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For the whole month of May, we have an exciting range of high-quality online and in-person writing workshops for you to enjoy... BOOK NOW!
Stories, Community, and (my) Place
Tuesday 07 May 2024 | Venue: Perivale Community Hive, Perivale Library | Time: 1.30pm – 3.30pm | Cost: FREE | Capacity: 10 guests | Age: 18+
When you think of your local surroundings, what words immediately come to mind? What vivid scenes spring to life in your imagination? If you were to introduce any part of your Borough to a stranger, what would be the first thing you’d share?
In this workshop, we’ll use enjoyable visual and writing prompts to playfully immerse ourselves in the art of storytelling about the places we call home. Together, we’ll celebrate the essence of community and place.
With encouragement and support, we’ll unleash our creativity to collaboratively craft written as well as visual pieces centred around the theme, ‘My Place’.
Writing Ability: Suitable for all writing abilities.
What to bring: Notepad and pen/pencil – all other materials will be provided.
This workshop will be led by
Dr Poonam Madar.
When you think of your local surroundings, what words immediately come to mind? What vivid scenes spring to life in your imagination? If you were to introduce any part of your Borough to a stranger, what would be the first thing you’d share?
In this workshop, we’ll use enjoyable visual and writing prompts to playfully immerse ourselves in the art of storytelling about the places we call home. Together, we’ll celebrate the essence of community and place.
With encouragement and support, we’ll unleash our creativity to collaboratively craft written as well as visual pieces centred around the theme, ‘My Place’.
Writing Ability: Suitable for all writing abilities.
What to bring: Notepad and pen/pencil – all other materials will be provided.
This workshop will be led by
Dr Poonam Madar.
How to Start Writing
Tuesday 07 May 2024 | Venue: Online | Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm | Cost: FREE | Age: 18+ | Capacity: 15 guests
This is a hands-on, pen-to-paper class, designed to get you writing.
We all feel blocked at times - artistically, emotionally or mentally. We can be terrified of the blank page. Some of us dream of writing, but don’t know where or how to start.
Using sensory prompts, some writing rules, warm-up exercises and more, this class will help you free yourself, inside and on paper.
The first step can be the hardest, but it’s a lot easier when it’s done together.
Writing Ability: Suitable for all writing abilities
What to bring: Paper and pen or pencil and one spice or dried herb from your kitchen.
This workshop will be led by Tomek Mossakowski.
This is a hands-on, pen-to-paper class, designed to get you writing.
We all feel blocked at times - artistically, emotionally or mentally. We can be terrified of the blank page. Some of us dream of writing, but don’t know where or how to start.
Using sensory prompts, some writing rules, warm-up exercises and more, this class will help you free yourself, inside and on paper.
The first step can be the hardest, but it’s a lot easier when it’s done together.
Writing Ability: Suitable for all writing abilities
What to bring: Paper and pen or pencil and one spice or dried herb from your kitchen.
This workshop will be led by Tomek Mossakowski.
Just Write: Inspiring Fiction Workshop
Date: Thursday 9 May 2024 | Venue: Acton Library | Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Cost: £5.00 | Capacity: 15 |
Age: 18 +
Do you want to write a short story or a novel?
Do you want to enhance your writing skills?
Then you’ve got to write. You cannot edit an empty page; so just write. Let’s begin.
You’ll enjoy discovering your ‘writer-self’ in this interactive workshop, which will use prompts and writing exercises to engage your creativity.
Writing Ability: Suitable for all writing abilities.
What to bring: Pen Notepad and pen/pencil.
Age: 18 +
Do you want to write a short story or a novel?
Do you want to enhance your writing skills?
Then you’ve got to write. You cannot edit an empty page; so just write. Let’s begin.
You’ll enjoy discovering your ‘writer-self’ in this interactive workshop, which will use prompts and writing exercises to engage your creativity.
Writing Ability: Suitable for all writing abilities.
What to bring: Pen Notepad and pen/pencil.
Shake up your writing: Ways to spice up your poetry and play with content
Friday 10 May 2024 | Venue: Online | Cost: FREE | Time: 10am – 11.30am | Capacity: 15 guests | Age: 18+
In this one-off workshop, we will write a poem together and try out some of the following techniques:
Oulipo + N7 (using a dictionary)
Translations of your poem (antonyms, synonyms, sounds)
Redaction and/or gaps
Mix-ups, rewriting and found material.
Writing Ability: Some basic skills would be good but open to all.
What to bring: Depending on which one, some books/magazines for found material might be helpful. A dictionary or you can use an online one (a link can be provided).
This workshop will be led by Nikki Dudley.
In this one-off workshop, we will write a poem together and try out some of the following techniques:
Oulipo + N7 (using a dictionary)
Translations of your poem (antonyms, synonyms, sounds)
Redaction and/or gaps
Mix-ups, rewriting and found material.
Writing Ability: Some basic skills would be good but open to all.
What to bring: Depending on which one, some books/magazines for found material might be helpful. A dictionary or you can use an online one (a link can be provided).
This workshop will be led by Nikki Dudley.
An Introduction to Screenwriting
Friday 10 May 2024 | Venue: Ealing Project Cinema | Time: 2pm – 4pm | Cost: £10 | Capacity: 15 guests | Age: 18+
An introduction to screenwriting will cover what differentiates the craft of screenwriting from the other forms of writing for performance or writing for the printed page.
We will experiment with the formation and depiction of characters, creating a world and sculpting a story together using well-established story structures.
We will discuss what makes for engaging dramatic conflict.
We will play with dialogue, the varieties of voice and what conversations performance should have.
We will play with genre and tone- what tropes create a genre and how to play with these rules.
We will look at themes and motifs and how to thread visual representations of underlying ideas into your story.
We will open up a world of imagination, come ready with your pen and pad or laptops – whichever you are most comfortable with!
Writing Ability: Suitable for all writing abilities
What to bring: Pen or pad or laptop – whatever you are most comfortable with.
This workshop will be led by Lucky Azad.
An introduction to screenwriting will cover what differentiates the craft of screenwriting from the other forms of writing for performance or writing for the printed page.
We will experiment with the formation and depiction of characters, creating a world and sculpting a story together using well-established story structures.
We will discuss what makes for engaging dramatic conflict.
We will play with dialogue, the varieties of voice and what conversations performance should have.
We will play with genre and tone- what tropes create a genre and how to play with these rules.
We will look at themes and motifs and how to thread visual representations of underlying ideas into your story.
We will open up a world of imagination, come ready with your pen and pad or laptops – whichever you are most comfortable with!
Writing Ability: Suitable for all writing abilities
What to bring: Pen or pad or laptop – whatever you are most comfortable with.
This workshop will be led by Lucky Azad.
Walk it Out: The Write Way (women only)
Saturday 11 May 2024 | Venue: Meet at Ealing Broadway | Time: 9am – 11.45am | FREE | Capacity: 15 women only | Age: 18+
May marks National Walking Month, celebrating an activity often taken for granted. Yet, when we truly observe, the space around us reveals its wonders.
Walking not only benefits our physical health but also nurtures our mental wellbeing.
Join us for – Walk It Out – a journey blending nature’s beauty with urban allure, igniting our senses as we explore the heart of Ealing.
Let’s walk together, soak in our surroundings, and enjoy moments of both togetherness and solitude.
This will then be followed by a 90 minute writing workshop in Ealing Broadway, where we will use our walk as an inspiration to create a space where our minds can roam freely.
Writing Ability: Suitable for ALL writing abilities.
What to bring: Notepad, pen/pencil and a bottle of water. You can also bring an object that makes you feel safe/happy and/or creative though this is not essential. We hope the weather will be bright and sunny. Please check the weather before you set out and wear appropriate clothing and footwear for a one-hour walk.
This workshop will be led by
Rachel Danso & Dr Poonam Madar.
May marks National Walking Month, celebrating an activity often taken for granted. Yet, when we truly observe, the space around us reveals its wonders.
Walking not only benefits our physical health but also nurtures our mental wellbeing.
Join us for – Walk It Out – a journey blending nature’s beauty with urban allure, igniting our senses as we explore the heart of Ealing.
Let’s walk together, soak in our surroundings, and enjoy moments of both togetherness and solitude.
This will then be followed by a 90 minute writing workshop in Ealing Broadway, where we will use our walk as an inspiration to create a space where our minds can roam freely.
Writing Ability: Suitable for ALL writing abilities.
What to bring: Notepad, pen/pencil and a bottle of water. You can also bring an object that makes you feel safe/happy and/or creative though this is not essential. We hope the weather will be bright and sunny. Please check the weather before you set out and wear appropriate clothing and footwear for a one-hour walk.
This workshop will be led by
Rachel Danso & Dr Poonam Madar.
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