Events

Join The Writers’ Block new afterschool club for KS2 Children!

The workshop will explore character, dialogue, avoiding the dreaded exposition  and much more  to set you on the right tracks for writing for the stage.

A creative writing sharing event ran by Redruth School News Team for 12-16 year olds

Monthly creative writing classes for 11-16 year olds brimming with ideas and stories. This session will be guest lead by a professional writer – TBC.

It’s Christmas Eve in Cornwall and two little girls and their Gran are excitedly preparing for the big day. But where’s dad?

For the launch of her novel, Together We Evolve, author Polly Roberts will be running this workshop- part author reading and Q&A, part creative writing workshop. The ticket price includes a copy of the novel.

Join us for a Manga drawing workshop with illustrator Keith Sparrow. Keith will be teaching a draw-by-draw workshop and sharing his vast knowledge on Manga art! Suitable for 10-16 year olds.

We will guide children to create their own stories through a mixture of writing, drama, music and making at our immersive and inspiring space.

Monthly creative writing classes for 11-16 year olds brimming with ideas and stories. Each session will have a different theme and be led by Cornish writers Olivia Lowry and Casey Bottono.

Are you a storyteller, poet, fiction writer, comic or perhaps a musician? Well, this is where we want you! Come and experience some of Cornwall’s up-and-coming writing talent.

Monthly creative writing classes for 11-16 year olds brimming with ideas and stories. This session will be guest lead by Justyn Edwards

Monthly creative writing classes for 11-16 year olds brimming with ideas and stories. Each session will have a different theme and be led by Cornish writers Olivia Lowry and Casey Bottono.

Join us for a Manga drawing workshop with illustrator Keith Sparrow. Keith will be teaching a draw-by-draw workshop and sharing his vast knowledge on Manga art! Suitable for 10-16 year olds.

Join us for an interactive session of story, making and doing workshop for 6-8 year old children with Jo Lumber.

We will guide children to create their own stories through a mixture of writing and drama with actress and director Connie Crosby. 

A 6 week writing for pleasure workshop for anyone over 18 whether you’re a keen writer or haven’t picked up a pen since school.

Whether you are a new writer or already writing, join us for a 8 week course as we explore theme, story, characters, dialogue, setting and staging through workshops, group discussions and feedback.

Monthly creative writing classes for 11-16 year olds brimming with ideas and stories. Each session will have a different theme and be led by Cornish writers Olivia Lowry and Casey Bottono.

Join us for a Manga drawing workshop with illustrator Keith Sparrow. Keith will be teaching a draw-by-draw workshop and sharing his vast knowledge on Manga art! Suitable for 10-16 year olds.

Saturday 11-3.30pm 16 March 2024
The Writers’ Block, The Ladder, 2-4 Clinton Road, TR15 2QE
Tickets: £20/25

Using the streets, alley- ways and opes of Redruth as inspiration, Write up Your Street will be a practical workshop looking at sense of place and finding the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary. You will need a hard back notebook and need to wear appropriate footwear etc for walking . The routes taken will be mostly accessible.  You will be writing fast and furious.

Annamaria Murphy the Artistic Director of The Writers’ Block who has written memorably for BBC Radio 4, The Story Republic, Kneehigh, Stuff and Nonsense, Bagas degol and most recently All that Glitters, a collaboration with the dancer Tom Jackson Greaves.

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This workshop will focus on the art and craft of song writing. We will explore various clues or inspirations, and see where these take our song making imaginations. Our attention will mostly be concentrated on lyrics and words. 

Monthly creative writing classes for 11-16 year olds brimming with ideas and stories. This session will be guest lead by a guest writer TBC.

Join us for a Speakeasy featuring Dicky Souray, creative director of SproutSpoken. Share your own work and listen to local talents.

Join us for a Manga drawing workshop with illustrator Keith Sparrow. Keith will be teaching a draw-by-draw workshop and sharing his vast knowledge on Manga art! Suitable for 10-16 year olds.

Monthly creative writing classes for 11-16 year olds brimming with ideas and stories. Each session will have a different theme and be led by Cornish writers Olivia Lowry and Casey Bottono.