Booking will close on Monday 19th May at 12 noon.
Due to limited resources, we are UNABLE TO ACCEPT LATE BOOKINGS after this date.
A five-week course on Thursday afternoons from 2pm - 4pm. 22nd May to 19th June 2025.
This course will be held at the Macro/ Micro Living Lab Building, Botanic Garden , University of Dundee, Riverside Drive, Dundee DD2 1QH
Directions to get to this venue can be found by clicking here
Please note, there is ample free parking at the Botanic Garden.
WRITING FOR WELLBEING
Society is currently experiencing a mental health crisis. Not only are we experiencing the effects of a health pandemic, we are time-poor, constantly rushing, always stressed and subject to the damaging chatter of social media and the pressures of the digital age. Drawing from the work I’ve been doing with hospice patients and mental health charities, I will be offering the opportunity to explore writing as a means of enhancing your wellbeing. Among other things, we’ll be looking at journaling, scrapbooking and poetry.
Tutor: Sandra Ireland
Sandra Ireland is an award-winning poet and novelist from Carnoustie, Angus. In 2017, she won the Scottish Association of Writers’ Dorothy Dunbar Trophy for Poetry, and has been published in Seagate III, Furies and other anthologies. Her debut novel was 'Beneath the Skin' (2016) was serialised in The Dundee Courier in late 2020. Subsequent novels were 'Bone Deep' (2018), and 'The Unmaking of Ellie Rook' (2019). Her current novel 'Sight Unseen : A Sarah Sutherland Thriller' (2020) was voted The Courier's Scottish Book of the Week.
Comments from Sandra's past courses with LLD:
“Excellent, gentle course. Sandra took a lot of effort to respond thoughtfully to everything anyone said in what they read out, and made sure to offer everyone a chance to speak. I cannot praise her enough for her approach”.
“The course exceeded my expectations”.
“Sandra Ireland is a fantastic tutor. Very engaging, supportive and patient”.
“I loved working with Sandra. The group was small and intimate. And so helpful”.
“Very interesting course. Sandra took meticulous care to ensure that everyone felt comfortable in the class”.
Enquiries should be sent to: lifelonglearningdundee@gmail.com
As a volunteer organisation with limited resources, we try to respond to queries as quickly as possible. Please bear with us.
Course Code 08 312
