Bea Davenport: Writing about the Past – A Creative Writing Workshop

Zoom Webinar Zoom

There's been a recent resurgence in interest in writing and reading about the long or more recent past. Whether you want to write historical fiction, biography or even memoir, join this online session to try out a range of useful creative writing techniques with author Bea Davenport. The workshop will include a break for personal…

Creative Writing Workshop 2021 with Tom Murray ~ Less is More: Flash Fiction

Zoom Meeting

What is flash fiction?  Is there a lower or upper word limit? How can you create an authentic world and characters in so few words?  We will look at those questions, explore structure, and the use of precise language to create a world determined by your characters. Tom Murray is currently a Poetry Ambassador for…

Anne Ryland: Poetry Writing Workshop ∼ Painting the Poem

YHA Granary Bridge Street, Berwick upon Tweed, United Kingdom

The ekphrastic poem is inspired by another art form, often a painting. Transcending mere description, it is a poetic and imaginative response in which the painting is ‘entered’ and explored. We will immerse ourselves in a range of visual art forms, using them as starting points for poems that are fresh and colourful creations. All…