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Creative Writing Workshop

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Workshop in the Viewing Room, Michael Bowles. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join members of our Library and Visitor Experience team for a unique creative writing workshop inspired by items from our collections. You’ll be looking at almanacs and the wonderful words and illustrations within.

You’ll take part in several activities, including an exploration of the almanacs we hold in our collection. You’ll get the chance to create and write within your own almanac, inspired by what you've seen.

The workshop is open to all levels, from beginners who want a place to start to more experienced writers who may be looking for a spark for their next piece.

Dates

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Past

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Viewing Room. It’s next to the Library entrance on level 2, which you can reach by taking the lift or the stairs.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call

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About your facilitators

A young person wearing large round glasses and a hat and scarf on ther head. They are looking down into the camera.

Maryam Eka Bouteldja

(they/them)

Maryam is a library, information and archive services apprentice at Wellcome Collection. They adore all things creative, particularly poetry and media that blur the lines between literature and art.

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Polly Bodetto

(she/her)

Polly is a library experience and engagement facilitator at Wellcome Collection and an art historian who loves the history of trade routes, collage making, and occultism.

Sarah Dabbs

Sarah Dabbs

(she/her)

Sarah is a Visitor Experience Assistant at Wellcome Collection, a medical doctor and a writer. She loves all things medical history, especially around medieval concepts of medicine, Georgian and Dickensian London, and maritime folklore.