Lewisham Writes with Carinya Sharples

Deptford Literature Festival

Connect with local writers at a relaxed creative writing workshop with Carinya Sharples

Deptford Lounge - Room 3

Deptford Literature Festival 2024

Deptford Literature Festival 2024 will be taking place on Saturday 16 March and celebrates the diversity and creativity of Deptford and Lewisham through words, stories and performance.

Building on her popular Creative Conversation workshop for Lewisham writers at the 2023 Festival, join Carinya Sharples for a relaxed workshop exploring place and wellbeing through creative writing. The session will include a range of activities and give you the chance to connect to other local writers. No experience in writing is required.The workshop will launch a series of Lewisham Writes workshops taking place at Catford Library from April for Lewisham residents <h3>About the artists:</h3>Carinya Sharples is a writer and teacher living in southeast London. She is currently working on a PhD at the University of Leicester, exploring representations of mixedness in Guyanese literature. She is also working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) alongside her studies. <h3>Useful information about this event and Deptford Literature Festival:</h3>• All our events will be BSL Interpreted, including this one.• This event is wheelchair accessible, with accessible toilets.• Deptford Lounge has Changing Place facilities, an induction loop and assistance dogs are welcome. For more information: <a href="http://deptfordlounge.org.uk/access" title="http://deptfordlounge.org.uk/access" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">deptfordlounge.org.uk/access</a>• A quiet space is available during the day at Deptford Lounge, in the Music Room, on the first floor.• If you require additional access provision in order to attend or take part in the Festival, for example, larger print handouts at workshops, or a scribe, please get in touch before the Festival day at: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/preview?eid=807645027017" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/preview?eid=807645027017">access@spreadtheword.org.uk</a>• If you require assistance on the Festival day itself, please come to the Festival Hub in the foyer of Deptford Lounge where we will be happy to help you. <h3>Free tickets:</h3>This event is free to you. As far as possible, by booking a place we ask that you commit to attending, as places are limited. If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket so someone else can come along. There are instructions on how to do that <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/support/articles/en_US/How_To/how-to-cancel-your-free-registration?lg=en_GB" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/support/articles/en_US/How_To/how-to-cancel-your-free-registration?lg=en_GB">here</a>.If you would like to support the future of Deptford Literature Festival, run by charity Spread the Word, you can donate <a href="http://totalgiving.co.uk/appeal/deptfordlitfest" title="http://totalgiving.co.uk/appeal/deptfordlitfest" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. <h3>About Deptford Literature Festival:</h3>Deptford Literature Festival takes place on Saturday 16 March 2024 and celebrates the diversity and creativity of Deptford and Lewisham through words, stories and performance. It is run by Spread the Word in a collaboration with independent producer Tom MacAndrew, and funded by Arts Council England, National Lottery Awards for All, and Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. You can find out more about Deptford Literature Festival at: <a href="https://www.deptfordlitfest.com/" title="https://www.deptfordlitfest.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.deptfordlitfest.com</a> Image at the top of the page description: The event image has a background made up of squares and rectangles in light teal green, blue, yellow, white, and pink. In the bottom left is a light teal square with an illustrated motif of a blue hand holding a yellow pencil drawing a thin white wavy line. In the top centre of the event image is a light teal rectangle with a thin white wavy line running horizontally through the centre, with black text overlayed reading ‘DEPTFORD LITERATURE FESTIVAL SATURDAY 16 MARCH 2024 ’ in a bold font. Beneath is a photo of Carinya Sharples, a woman who smiles at the camera. She has dark curly hair, brown skin and a green top. The background is white. To the left of the photo is a white rectangle with black text reading 'LEWISHAM WRITES Connect with local writers at a relaxed creative writing workshop with Carinya Sharples .'