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Sun, 21 AugZoom Videoconference - RSVP to get link.21 Aug, 19:00 – 20:30 BSTZoom Videoconference - RSVP to get link.Our monthly get together for LGBTQ+ writers. Drop in anytime during our opening times for relaxed writerly chat and networking. Bring your questions and queries, promote your latest writing, share details of events., make connections and friends. Open to writers at all levels, writing in any form.
Tue, 06 SeptZoom Sessions and Slack Forum06 Sept, 19:30 BST – 13 Dec, 21:30 GMTZoom Sessions and Slack ForumWriting a novel/novela is a real investment of your time and emotional energy. Find positive strategies to find your way through the process and explore the specific issues LGBTQ+ writers often face. For writers at all levels. Includes access to our online Writer Network. Bursaries available.- Thu, 08 SeptZoom08 Sept, 19:00 BST – 22 Sept, 21:00 BSTZoom(3x2 hour workshops). Join Jonathan Pizarro in his series of stand-alone short story mini-courses spread out over the year that cover Character, Setting, Language, and Plot. For writers at all levels. You don't need to have attended Part 1&2! Ticket includes access to our online Writer Network 2022
Sat, 17 SeptNewcastle upon Tyne17 Sept, 10:00 – 16:00 BSTNewcastle upon Tyne, 27-29 Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DQ, UKJoin us and New Writing North and connect with other LGBTQ+ writers based in the North of England. Find out more about the Northern Writers Awards and how you might apply. Plus sessions with Guest Writers Jane Claire Bradley and Clare Shaw. £20 EarlyBird Tickets avail. until 15/8/22. Full Price £30.- Thu, 06 OctZoom06 Oct, 19:30 BST – 19 Oct, 21:30 BSTZoomHow can the archive be written about through a modern lens? How can we present stories about our queer ancestors when language and social indemnities are vastly different? How can we see ourselves in stories from the past. Join writer/performer Tom Marshman and find out. Part-Bursaries available.
- Sat, 15 OctBirmingham15 Oct, 10:00 – 16:00 BSTBirmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH, UKJoin us for a day of connecting with other LGBTQ+ writers based in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Plus Guest Writer and Industry Rep TBC. Suitable for writers ay all levels and in all genres. Supported by Writing West Midlands. £20 Early Bird Tickets available until 30/8/22, full price £35.
- Sat, 22 OctNottingham22 Oct, 11:00 – 15:30 BSTNottingham, 1-5 Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham NG1 2GR, UKJoin us, our partners Writing East Midlands and other LGBTQ+ writers for a day that focuses on networking and development - for writers at all levels. Day includes Q&A with Polis Loizou. Ticket includes refreshments and free access to our online LGBTQ+ Writer Network beyond the day.
- Sun, 20 NovMerseymade
AnytimeZoom
15 Mar, 19:00 GMT – 12 Apr, 21:00 BSTZoomWant to create a world in 250 words? You’ll have the chance to sample some great Flash Fiction, learn how to craft your own, and receive encouragement and support on where to send your stories. 3 sessions, fortnightly from Tue 15th March 2022. For writers at all levels. Bursaries available.
Wed, 16 FebOnline Zoom
12 Feb, 10:00 – 13:00 GMTZoomYoung adult author and qualified mental health practitioner Kit Mallory understands only too well the joys and agonies that writing can bring. This two-part experiential workshop aims to equip you with practical skills to help you to face the emotional demands of being a writer at any stage.
Sat, 29 JanOnline Zoom29 Jan, 11:00 – 13:30 GMTOnline ZoomJoin award winning writer Elizabeth Hopkinson to hear the traditional Breton tale of Bisclavret, a medieval knight with a strange secret ! Then have a go at writing your own tale of transformation, using Bisclavret’s story to help you. Suitable for writers at all levels in including beginners.
17 Jan, 19:30 – 21:30 GMTZoomQueer writing can push the boundaries – of form and content. Join trans writer and filmmaker Juliet for a workshop series (6) looking at queer experimental writing, and techniques that you might use in your own writing. Ideal for 'intermediate' and more experienced writers. Fortnightly from Jan 22
Tue, 19 OctZoom