In our daily lives we are immersed in story. In every conversation we have, every social media post we read, every television advert we watch, let alone every box set we consume, we engage with storytelling.
We tell stories and we listen to stories as a way of making sense of the world and our place in it.
In this workshop we will use story as a means to explore our lived experience. Through a series of writing exercises we will, as Dorothea Brande puts it in her 1934 book Becoming a Writer, turn the fiction maker’s eye on ourselves.
No writing experience is necessary – these workshops are open to all. This will be a warm and welcoming space in which to connect with others as well as connecting with your own creative self. In these workshops, you are in control of the story you want to tell.
No equipment is necessary apart from a pen and paper or laptop or the notes app on your phone.
Dr Hannah Vincent is a novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her first novel Alarm Girl was published in 2014 and she wrote her second The Weaning in 2018 as part of PhD research in autobiographic practice at the University of Sussex. Her short story collection, She-Clown and Other Stories was published in 2020. Hannah is an experienced workshop leader, teaching creative writing, creative non-fiction and life writing across several institutions including The Open University, New Writing South and Charleston. She is currently Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Brighton.
Please read the Participant Information and then to book a place or ask any questions, email Mel Parks.