Creative Writing Workshop

Join colleagues from our Library and Visitor Experience teams for a creative writing workshop inspired by items from our collections and our new display, ‘Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection’.

Explore images and texts related to comforting rituals, and take part in activities such as word games and collaborative writing to help you write about your own rituals or imagine new ones.

You’ll then have a chance to write your own piece inspired by the items you’ve studied and the conversations you’ve shared.

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.

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.

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 YWNjZXNzIHwgd2VsbGNvbWVjb2xsZWN0aW9uICEgb3Jn or call 020 7611 2222.

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Katie Hanlon trained and worked as a teacher and is now a library assistant at Wellcome Collection. Her favourite part of teaching was helping people express their ideas and feelings through creative writing. She reads and writes whenever she can.

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Elfed is a Library Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection. With a background in outreach evaluation in the heritage sector, Elfed is fascinated by the sensory experiences places of heritage have to offer and how each sense can inspire a re-interpretation of collections. He is especially interested in oral history and the insight it gives into people's personalities and experiences.

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

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