Workshop - Introduction to Creative Writing

Always wanted to write, but don’t know where to start? This welcoming event from The Hastings Writing Workshop is just the place.

This Introduction To Creative Writing workshop will include guided exercises designed to unlock your creativity, reading materials to inspire, and a supportive, friendly environment, it’s the perfect way to find your voice and take your first steps as a writer. No previous writing experience required!

This is a free workshop, however spaces are limited to 12 participants. 

Workshop Leader:

James Young is a writer, editor and literary translator. His short fiction has appeared in various literary journals, and he was shortlisted for the 2019 Wasafiri New Writing Prize, the 2020 Fish Short Story Prize, and the 2021 Bath Short Story Award. He is the editor of Short Fiction literary journal, and has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck College, University of London. In 2022 he won the Peirene Stevns Prize for Literary Translation. He has been running The Hastings Writers Workshop (www.hastingswritersworkshop.com), a highly popular writers workshop programme, since September 2021.