Writing Wicked Secrets: Family Activity

Helping writers find their community, explore their creativity, develop their craft, and grow their writing careers.

The Writers Workshop

Hear the story of The Wickedest Girl Ever, write your wickedest secrets, and learn how to hide them away in a self-locking letter.

Sheffield Plate

Performance & Spoken Word

For those wanting to develop their performance skills or working on spoken word poetry.

Step-Free and Wheelchair Accessible Events

These events are accessible to people who use a wheelchair or need step-free access. Until we can move to a fully-accessible location, The Writers Workshop is committed to providing more events online and in alternative spaces.

The Writers Workshop - In Person Events

Join us at The Writers Workshop in Orchard Square, Sheffield, for our in-person workshops, classes and socials.

Weird Weekend

The Writers Workshop's celebration of the weird and wonderful, strange and spooky, mystical and mythical!

<h3>Suitable for children aged 6+ (children must be accompanied by their adults at all times).</h3>Listen to renowned storyteller Carmel Page tell the horrifying tale of The Wickedest Girl Ever. Then write your own 'wicked' secrets and then learn to fold them up and secure them in a self-locking letter known as a 'Brienne diamond'.No experience needed and all materials will be provided!This is a one-off family event as part of The Writers Workshop Weird Weekend. For more events, check out the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/weird-weekend-4438793" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/weird-weekend-4438793">Weird Weekend Collection</a>.'Kids Eat Free' offer runs during half term at Sheffield Plate, so why not stay around afterwards for a tasty family lunch?Carmel Page is a Storyteller, Folklore Author and Artist. She works for Sheffield Museums delivering workshops for children, shares stories with children on the cancer ward in Sheffield Children's hospital and mentors traumatised children in care.If you or your child has any additional needs please inform Carmel in advance or on the day.Tickets<ul><li>To keep costs down for families, adult tickets are the same price as children's tickets. The activity is for both adults and children. Babes in arms do not need tickets.</li><li>Online bookings only, no tickets on the door.</li></ul>The Writers Workshop is a non-profit social enterprise 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 discount on all our events and other perks. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.thewritersworkshop.co.uk/" title="http://www.thewritersworkshop.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.thewritersworkshop.co.uk</a>.