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GROUNDWERK 3.5: Creative Writing

SAT 29 SEPTEMBER 2:30-4pm
FREE & OPEN TO ALL AT TURF, 46-47 TRINITY COURT, WHITGIFT CENTRE, CR0 1UQ

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In this session, get to grips with the exhilarating and sometimes terrifying experience that is ‘creative writing’. We’ll try exercises to start to develop a voice, exploring how to enhance your creative practice through writing, break down emotional blocks, get over yourself and just write! The session is suitable for beginners and more advanced writers, but especially for those who want to take the next step in their writing process or incorporate writing into their practice. For those who are interested, we can also discuss routes to publishing.

Groundwerk is a monthly series of free practical workshops for artists and creatives wishing to gain the skills to support their practice.

This workshop is free to attend and open to all but booking is recommended, as spaces are limited.

 

// ABOUT AMITA MURRAY

Amita is a fiction writer, based in London. Her first novel The Trouble with Rose, a comedy about a dysfunctional family, is coming out with Harper Collins in early 2019. Her short story collection Marmite and Mango Chutney won the SI Leeds Literary Prize in 2016, and stories from this collection have been published in international literary magazines like Aesthetica, Wasafiri, SAND (Berlin), the Hawaii Fiction Review, Brand, and others. She has also written art, culture and fashion articles for various blogs, including the Huffington Post. Amita has lived in and around London, Delhi and California and brings her nomadic experiences into her writing. She has taught creative writing at Surrey University, Cambridge, the University of the Arts London, and various community settings. She was a Leverhulme writer-in-residence at University College London in 2015.

KEY ACCESS INFO​

  • To help us support you best, please let us know if you have any access needs when booking.
  • For access info about getting to Turf and the Turf space, click here.
  • Our unit in the Whitgift Centre is 4 minutes walk (0.2 miles) from Wellesley Road Tram stop via the underpass, and 7 minutes walk (0.3 miles) from West Croydon Station and 8 minutes walk (0.4 miles) from East Croydon station.

 

WORKSHOP CODE:

Turf aims to be a space where all are welcomed & respected. We ask all attendees to align with this spirit when booking and support us in creating a welcoming & collaborative atmosphere together. We ask that everyone is;

  • Kind and respectful in our language and behaviour towards others. Turf is a space which is anti racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism.
  • Considerate of others’ time; allowing others room to speak & engage.
  • Respectful of the space itself as belonging to many people, treating the space & objects with care.
  • Attend wherever possible: In 2023, around 30% of people booking free tickets didn’t turn up! Our free tickets are limited and in high demand. Every person who doesn’t turn up means someone else can’t attend, so please let us know if you can’t make it to free up a space. If you don’t attend twice or more without letting us know, you may be restricted from booking again.

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