Writer in Residence: 121s with poet Jennifer Wong (RCN members only)

Discuss your own writing, ask questions about publication or the role of art and creativity in nursing with our writers in residence.

Author and poet Jennifer Wong will be the RCN's second writer in residence of 2026, from 26 - 30 May 2026, from 11am - 4pm each day.

The RCN is hosting three writing residencies, funding by Arts Council England National Lottery Grants, during the run of our exhibition. Each writer will be working in the exhibition space for a week, interacting with visitors and creating new work. They are offering exclusive slots for RCN members to book in to discuss your own ideas and work, to seek advice or simply to chat about the potential of creative workshops in nursing.

These slots are free but only available to RCN members - you will need your membership number to book.

If you're not an RCN member, you can drop in every afternoon (3-4pm Tuesday to Friday) or join our Family Day on Saturday 30 May.

Image credit: Jennifer Wong / Royal College of Nursing

Read the full terms and conditions for our events here.

What to expect from your 1-2-1:

These sessions are a supportive space for RCN members to discuss anything at the intersection of nursing and creativity. You might use your session to:

• Receive feedback on a poem or piece of writing in progress.
• Discuss the journey to becoming a published author.
• Chat about the process of using nursing experiences as inspiration for creative work.
• Get advice on starting your own writing practice alongside your clinical career.

Jennifer Wong: Originally from Hong Kong, Jennifer Wong is the author of Light Year (Nine Arches Press, 2026), 回家 Letters Home (Nine Arches Press, 2020), and pamphlets including time difference (Verve, 2024) and Diary of a Miu Miu Salesgirl (Bitter Melon Poetry). She studied at Oxford and has a PhD in creative writing from Oxford Brookes University. She is the author of Identity, Home and Writing Elsewhere in Contemporary Chinese Diaspora Poetry (Bloomsbury, 2023) and a co-editor of State of Play: Poets of East and Southeast Asian Heritage in Conversation (Outspoken Press, 2023) and Where Else: An International Hong Kong Poetry Anthology (Verve, 2023). She is a visiting lecturer at University of Hong Kong for Spring 2026. Currently, she is also editing a Rebecca Swift Foundation anthology entitled Woman, Mapped (Fly on the Wall Press, 2026).

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