Writing: Small Pleasures

Writing: Small Pleasures is a safe & creative space to dive into your notebooks & celebrate all those small & mighty pleasures that life holds for us...be it in people, places or everyday things.

This course is about letting your creativity lead the way, generating new & exciting writing in your own unique style. Everyone is welcome & warm vibes guaranteed.

All levels welcome.💕✍️

All you need is a pen & paper & somewhere chilled to sit and let your imagination do it’s thing.

Using a handful of poems, stories, artwork & film orbiting the theme of small pleasures…Laurie will invite you to scribble new ideas in feel good, safe & supportive group over the span of 4 weeks.

The course includes a sharing session with feedback but this is total optional & newbies you are so welcome. Go for it!!!

"Just wanted to say a massive thank you for last night - I haven't sat down and properly written like that in a long while and it felt so good! You made such a thoughtful and incredible space for us to do so."

Writing LOVE Participants 2024

“Laurie’s workshops are a safe & at the same time dangerous place for writing..."

Writing The Seven Deadly Sins Workshop Participant 2023

“I don’t want this to stop! Gah! Can we stay until midnight please & have a pj party & keep writing?" I would love to do more friendship poems & have a weep & a giggle.."

Writing Friendship Participants Nov 2023

“If you ever want a cosy, creative, calming place to explore writing, Laurie's sessions are just perfection…”

Breakfast Club Scribbler 2024

Laurie Bolger is a London-based writer and founder of The Creative Writing Breakfast Club. Her debut pamphlet Box Rooms (Burning Eye) has featured at Glastonbury, TATE, RA & Sky Arts.

Laurie’s writing has appeared in The Poetry Review, The London Magazine, Magma, Crannog, Stand, and Trinity College Icarus, and her poems and short stories have been shortlisted for The Bridport Prize, Live Canon, Winchester and Sylvia Plath Prizes. In 2023, Laurie’s poem ‘Parkland Walk’ was awarded The Moth Prize, judged by Louise Glück, and Highly Commended in the Forward Prize for Poetry.

Laurie runs Poetry & Nice Things her sustainable creative market stall & this year she has published two pamphlets of poetry ‘Spin' with Smith|Doorstop & ‘Makeover’ with The Emma Press.

www.lauriebolger.com | Instagram @lauriebolger_ | Twitter @lauriebolger