Writing for self-expression (Apr24) đź’»
- Thursday 18th April (4 sessions)
- 10 - 12:30pm
- Online, via zoom
Writing for self-expression, 4 week courseÂ
The Royal Literacy Fund is a British charity that has been supporting authors since 1790. In this series of guided sessions (a collaboration between the Recovery College and Royal Literacy Fund) Zoë Howe, a music biographer, screenwriter and novelist will be leading a series of four online sessions which explores the topic of writing for self-expression.
Expressive writing is about self-expression, it pays more attention to thoughts and feelings rather than detailed descriptions of the events, objects, or people in the contents of a narrative. Just like narrative writing, expressive writing may have the arc of a story: beginning, middle, and end.
Sometimes expressive writing behaves like a story that swells to crest and resolves itself on firm ground. But often, expressive writing can be turbulent, unexpected and unpredictable, and that is OK.  Expressive writing can help people think about their experiences and put their thoughts and feelings into words.
In this series of 4 guided sessions, you will have the opportunity to reflect and write in an informal and friendly space.
It doesn’t matter whether or not you’ve written before, the exercises and conversation aim to promote discussion, and capture your thoughts.  From a few lines of a story, a short list or a poem, each session is facilitated by the professional writer, who will read aloud a selection of published work (poetry and prose) and invite you to reflect, on if and how, those words have connected with you.
You’ll then be invited to take part in some short exercises to think about connecting your own experiences, thoughts and feelings to an individual piece of work.
Writing for self-expression APR24 POSTER
Writing for self-expression, 4 week course running 10am – 12:30pm on:Â Â
- 18th April
- 25th April
- 2nd May
- 9th May
| Date | Time | Venue |
| Thu 18th April | 10:00 am -12:30 pm | Online |