Klub Write: Writing Intimacy 1-Day Workshop with Cat Hepburn & Demi Anter

Dating and intimacy are topics that fascinate us, but how can we incorporate them into our writing in a way that feels authentic, accessible, ethical— and hot?

Join award-winning writers Cat Hepburn (BBC, Edinburgh Fringe) and Demi Anter (Glastonbury, Poetry Ireland) for their returning creative writing workshop with a focus on all things sex, intimacy, and dating, at Berlin Well.

This event is for all writers, new and experienced, who are looking to spice up their writing, explore their own dating experiences on the page, and uncover how to convey intimacy, minus the cringe.

In this one-day workshop, we’ll analyze examples from a wide range of literature and use accessible writing exercises to uncover how to tackle these topics across genres. 

Together, we’ll explore writing passionate encounters, desire, and everything in between in a fun and supportive environment.

In this five-hour workshop, expect topics such as:

• Writing about romance and intimacy with less cringe
• Conveying sensuality in poetry and nonfiction writing
• Structuring sex scenes in fictional work
• The challenges of writing about personal experiences
• Writing with all of the senses

Please note:

• If you wish you are welcome to bring an idea or a short first draft to workshop with the group (optional).
• Due to the nature of the content, the workshop is FLINTA only, 18+. 
• Please note this is not an erotica writing workshop, though we will discuss explicit content.
• Snacks, teas, and coffees are included during the workshop. Alcoholic drinks and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
• The five-hour instruction will be punctuated with breaks. The workshop space is on the ground floor with no stairs.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Cat Hepburn is a Scottish screenwriter, author, and educator whose work spans screen, stage, and page. Her TV portfolio includes writing scripts and storywriting for award-winning soap RIVER CITY (BBC Scotland) and developing stories for HOLLYOAKS (Lime Pictures). She has written a wide range of short films, which have gained plaudits from the Royal TV Society Awards and been nominated for a Prix Europa award. Cat’s sapphic romantasy novel I KISSED A WEREWOLF AND I LIKED IT came out in May with Wildfire. Her previous book DATING & OTHER HOBBIES was released in 2021. Her solo show #GIRLHOOD, based on her poetry book of the same name, debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 to 4 and 5-star reviews. She currently has an original TV show in development with Insight MP and is writing her fourth book. Cat has been teaching screenwriting for over a decade at a wide range of universities, including the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and can’t wait to bring her expertise to the Klub Writers.

’s teaching focuses on the power of writing from personal experience. She has conducted workshops at various institutions throughout the world, including the Irish Cultural Centre and Royal National Theatre (London, UK). Her first poetry collection , which documents her five and a half years in Berlin, was published by Write Bloody UK in 2022. Her poems have been published by Magma, Banshee, and The Times (UK), and have been featured at Glastonbury Festival, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Fringe, Poetry Ireland, Bristol Old Vic and more. For more information and classes, follow the Creative Fruits newsletter.

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