LGBT+ Creative writing workshops - new series

LGBT+ Creative writing workshops - new series

A chance to flex your literary muscles in a supportive atmosphere with experienced writers and newbies sharing the highs and lows

By Peter Scott-Presland

Location

Old Diorama Arts Centre

201 Drummond Street London NW1 3FE United Kingdom

About this event

Following the success of our April series in Westminster, we are doing another four evenings in May at the Old Diorama Arts Centre. We continue to focus on Flash Fiction, with a view to participants contributing to ‘Flash Dances’, the new anthology to be published by Paradise Press. Flash Fiction attracts a lot of interest these days - tiny polished stories which create a complete world in miniature, in 600, 300 or even as few as 100 words. For new writers, the form of Flash Fiction is approachable and does not require nearly so much commitment as writing, say, a full-length novel. Nevertheless it is highly disciplined and every word has to tell. Participants will also have the chance to read their work at a series of library events, if they want, and to enter a Flash-writing competition judged by professional authors.

Full details at https://paradisepress.org.uk/events.html

IMPORTANT: We ask those who sign up for the course to commit to all four weeks; if you can’t do that, there will be another series of four in June on Thursdays.

200 yards from Warren Street or Euston Square tube stations.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to pay anything for this course?

No. It's Free.

Do I have to be experienced?

No, we welcome fledgling writers.

I've been suffering from writer's block/lack of direction. Can you help?

Yes, we use sensory stimulus, memory, word association etc to get those juices flowing.

Do you insist on people writing about LGBT+ themes?

No. We are not prescriptive. Write about what you want to write about. But we do ask that people identify as somewhere on the LGBT+ spectrum, or as an ally. This is in the interest of creating a supportive and safe environment.

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