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SUMMARY:An Evening with Kathryn Williams
DESCRIPTION:A chance to talk songs and songwriting with Kathryn Williams. How do you start? How do you match lyric to music and tune to words? How do you collaborate? \nYou’ll take away an insight into a songwriter’s practise and some tricks and techniques for starting\, developing and finishing songs.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/an-evening-with-kathryn-williams/
LOCATION:Online
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220427T190000
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SUMMARY:Awesome Script: The Power of the Dog
DESCRIPTION:Writers reading\, led by Matt and Emma. Discussion of the script for The Power of the Dog.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/awesome-script-the-power-of-the-dog/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220425T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220425T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220419T134739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T134739Z
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SUMMARY:Script Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session – setting goals and updating each other on writing news and cultural highlights. Email billie@writingsquad.com for Zoom details.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/script-mini-goals-26/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220423T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220423T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
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SUMMARY:Material and Materials
DESCRIPTION:A workshop in bookmaking\, writing and play with Stevie Ronnie. We will make books and explore bookbinding techniques and formats with a range of materials. We’ll be writing too\, using words as a material in the bookmaking process. The second half of the workshop will be a more open creative play session where you’ll be given a wide range of tools and materials and invited to explore the ideas and techniques you’ve learned.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/material-and-materials-2/
LOCATION:Leeds
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220421T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220421T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220419T134842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T134842Z
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SUMMARY:Forming Poems with Lydia Allison
DESCRIPTION:Is rhythm and metre something we should consider in the first stages or only when editing? Do rhythm and sound carry their own kind of meaning? How can we use both to make our work more effective? \nUsing our favourite poems and songs we will examine the rules to learn their magic then write exploring how to consciously and effectively to break them.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/forming-poems-with-lydia-allison/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220421T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220421T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220419T134712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T134712Z
UID:10114-1650562200-1650567600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Poets Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session – setting goals and updating each other on writing news and cultural highlights. Email billie@writingsquad.com for Zoom details.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-45/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220328T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220328T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T113100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T113535Z
UID:9939-1648488600-1648494000@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Script Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for script writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/script-mini-goals-25/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220326T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220327T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T113025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T113025Z
UID:9937-1648292400-1648396800@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Film in a Weekend
DESCRIPTION:SHEFFIELD\, VENUE TBC. SQUAD 10. \nCome and make a film in a weekend with Ben Wilkinson and Matt Rowan Maw. We meet on the Saturday morning\, talk about film and film production\, write a script over lunch\, film in the afternoon and Sunday morning\, edit Sunday morning and load the finished film onto Vimeo on Sunday evening. \nYou will be able to have a go at everything\, or specialise\, but basically if we don’t write\, act\, shoot and edit it\, no-one else will! \nPrevious films we have made in a weekend include XXX?\, Swipe Wrong\, The Character\, How To Succeed at Rada Auditions (Guaranteed) and of course\, unfortunately\, Balaclava Man. \nTHIS IS A SQUAD 10 WORKSHOP\, if you are a grad and want a place should there be any available please don’t sign up here\, contact billie@writingsquad.com to go on the waiting list. \nWe expect demand to be high so please make sure before signing up that you can make it. \nMatt and Ben are Deranged Industries. \nNote: This workshop is only open to members of the Writing Squad\, and not to the general public.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/film-in-a-weekend/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220324T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220324T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T112916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T112916Z
UID:9935-1648143000-1648148400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Poets Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for poets. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link. \n 
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-44/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220321T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220321T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T112835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T112835Z
UID:9933-1647883800-1647889200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:SFF Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for sci-fi and fantasy writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/sff-mini-goals-12/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220317T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220317T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T112703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T112703Z
UID:9931-1647538200-1647543600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Prose Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for prose writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/prose-mini-goals-36/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220314T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220314T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T112627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T112627Z
UID:9929-1647279000-1647284400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Script Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for scriptwriters. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/script-mini-goals-24/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220312T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220312T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T112157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T112157Z
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SUMMARY:Writing the Funny Stuff with Jeremy Dyson
DESCRIPTION:SQUAD 10 – if you are in Squad 1-9 and want to be added to the waiting list\, please email billie@writingsquad.com \nWe will explore how you source material and then work on and refine it into scripts for TV\, radio or sketch shows. Jeremy will also share examples from the real and not so real world of comedy and you’ll get a chance to write too.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/writing-the-funny-stuff-with-jeremy-dyson/
LOCATION:Leeds
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220310T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220310T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T112053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T112053Z
UID:9924-1646940600-1646946000@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Precision Journalism
DESCRIPTION:With Gabriel Evans \nThis workshop will examine how the media uses sensationalism to garner interest and give alternative ways to make newswriting engaging. \nWhat is sensationalism\, and why does the media (still) love it? \nHow does sensationalism affect our lives? \nHow can we write news articles and other non-fiction without sensationalism? \nBy the end of the workshop\, you’ll not only have a more acute awareness of sensationalism in the media\, but also be able to recognise it in your own writing and replace it with more accurate alternatives that are just as engaging (and clickable.)
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/precision-journalism/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220310T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220310T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T111748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T111748Z
UID:9922-1646933400-1646938800@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Poets Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for poets. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-43/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220307T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220307T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T111713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T111713Z
UID:9920-1646676000-1646681400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Squad 10 Minigoals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for squad 10 – email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-10-minigoals-2/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220305T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220305T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T111531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T111531Z
UID:9918-1646478000-1646496000@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Lunch Poems with Andrew McMillan and Lizzie Coombs
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the poetry of the street on the page and through the lens.\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop will explore the poetry of the street on the page and through the lens. We will spend some time in the morning looking at poets and photographers who catch the incidental movement and life of the streets as well as going through the techniques\, does and don’ts of street photography. Then we will go out into Leeds over lunch time with notebooks and phones/cameras coming back together in the afternoon to write\, edit\, photoshop and put together an impromptu edition of PUSH. \nYou wont need a posh camera to take part\, if you have a phone with a decent camera that will do\, let us know if you don’t and we will sort something.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/lunch-poems-with-andrew-mcmillan-and-lizzie-coombs/
LOCATION:Leeds
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220303T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220303T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T111355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T111355Z
UID:9916-1646330400-1646335800@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Awesome Poetry: Shine\, Darling
DESCRIPTION:Writers reading led by Stevie and Malika. \nOne 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 / Screenplay Reading Club\, and Francesca’s prose club\, Malika and Stevie are hosting the Awesome Poetry Reading Club to focus on how we can read as writers.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/awesome-poetry-shine-darling/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220228T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220228T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T111212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T111225Z
UID:9914-1646069400-1646074800@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Script Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for script writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link. \n 
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/script-mini-goals-23/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220224T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220224T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T111033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T111033Z
UID:9912-1645723800-1645729200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Poets Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for poets. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-42/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220221T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220221T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T110953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110953Z
UID:9910-1645464600-1645470000@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:SFF Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for sci-fi and fantasy writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/sff-mini-goals-11/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220219T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220219T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211901
CREATED:20220207T110839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110839Z
UID:9908-1645268400-1645286400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Finding the Semantic Field
DESCRIPTION:With Keisha Thompson \nThis workshop will focus on using poetic form and semantic field to create performance and theatre material. \nWe will be thinking about the cross over from page to stage\, extended metaphor and using writing devices to inform performance ideas.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/finding-the-semantic-field/
LOCATION:Manchester\, Manchester
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220217T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211902
CREATED:20220207T110752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110752Z
UID:9906-1645126200-1645131600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Going Freelance\, In Company
DESCRIPTION:If you have an idea you want to realise and it involves pulling together a bunch of people and resources\, this conversation and Q+A is for you. \nSteve D will talk to three freelance Squad writers who have set up companies either to deliver specific projects or as a vehicle for their work\, asking questions like … Do you really need to set up a company or can you just do the thing? Where did you go to for advice? What do all these terms mean; CIC\, Sole Trader\, Limited by Guarantee? What were the costs? Who is in control and who makes the decisions? How do you manage people? What didn’t you know you wished you had? Are the legal responsibilities onerous? What’s all that stuff about tax? \nYou’ll get the chance to ask your questions too.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/going-freelance-in-company/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220217T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220217T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211902
CREATED:20220207T110702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110702Z
UID:9904-1645119000-1645124400@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Prose Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for prose writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/prose-mini-goals-35/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220216T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220216T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211902
CREATED:20220207T110622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110622Z
UID:9902-1645038000-1645045200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Squad Wide Transitional Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Over the past few months\, we’ve held four conversations exploring each of the Arts Council’s new Investment Principles. These principles define both their strategy for the arts in England\, and the way they make decisions about who they fund. We’re using them to inform The Writing Squad’s plan for 2022/23\, and our application for the next round of funding. \nThe principles are: Ambition and Quality\, Dynamism\, Environmental Responsibility and Inclusivity and Relevance. \nOur conversations involved members of the board\, our core team and the Squad at large. We talked about how each principle relates to the Squad – we thought about what we do well\, what we could do better and came up with new ideas to shape the Squad’s future. \nStuff like: new commission opportunities\, new ways of doing feedback\, a new Squad origin story. It was all dead exciting\, to be honest. \nSince then\, we’ve been collating the thinking from these meetings and started to draw up our new plan. It’s go time! \nHERE’S WHERE YOU COME IN! \nWe’re now ready to put the Stuff What We Talked About at these meetings to the Squad At Large. We’re holding a sort of informal Zoom Squad Town Hall\, in which we’ll share the outcomes of these meetings and our plans going forward\, and you can tell us what you think about them. Simple as that. \nTLDR: A space to talk about what the Squad could be\, what you want the Squad to be\, how we talk about who we are and what we do. You don’t need to know anything about the Arts Council’s principles or funding\, but we will send you some light reading about our thoughts and plans before the meeting!
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-wide-transitional-conversation/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220214T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220214T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211902
CREATED:20220207T110409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110421Z
UID:9900-1644859800-1644865200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Script Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini goals session for script writers. Email billie@writingsquad.com for the link. \n 
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/script-mini-goals-22/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220212T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211902
CREATED:20220207T110303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110517Z
UID:9898-1644663600-1644681600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Novel Writing for First Timers
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in writing a novel\, but don’t know where to start? Have you started a novel or two but fizzled out? Are you intimidated by the idea of committing to such a substantial task? Does the thought of completing c.80\,000 words seem unachievable? Do you have a lot of ideas but not know which ones might be the makings of a novel? \nThis workshop is designed to make the process of writing your first novel a lot less scary. We’ll talk about ways to make the whole process both manageable and exciting.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/novel-writing-for-first-timers/
LOCATION:Manchester\, Manchester
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220210T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220210T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211902
CREATED:20220207T110057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110057Z
UID:9894-1644514200-1644519600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Poets Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini Goals session for Poets. Email Billie on billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/poets-mini-goals-41/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220208T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220208T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211902
CREATED:20220207T110210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110450Z
UID:9896-1644343200-1644348600@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Awesome Prose: The Summer Book
DESCRIPTION:One of the squad’s 3 Awesome Reading groups – designed to think about how we can read as writers.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/awesome-prose-the-summer-book/
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220207T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220207T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211902
CREATED:20220207T110014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T110014Z
UID:9892-1644256800-1644262200@www.writingsquad.com
SUMMARY:Squad 10 Mini Goals
DESCRIPTION:Mini Goals session for Squad 10. Email Billie on billie@writingsquad.com for the link.
URL:https://www.writingsquad.com/cal/squad-10-mini-goals-11/
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