COME AND WRITE WITH ME IN THE PLACE THAT INSPIRES SO MUCH OF MY WRITING!
For just over a year now I have been working with a group of artists and writers along the Suffolk coast in a project called Edge Land. Our focus has been the dramatic changes, both man-made and natural, that have altered familiar landscapes, and will continue to do so for the next decades. Edge Land covers the Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Felixstowe and inland to the A12 trunk road.
Work from the first year of the project has just gone on public display at The Long Shop Museum in Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4ES, and in celebration we are running a series of writing workshops (details and booking below – only £6 per person per session).
Together with two other highly experienced writers and workshop leaders, Vicky Proctor and Julie Garton, I will be guiding you through four themes (two tutors per workshop). The workshops are suitable for beginners and experienced writers and will include opportunities for discussion and feedback from your tutors. All genres are welcome – fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry and scriptwriting (the latter with tutor Vicky Proctor).
SEEING THE LANDSCAPE – SAT 19 SEPT 10.00–13.00
The season opens with by exploring the senses in writing – and expands the range of senses we usually think of – to create rich, immersive landscapes for poetry, memoir, fiction and scripts. BOOK HERE
PLACE AND CHANGE — Sat 3 Oct, 10:30–14:30
Writing from memory, place and the museum’s artefacts
Finding inspiration from our own memories and emotions attached to place, self-expression is the focus here. Through this workshop you will transform thoughts, memories and feelings into great writing! BOOK HERE
WRITING FROM THE EDGE — Sat 17 Oct, 10:30–14:30
Prompts inspired by letters, maps, paintings and curiosities from the Long Shop collection. Practice reading objects, and using them to inspire writing grounded in detail. Objects can be a wonderful source of inspiration, often taking your writing in unexpected directions. BOOK HERE
ONCE UPON A PICTURE — Sat 24 Oct, 10:00–13:00
Story‑making inspired by museum exhibits and Edge Land artworks. I don’t think we use imagery and objects enough to inspire our writing! It is a hugely satisfying way to come up with a focus for your writing, offering surprising perspectives and giving new energy to your writing! BOOK HERE
FREE READING EVENT — Sat 31 Oct, 17:00–18:00
Readings from Edge Land writers and poets together with workshop participants. No need to book, just turn up and enjoy sharing work inspired by the beautiful Suffolk coast.
Funding from the Sustainable Development Fund of Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscapes has allowed us to set an incredible price of £6 per person per session.
Please email me, Elizabeth Ferretti: info@writerrevealed.co.uk, if you have any questions or would like more information. I’ll be very happy to answer your queries.
I hope to see you at one or more of the workshops, and to share with you my love for the Suffolk coast. It’s been the inspiration for so much of my writing across fiction, non-fiction and experiments in poetry.