Part 2 Young Words: Leading writing workshops with children & young people

This second workshop will build on the first online workshop on 24 March and will be tailored to the attendees' needs.

In this workshop, award-winning poet, former youth and community worker and experienced workshop leader Dr Roy McFarlane FRSL will share with you his experience of working with children and young people in community and education settings, including his favourite warm-up and writing exercises to inspire young minds.

Roy will be joined by Nicky Crabb, Director of Little Green Pig, a Sussex-based writing and mentoring charity for children and young people who shares her experiences from being a secondary school teacher to managing writing projects in young offender institutions, children’s hospitals, schools, youth clubs and libraries. There will be time for questions at the end of the workshop.

Book here for the first online session on Tuesday, 24 March. A 50% discount for this Part 2 session will be available once you book the Part 1 workshop. Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

The workshop is aimed at writers of all backgrounds interested in running workshops with children and young people. After the session, you’ll have an opportunity to speak with WOL CEO Amy Zamarripa Solis about future CPD training and work opportunities.

This event will take place at the Community Base Conference Room, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG.
The venue is accessible. The Conference Room is on the 5th floor of the South Wing, accessible by stairs or lift. There are accessible bathrooms, a women’s bathroom, and baby-changing facilities on the 5th floor, and a men’s bathroom on the 4th floor.

For any questions or requests, please email [email protected]

All ticket purchases are non-refundable. As a small grassroots organisation, ticket income directly supports the delivery of our events and programmes. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer refunds for non-attendance or changes in personal circumstances, as doing so would put our work at risk. Thank you for understanding and for supporting our mission.

Roy McFarlane is a poet, writer and former youth and community worker born in Birmingham of Jamaican parentage, spending most of his years in Wolverhampton and the Black Country and now living in Brighton. He’s currently the National Canal Laureate.

He’s the former Birmingham Poet Laureate and co-editor of Celebrate Wha? Ten Black British Poets from the Midlands (Smokestack). His three collections are published by Nine Arches Press: Beginning With Your Last Breath and The Healing Next Time (shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award and longlisted for the Jhalak Prize) and his third collection Living by Troubled Waters is out now.

He’s a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded a Doctor of Letters by the University of Wolverhampton. He continues to perform nationally and internationally sharing his passion for social justice, equality, identity love and the healing power of poetry as a witness to our times.

Nicky Crabb has 30 years of experience of working with children & young people through the arts and is passionate about the importance of creativity. She developed the SPINE festival for Apples and Snakes, and worked as a consultant for organisations like the RSC, The Story Museum and Creative Partnerships. She loves yoga and her favourite word is ‘elbow’.

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