Starting May 3rd
Telling Your Story
Five Week Zoom Course
Content
Writing the personal can be daunting. In this five week zoom workshop series you’ll look at the craft of writing memoir through poetry and creative non fiction. We’ll analyse published works together and you’ll be encouraged to use creative writing prompts designed to help you get writing your own story.
The first four weeks are writing workshops, the fifth session is a group feedback session.
Your facilitator
Wendy Pratt is an author, poet and editor. Her poetry collection When I Think of My Body as a Horse won the 2020 Poetry Business Book and Pamphlet competition. Her latest collection, Blackbird Singing at Dusk will be publihsed by Nine Arches press in 2024. Her Nan Shepherd prize longlisted memoir The Ghost Lake is published by The Boorugh Press in 2024. She is the founder and editor of print literary magazine, Spelt.
Dates and Times
The zoom workshops take place every Friday in May 2pm- 3.30pm UK time
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st
Who is this course for?
This course is open to any ability. You just need an internet connection and a willingness to set an hour and a half aside weekly to prioritise your own story.
Investment
This course is £50 and can be booked through this link: Eventbrite
It is free to subscribers to my Notes from the Margin substack writing community. Until the end of April I have a 10% discount on annual subscriptions.
To sign up for a year of courses, workshops, insider essays, and a closed facebook group follow this link: Substack
Testimonials
“I would highly recommend any of Wendy Pratt’s on-line courses. The prompts and
discussions of themes are well thought out and interesting, so that there were very few
that I just let go by. Being part of the on-line forum was very encouraging and I felt
really supported by Wendy’s and other people’s comments. I even wrote some other
poems and memoir while doing these workshops and without them I think I might have
had very little to show for the last three months. The prompts help you to approach
material from different angles than usual, or to write something completely surprising. I
found the courses very enjoyable as well as inspirational and affirming.”
RS
“I found your prompts and the accompanying information extremely helpful and stimulating. For me your emphasis on 'no pressure' has felt very freeing and combined with your introductions, your course helped me to begin writing again.
In short, your course was excellent - I learnt a lot and felt able to do what I could, given various other constraints in my non-writing life. Thank you so much!”
HBN
“Wendy's online writing courses are stimulating and challenging. The introductions to the weekly topics include links to videos, articles and lectures, plus a variety of exemplar poems, all of which add to the broader context of each course. Although there is no pressure to keep up with the daily prompts, they are thoughtful and thought-provoking, which makes writers want to return to those they missed. The closed facebook group enables participants to share work in a safe and supportive environment. The fact that so many participants return to subsequent courses is an indication of how much they are valued.”
AH
“I have thoroughly enjoy the time spent here. First time on such a course. I really thought I’d be doing more reading than writing. I have often encouraged my primary school pupils to write but never thought to indulge myself until now. Actually I’ve become addicted. I went on holiday in the middle and have returned with half the prompts still to do. The course has finished but I mean to continue and indeed to book another one when one is advertised. The prompts are varied and inspiring. They allow for so many interpretations. There’s no feelings that you are doing it wrong. No pressure. The group has been very friendly and so encouraging to be able to read the responses of others. Just very enjoyable. Thank you Wendy.”
EL
Wendy Pratt 