Regular Workshops

Our regular workshops provide a stimulating and supportive atmosphere for writers. People are encouraged to bring along their own work to discuss, be it a poem, short story, novel or play. Workshops are free to attend.

Identity Writer’s Workshop

Identity is a group where Global Majority* writers can share their creative writing, discuss literature and learn about opportunities and events. Identity has long played a key role in nurturing Black and Asian writers based in Manchester and in the north of England with a particular focus on spoken word poetry and short fiction, as well as long fiction, creative memoir and creative nonfiction. Our new collective Identity Live! is fast gaining a reputation for their powerful poetry sets.

*= ie, African, Caribbean, Southeast, South, East Asian, Middle Eastern Diaspora communities, as well as Indigenous communities

When:

Wednesdays 6.30pm-8.30pm

Where:

Room 3.09, above Manchester Poetry Library.

How It Works:

These weekly workshops are critique sessions. There is an expectation of giving and receiving constructive feedback. The sessions are for writers who are committed to improving their work and to bringing revised pieces to the workshop after receiving initial feedback.

For more information read our Identity Writers Group sheet, which includes the group’s code of conduct.

How to sign-up

If you are a Black or Asian writer interested in joining this group e-mail admin@cultureword.org.uk
Join the Identity Facebook group here

Novel Writing Group

A facilitated workshop where novelists share their work with a supportive group and receive constructive feedback on their writing.

When:

Last Wednesday of the month, 6.30-8.45pm

Where:

Currently on Zoom

Who is it for?

Writers from black, Asian and other Global Majority backgrounds working on novels or novellas

How to sign-up

Please send a summary of the novel you want to write and a sample of your prose writing to nii@cultureword.org.uk