Open to poets Squads 1-9. Exploring all aspects of putting together a collection of your own poetry, from initial idea to final sign-off. (NB The focus in this session will be more on the creative process than how to get your collection published.) SIGN UP HERE
Open to scriptwriters Squads 1-9. What makes Gavin and Stacey the funniest programme ever written*? Why does Normal People say it best when it says nothing at all? A workshop exploring all the things telly writing lets you do that play writing doesn’t (including affording to eat.) We’ll watch some TV clips, do some challenges […]
Open to Squads 1-9. So you are a great writer, how do you get work? This session will identify the tools and techniques for keeping yourself going as a creative, while putting yourself out there to get freelance work that will pay the bills. You’ll get a toolkit, or at least a list of practical things […]
Open to all writers Squads 1-9. Exploring the relationship between your identity as an artist and identity as a human being. What are the different ways this complex relationship can affect our artistic work and our everyday life? SIGN UP HERE
A donation from a benefactor made it possible for the Squad to commission poems from our poets mini-goals group. They were asked to write two poems on any theme they wanted, each was allocated a partner and they edited each other's work. This Zoom reading is the first sharing of that work. All Squads are […]
INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP WITH EMMA & FRANCESCA These workshops will give you the chance to meet the Core Team. We will invite you to the ones in your region, but if the date doesn’t suit and you can go to the other set, that’s fine, just let Steve know. These will be on Zoom and […]
OK, what next? You have had some work published, you have been doing some readings or shows or are thinking about how to get some. You are beginning to think of yourself as a professional writer, or artist, or think maybe you should start thinking of yourself as such. What are the next steps? Emma […]
INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP WITH FRANCESCA & MALIKA These workshops will give you the chance to meet the Core Team. We will invite you to the ones in your region, but if the date doesn’t suit and you can go to the other set, that’s fine, just let Steve know. These will be on Zoom and […]
Every writer knows the feeling. That’s all it is - a feeling. Jeremy Dyson shares his favourite tips for neutralising the fear of the blank page garnered from over 20 years of professional work. SIGN UP HERE (SQ1-9) Jeremy is one of the League of Gentleman. With Andy Nyman he co-wrote and directed the supernatural-themed play Ghost Stories, which […]
INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP WITH MALIKA & STEVIE These workshops will give you the chance to meet the Core Team. We will invite you to the ones in your region, but if the date doesn’t suit and you can go to the other set, that’s fine, just let Steve know. These will be on Zoom and […]