Have you been wondering about how to put your idea for a story on to the page? Or do you want to breathe new life into those short stories that have been languishing at the bottom of a drawer? Many of us have a creative writing project or idea on the go – but need the tools to bring them over the finish line.

So let’s meet in June for a weekend workshop!

This two-day workshop invites you to create new ideas across a range of writing forms through visual, auditory, and written prompts, asking you to explore character, tone, point of view, story arrangement, settings, and conflict.

Through pre-workshop reading, lively in-group discussion, and tailored creative writing exercises, this course aims to be productive; a creative experience to catalyze both beginner and seasoned writers in new imaginative directions. Writers will explore and discuss craft and creative ideas during the first day, with more in-depth writing occurring on day two. Writing will take place in short bursts throughout and, if the weather is sunny, we’ll head to the park for a writing exercise too. Everyone will leave with story ideas and inspiration for many more.

Pre-workshop writing, including passages and several prompts, will be emailed one week prior, whereas writing will be conceived of on the weekend.

This course is open to all levels of writers, across all formats, and is particularly suited to new writers, anyone looking to generate new ideas, and those unsure or shy about calling themselves ‘writer’ just yet. Writers of colour, working class, LGBTQ+, disability, and anyone who believes their stories aren’t being heard are joyfully invited.

DIVYA GHELANI was born in Gujarat and grew up in Loughborough, Leicestershire. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and an MPhil in Literary Studies from the University of Hong Kong. She has published stories and articles in Wasafiri Magazine, Comma Press, BBC Radio 4, Litro Magazine, and more. Divya has led creative writing workshops for The Reader Berlin, Writing East Midlands, The Word Factory, Comma Press, among others.

Divya is working on her first novel, Night School. It was shortlisted for PRH WriteNow, longlisted for the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers’ Award, longlisted for The Bath Novel Award, twice longlisted for the SI Leeds Literary Prize, and received an honorary mention in the Harry Bowling Prize for New Writing. The opening of Night School was selected for Issue 1 of The Good Journal. She lives in Berlin.