Art & Anti-Ableism with Lydia Wilkins
How do we tell ‘the story’ of disability, and who has the right to tell those tales? Why does it matter how we talk and who talks about disability? What responsibility do we have when it comes to representation and how do we take up that cause?
Breaking the Mould with Marcella Rick
A collaborative brainstorming session exploring how queerness, locale and disabilities shape the writing process. Identify the moulds you want to break free from when planning and writing their own stories.
Stereotypical Tropes in Working Class Writing with Kathy Hoyle
Explore working-class stereotypes and how we can subvert the traditional tropes of poverty, misery and hopeless characters and instead write rich, vibrant stories that cover the vast breadth of the working-class experience.
Prophetic Writing: Near Future Speculative Fiction as Resistance with Sage Tyrtle
Write urgent, plausible futures, challenge the status quo and explore from “what if” to “what’s next”.
Comedy as Resistance with Jude Potts
Your inner clown just might save the world. Let’s find the funny in armageddon and pulverise the patriarchy one punchline at a time.
Writing From Desire and Body with LS Nguyen
Explore process-oriented writing practices that stem from our movements and emotions. Learn to be present and write from wherever you’re at.
Making the Political Personal with Leone Ross
From James Baldwin to James Joyce, from Margaret Atwood to Ghassan Kanafani, writers have always used stories to fight back. But how do you avoid sounding preachy or didactic?
Writing Through The Apocalypse
How to keep writing, prepare for the future, and stop yourself from losing your goddamn mind
The Monday Write-Along
Start September the right way with a gorgeous hour of communal writing.
The Monday Write-Along
Start your week the right way with a gorgeous hour of communal writing.
