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Revisiting Fantasy Fiction with the Young Writers

Revisiting Fantasy Fiction with the Young Writers Our April Young Writers workshop was an exploration of fantasy fiction that delved into the Hero’s Journey and what makes the stories we love work. The workshop began with a recap of the Hero’s Journey, and a discussion […]

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Apply now for the Emerging Playwrights Training programme

  Emerging Playwrights Training programme Deadline for applications 5pm Monday 1st May   The Writers’ Block is running a 3 day training programme for Emerging Playwrights, funded and supported by The Minack Theatre.   The outcome of the programme is for the Minack Youth Theatre […]

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We’re Recruiting: Join The Story Republic

We’re recruiting for The Story Republic, a development & work opportunity for emerging performers. You: • The programme is aimed at emerging theatre performers who are interested in working in a variety of spaces from the street to galleries castles to classrooms with a repertoire […]

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A Return to Narrative Poetry with the Young Writers

A Return to Narrative Poetry with the Young Writers by Casey Bottono A king stands on his balcony green, observing his kingdom, near wild and free, and all of it he observes with great glee. ­Ilya, Young Writers, March 2023   One of our most […]

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Call out for emerging writers of prose and poetry with a focus on the environment

‘Our Mingled Selves Writing our way into biodiversity on our doorstep.’ The Writers’ Block has been developing a programme of specialist Writers’ Rooms around specific genres. They are focussed on emerging writers working with experienced professional writers developing writing with a direct route to audiences. […]

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Cornish youth worker Tori Cannell wins prestigious playwriting commission

The Writers’ Block and the Minack Theatre are thrilled to announce that West Cornish theatre-maker and youth worker, Tori Cannell, has won a commission for her new play ‘You Never Saw Me’ which will be filmed at the Minack and published on the prestigious Playwright’s […]

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Learning from Myths and Legends with the Young Writers

Learning from Myths and Legends with the Young Writers by Casey Bottono By request, our January Young Writers workshop offered an exploration of myths and legends. To begin with, we asked participants about their knowledge of these topics, and a lively discussion followed. Of course […]

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Little Story Seeker – Spring at Redruth Library

Little Story Seekers are craft, movement and storytelling sessions for pre-school children and their grown-ups. 30 January | 11-12pm at The Writers Block, The Ladder 13 January | 11-12pm at Redruth Library 31 January | 2-3pm at Redruth Library 10 February | 11-12pm at Redruth […]

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A Dystopian Winter Workshop with the Young Writers

A Dystopian Winter Workshop with the Young Writers by Casey Bottono We’ve explored dystopian fiction with the Young Writers before during a Zoom workshop over lockdown. The participants took this demanding theme in their stride, and when asked last month what they wanted to look […]

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Exploring Ghost Stories with the Young Writers

by Casey Bottono Our most recent Young Writers workshop found participants exploring ghost stories and using their skills to shape their own chilling tales. This group was made up mostly of new students who form the cohort of mentees for the 2023 Young Writers Mentoring […]

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