With spring in the air, there’s no better time to embrace your creative potential! Come along to our brand-new Creative Writing Club, every Wednesday at Lunchtime, to try your hand at a variety of artistic endeavours. From prose to poetry to comics and visual art, all forms of creativity are warmly welcomed & will be nourished alike!

We start off each week with a quick overview of one literary element and one figure of speech, before moving on to an introduction to a specific genre — such as mystery, dystopia, or horror. We talk about the common conventions of the genre, as well as how to subvert them in our work, and discuss all our favourite examples as well. Finally, each week we highlight one style of poetry (such as haiku, limerick, or blackout poetry) and one style of prose (e.g. six-word fiction, drabble, or flash fiction).

With all that done, we set a timer and get to creating! We have plenty of topical prompts and templates each week, aimed at encouraging you to try your hand at a new genre or format you may not be sure about, but everyone is welcome to create whatever feels right for them in the moment. We also make sure to leave a few minutes at the end for sharing & feedback — both of which are completely optional, of course!

In short, if you’re looking for a creative outlet, or need some support and inspiration to pick up an old hobby again, Creative Writing Club might just be the place for you.

See you there!