Unravel your untold stories in a safe, supportive space facilitated by local writer, Narimaan Shafi.
In this workshop we'll explore the personal narratives and histories that we carry with us, through creative writing exercises. Suitable for anyone with an interest in writing who identifies as global majority*. All levels of writing experience welcome.
*Global majority refers to people who are "black, Asian, brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities'" and "represent approximately 80% of the world's population", according to educator and activist Rosemary Campbell-Stephens MBE, who coined the term.
About your facilitator
Narimaan is a local writer identifying as brown and northern. Once a science teacher and then an instructional designer, she is now writing and is passionate about giving people the opportunity to write the stories they carry with them or have handed down to them.
She won the Portico Rewriting the North Mentorship with Faber in 2022. Since then she has had a short story published in the anthology Tales from the Kitchen by Fox and Windmill. In 2024, she won the Off the Shelf Sheffield Short Story Competition.
Image: Photo by Andrew Stutesman on Unsplash
Accessibility: The Writers Workshop’s space in Orchard Square, Sheffield, has no step-free access. If you have been excluded from this event due to inaccessibility, please let us know. We are committed to finding fully accessible premises and, in the meantime, making as many of our events available online as possible.
Refunds: Refunds are not available for this event.
The Writers Workshop is a nonprofit social enterprise. We are on a mission to enable everyone to experience the joy and power of creative writing, both at our venue in Sheffield and online. Members of the Writers Workshop get a considerable discount on all our events. For more information, visit www.thewritersworkshop.com.
