Open Book and Stills Gallery Creative Writing Group

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Open Book and Stills Gallery Creative Writing Group

Shared Reading and Creative Writing in response to art

By Open Book

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Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:15 - 11:45 GMT+1

Location

Stills

23 Cockburn Street Edinburgh EH1 1BP United Kingdom

About this event

Join Open Book and the Stills Gallery for writing in response to art.

We'll be reading stories and poems aloud, and using them to create our own writing in a gentle, guided session led by poet Sam Tongue.


Join Open Book and Stills once a month on Thursdays, 10.15-11.45 am. These sessions are IN PERSON at Stills, 23 Cockburn St, Edinburgh EH1 1BP.


Open Book aims to be a safe space for all our participants and Lead Readers. This means our groups should be a place in which everyone feels welcome, respected and comfortable. We ask that you follow CARE (confidentiality, attention, respect, enjoy) and the Safe Spaces Framework each time you join a session. You can read the Space Spaces Framework here.


No experience necessary. All welcome, ages 16+.


Please note: due to demand we ask that you please only book two (2) creative writing sessions per month. Bookings are monitored and any additional creative writing bookings will be cancelled.


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Frequently asked questions

Are Open Book events accessible?

All Open Book groups on Zoom provide access to Live Captioning. Large print materials are available by request for in person groups. Please get in touch at admin@openbookreading for any other questions regarding accessibility.

Does Open Book offer support to attend sessions?

Open Book offers an Access Bursary for those who struggle to attend our sessions, which can help with things like the cost of taxis to in person sessions, crèche/childcare, and data to attend online sessions. For more information, please contact info@openbookreading.com

Organised by

We organise and run weekly shared reading sessions for a diverse range of community and public participants across Scotland. Part of a book and a poem are read aloud during these relaxed and informal sessions, with an Open Book Lead Reader on hand to help guide the discussion. We regularly run creative writing sessions for our readers, using the material the group is reading as inspiration to create new writing.