T160000
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SUMMARY:Writing Audio Drama with Georgia Affonso
DESCRIPTION: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 distinctive characters through their dialogue. Lorna Newman (Producer\, BBC Studios Audio Drama North) will also share her expertise on pitching and the commissioning process so bring your questions!This workshop is for anyone who is curious about audio-drama – whether you’ve already got a polished script or are looking for where to start. \nSignup details in Squad newsletter – or email libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/writing-audio-drama-with-georgia-affonso/
LOCATION:Hilton York
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241017T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241017T210000
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SUMMARY:Squad Maxi Goals
DESCRIPTION:A chance to set big (but achievable!) longer-term goals for your creative work with fellow Squaddies. \nWe 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 next six months or a year! \nSo this is it! Same format as minis – everyone gets a chance to talk about where they’re at and tell us what their goal is. We’ll have another meeting in six months time to check in and see how we’re all doing. \nSignup details in Squad newsletter – or email libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-maxi-goals/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241019T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241019T160000
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CREATED:20240918T142546Z
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UID:11916-1729335600-1729353600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Writing from Dreams with Sarah Fletcher
DESCRIPTION: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 from a range of poets\, from Williams Wordsworth to Sharon Olds to Lucille Clifton. \nSignup details in Squad newsletter – or email libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/writing-from-dreams-with-sarah-fletcher/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241107T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241107T210000
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SUMMARY:Neurodivergent Writers Online Open Discussion
DESCRIPTION:This online discussion is a chance for Neurodivergent Squad members to connect with each other and share their experience. \nSignup details in Squad newsletter – or email libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/neurodivergent-writers-online-open-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241109T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241109T160000
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SUMMARY:Keeping it Short with David Gaffney
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to reduce ideas to an ultra-short format; how to condense\, yet keep your story effective\, powerful and easy to understand. \nCan 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\, yet keep your story effective\, powerful and easy to understand\, how to manage character\, description\, point of view and dialogue in the ultra short story\, and how to reduce a thousand words to 150 without losing a thing. Full of practical\, fun exercises\, this session will leave you wondering why anything has to be longer than a side of A4. \nSign up from the Squad newsletter\, or email Libby: libby@writingsquad.com.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/keeping-it-short-with-david-gaffney/
LOCATION:Manchester\, Manchester
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SUMMARY:Squad 11 Minigoals
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-11-minigoals-6/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241113T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241113T193000
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SUMMARY:Genre Minigoals
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/genre-minigoals/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241209T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241209T210000
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SUMMARY:Squad 11 Minigoals
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-11-minigoals-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241211T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241211T193000
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CREATED:20241022T095025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T095025Z
UID:11989-1733940000-1733945400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Genre Minigoals
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/genre-minigoals-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250108T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T094208
CREATED:20241022T095059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T095059Z
UID:11991-1736361000-1736366400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Genre Minigoals
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/genre-minigoals-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260102T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260102T200000
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UID:12890-1767384000-1767384000@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Broken Sleep Books December 2025 Launch
DESCRIPTION:Broken Sleep December 2025 releases\, with readings from: \nStuart McPherson (reading from The Aureate Trophies of Profit & Loss)\nLiza Costello (reading from None of Us Will Be Okay)\nPatrick Davidson Roberts (reading from Divided Tongues)\nKatie Hale (reading from Slipped Skin)\nRicky Monahan Brown (reading from Drawer of Letters)\nRóisín Ní Neachtain (reading from I\, Bird)\nEleni Philippou (reading from Nifitsa) \nAll books available to buy at brokensleepbooks.com\nMinimum payment of £1. For free tickets email: aaron@brokensleepbooks.com
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/broken-sleep-books-december-2025-launch/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260210T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260210T223000
DTSTAMP:20260403T094208
CREATED:20260118T153249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260118T153511Z
UID:12915-1770750000-1770762600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:SASSY SELECTS 'Funny Valentines' with Dilettante
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Libra for Sassy Selects (Valentine’s Version). \nSassy Selects is your chance to discover three of London’s most exciting up-and-coming artists and connect with fellow music lovers in a relaxed setting\, and this time we have a theme! \nGrab a drink\, kick back and enjoy an evening of great tunes and good old fashioned giggles at one of Camden’s best grassroots venues\, The Libra Theatre Cafe. Line-up includes Sansha\, Dom Glynn and Dilettante.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/sassy-selects-funny-valentines-with-sansha-dom-glynn-and-dilettante/
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