Developing Your Writer's Voice

Description of Class

*There will be a half term break on 26 May with the course finishing on 31 June* This is a course for people who have some prior creative writing experience and would like to write more. Expect experimentation with form, collaboration, and exploration in character and story mechanics. Suitable as a follow on from Eva's popular Find Your Writer's Voice course. We’ll be looking at extracts from lots of different contemporary writers , ultimately working towards a collaborative piece — interconnected stories/poems or a play. There will be lots of choice and discussion as we move through the eight weeks, building a supportive writing community together. Led by writer and facilitator Eva Hibbs, there'll be opportunities to craft description, build believable characters, and even write a sonnet. The first half of the course will expose you to different forms of writing, giving you a chance to try your hand at lots of things. Then, in the second half you'll choose a form to focus on and work on bringing a piece to completion. Whether that's a short story, a collection of poems, a monologue or memoir, you'll practice translating your life experience into imaginative writing and sharing your creative ideas. Your tutor Eva Hibbs is a local writer and workshop facilitator. Since completing her master's in Creative Writing, she's led fiction and poetry workshops with groups in lots of different settings – from wellbeing centres to boardrooms. Two of her plays have been produced by The Pleasance Theatre and her fiction has been published in a variety of literary journals. But! She's a firm believer in process over publication. Creating imaginative work is a fun, healing experience which allows for greater self knowledge (and exploration).