Join artist Laura Trevail for a gentle spooky-season writing workshop exploring our experiences of navigating change and the unexpected in our own lives, through the creation of ghost stories together.
“A good ghost story is a way to explore the uncomfortable from a place of not only safety, but enjoyment and togetherness in the sharing of it. And to reach for our hopes to make real instead. Something very freeing happens when you invite people to make up ghosts. So that’s what we will do.”
Previous writing experience is not necessary, and explorations of anything “writing” is for you are warmly welcome. The workshop will be delivered in English, but you are invited to write in any language or combination. However you write, this is an opportunity to go deep into what is meaningful for you, to go trashy, to go funny, to go terrifying, to go kind - this is about nurturing *your* work without compromise or external expectation.
There will be an opportunity for group sharing in November, for those who would like to share what they write - sharing is optional, you can write only for yourself if you prefer.
The workshop forms part of Laura’s commission at Coalhouse Fort, bringing elements of the Fort’s architecture, history, fragility and care to remote storytelling. https://essexcdp.com/commission/lauratrevail-coalhousefort/ .
“Fortified in times of threat, neglected in times of safety, surprisingly responsive to change and opportunity, the history of Coalhouse Fort speaks strongly to challenges facing us all right now. There’s a tenacity, a stubborn-ness to the place, combined with broad and expansive strategic views. A much-needed hope, even in the cracked and dampening stone.
This commission is made possible through a co-commission from Start Thurrock and Essex Cultural Diversity Project supported by Arts Council England.
More about Laura’s writing: https://scarylittlegirls.co.uk/2022/07/08/20-years-of-stories-for-scaries/
