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

HELIOS transplants the Ancient Greek tale into a modern-day myth wound round the winding roads of rural England-and into the everyday living of a towering city. It’s a story about life, the invisible monuments we build to it, and the little things that leave big marks.

Using prompts from The Writers’ Block collection, join playwright Sarah Connors for a fun packed day of storytelling around the theme of the sea.

Join professional artist Tracey Miles for a unique and dynamic taster portraiture and figurative taster sessions of her art course. Tracey’s teaching approach is non-prescriptive, allowing students to authentically respond to the world around them through their art. With a focus on experimentation, you’ll explore a range of media and techniques to build confidence in your creative process, discovering your own preferred methods along the way.

In this workshop, Sue will explore with participants what ‘home’ means and how migration, displacement and exile can affect a sense of home.

When artist Maggie Barrett (75) breaks her femur, her husband Joel Meyerowitz (84), a world-famous photographer, becomes her caregiver. In the shadow of mortality, each with a long and dramatic life behind them, the hard truths of life together provoke in Maggie and Joel an attempt to find a shared inner-peace while there is still time.

Join professional artist Tracey Miles for a unique and dynamic taster portraiture and figurative taster sessions of her art course. Tracey’s teaching approach is non-prescriptive, allowing students to authentically respond to the world around them through their art. With a focus on experimentation, you’ll explore a range of media and techniques to build confidence in your creative process, discovering your own preferred methods along the way.

Join The Writers’ Block & Pop-Up Radio Show for a papercraft making and storytelling workshop. Create curious characters and visitor guides for your fantastical finds in our very own Monster Museum. Art materials provided.

The Writers’ Block & Pop-Up Radio Roadshow Presents: ‘2B or Not 2B; Drawn To Stories’ Cornwall’s most famous hamster actor Hammy and his theatrical suitcase of magnificent stories promise to wow, from curtains up to final bow.

Join professional artist Tracey Miles for a unique and dynamic taster portraiture and figurative taster sessions of her art course. Tracey’s teaching approach is non-prescriptive, allowing students to authentically respond to the world around them through their art. With a focus on experimentation, you’ll explore a range of media and techniques to build confidence in your creative process, discovering your own preferred methods along the way.

Competitions are an important tool we can use to help nurture our writing skills and profile. But how and why should we approach them?

Join professional artist Tracey Miles for a unique and dynamic taster portraiture and figurative taster sessions of her art course. Tracey’s teaching approach is non-prescriptive, allowing students to authentically respond to the world around them through their art. With a focus on experimentation, you’ll explore a range of media and techniques to build confidence in your creative process, discovering your own preferred methods along the way.