Embracing Joy: Online Workshop for Young Writers

13/08/2024

15:00

Embracing Joy: Online Workshop for Young Writers

Join Maya Little for a free online workshop celebrating the world and what you care about. We'll explore poems that praise everything from Diet Coke to taxi drivers, showing how poetry can elevate the everyday. This workshop is open to young writers aged 13-18. Parental consent is required.

Date: Tues 13th August
Time: 3 - 5pm
FREE, reserve your spot

The Oxford Writers Wheel brings together young writers in Oxford, fostering craft and community through workshops, one-to-one mentoring, and friendship. These workshops are free and open to young writers aged 13-18 from all backgrounds. Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, this is your chance to express yourself with support from top-class writers.

About the Tutor:

Maya Little is a writer and theatre director. Her writing has appeared in The Rambling and Oxford Review of Books, among others, and she is a Roundhouse Poetry Collective member. She also founded the 'Getting Started With Poetry' workshops at Oxford Poetry Library. Most recently she was commissioned to write ONLYCONNECT, an interactive digital story about rentable friends.

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