WayWORD 2022

I really enjoyed being a small part of WayWORD 2022 this last week: a cross-arts literary festival hosted by the WORD Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen. I ran a workshop on writing Landscape and Place which was attended by a lovely group of folk who shared some wonderful writing coming out of the exercises we did. For me, it was a really special opportunity to share my passion and spend time talking about the relationship between landscape and memory, place and story, and to see the different ways in which others tapped into the landscape as a ready resource for their imaginations. I hope to run the workshop again in the future. Thanks go to Helen Lynch and her amazing team, and to the attendees who braved the wet weather to come along.

Latest Podcast From the Old Brewery

For the latest episode of From the Old Brewery, I had a great chat with Dr. Helen Lynch of Aberdeen University. Helen is a short-story author and Director of the WORD Centre for Creative Writing. Along with a host of paid student committee members and intern staff, Helen manages the annual WayWORD cross-arts literary festival. I talk with her about the work of the centre, the festival, and the opportunities she has been able to create for students to get involved. Joining her is Bea Livesey-Stephens, the current WORD Centre intern and EDI officer for this year’s festival.

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