Upcoming Events

Do you enjoy poetry? Reading or even writing your own? The group will dabble in both, putting pen to paper as well as appreciating the pros. This relaxing group will enjoy reading and discussing poetry from the greats, from the past to the present. Every third Friday of the month from 2pm to 3pm

A monthly session for young people who are brimming with ideas and stories and want to share them with like-minded, friendly, young writers and readers. Each session is full of discussion, short and fun exercises to get the creativity flowing and longer periods to really get into your story. Each term we plan to have a guest writer, for example a songwriter or playwright. We also visit The Minack Theatre at least once a year for inspiration. There’s always lots…

Our short burst, quick fire, energetic Ideas Generator sessions operate on a drop-in basis - buy a ticket, come along, get involved with activities devised to get your creative juices flowing, write, share, write some more. These sessions have been described by previous participants as fun, challenging, inspiring, opening, healing, beautiful, unexpected. You'll be invited to engage with free-writing, setting words free, writing fear-wards, allowing new ideas to appear without the constraints of structure or the pressure of expectation. All…

Are you a budding script writer, fan of reading a new work or an actor looking to help bring new work to life? Then come along to our Script Writers meet in our lovely cafe. *Last Wednesday of the month in The Pounds Cafe Bar.

Our 8 part short story writing course, ‘Writing your way to becoming a published author’ will guide you through the stages of developing and writing your short story with the aim to publishing your story and becoming a published author. Over the 8 weeks our tutor and published author, Graham Sclater will help you to develop your story by exploring the skills needed to make your ideas come to life in the form of a short story and the processes…

at Tarleton Library every Thursday from 10am. A friendly and informal group to support experienced and budding writers develop their writing skills. Places don't need to be booked - just drop in!

The European folklore and fairytale traditions are rooted in the dark witch infested forests of the Grimms, influenced by the chaotically bawdy worlds of the Italians Basille and Straparola and coalesced in the paradoxicall subversive and subservient environment of the seventeenth century French salons. It is nothing less than a labyrinth of the magical, profoundly frightening and surreal. A slightly parallel world abounding with timeless tales that are perpetually prepared to be reawakened, reshaped and retold by each new generation…