Led by award-winning published writer Karen McKnight who has lived experience as a carer and has spent years helping individuals and groups to find their voice through writing, these creative writing workshops will cover a range of writing styles such as freewriting, poetry, memoir and fiction-writing, allowing for the development of creative self-expression, storytelling skills and supportive peer dynamics.
**Please note this workshop consists of 4 sessions. Participants should commit to attending all 4 sessions.
Week 1: Stream of consciousness – Friday 5 September (First session is essential)
Letting go of the rules of writing through a range of intuitive, right brain techniques. These work towards reconnecting to oneself, one’s values and to what makes life meaningful.
Week 2: Discovering your story – Friday 12 September
Compiling lists of significant moments and turning points in your life as a way of mapping your journey, observing patterns and discovering the stories you want to tell.
Week 3: The Hero’s Journey, story structure & fictionalising – Friday 26 September
Retelling one’s story as a character on a Hero’s Journey using a structure which is empowering and enlightening can resolve concerns about privacy.
Week 4: The power of poetry as a therapeutic tool – Friday 3 October
An introduction to list poetry, Beat poets and poetry prompts to create moving and powerful spoken word poems. Living the Writer’s Life: An overview of peer led writing groups, and where to from here.
