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Creative Writing Workshop

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People looking at books in the Wellcome Collection viewing room.
Workshop in the Viewing Room, Michael Bowles. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join Beth Milton and Katie Hanlon from our library team in a creative writing workshop inspired by items from our collections and the ‘Jason and the Adventure of 254’ exhibition. You’ll be looking at a selection of images and accounts on subjects such as disability, memory and magical realism.

You’ll participate in several activities, such as walking through the exhibition, word games and readings, to help you think about how to respond creatively to the world around you. You’ll then have a chance to write your own piece inspired by the items you’ve examined.

The workshop is open to all levels, from beginners who want a place to start to more experienced writers who may be looking for a spark for their next piece.

Dates

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Past

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Viewing Room. It’s next to the Library entrance on level 2, which you can reach by taking the lift or the stairs.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

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About your facilitators

Katie Hanlon

(she/they)

Katie Hanlon trained and worked as a teacher and is now a library assistant at Wellcome Collection. Her favourite part of teaching was helping people express their ideas and feelings through creative writing. She reads and writes whenever she can. 

Beth Milton

Beth is a library assistant at Wellcome Collection. She also trained and worked as a teacher, and has worked in museums, developing and facilitating creative learning programmes that bring together the arts and sciences.