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Nov
Nov
Successful Unthank Alumni … and an invitation to join them
If not all, then let’s say for most writers the goal is some kind of publication. To share your work, your words with an audience, to be read, to
Nov 2022
Oct 2021
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Oct
Oct
A series of upsetting life events and a creative writing course
Caroline Aldridge talks about how writing her book He Died Waiting with the Unthank School became a life-changing experience. A series of upsetting life events, and a creative
Aug 2021
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Aug
Aug
What you want, and what you need from a writing class
Georgina Parfitt talks about the expected and unexpected benefits of joining a writing class When I started studying fiction, I signed up for every class I could; I just wanted
Jul 2021
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Jul
Jul
The Proof is in the Publishing
As teachers / workshop leaders there’s nothing more rewarding than student success, the validation that what you are doing possesses some merit, some value to those who seek it.
Nov 2020
30
Nov
Nov
From idea to publication: My writer’s journey with the Unthank School
Caroline Aldridge, who studied in Ashley Stokes' Creative Writing Workshop dedicated to Life-Writing, Memoir and Creative Non-Fiction, discusses how she took her raw idea through its process and arrived in
Sep 2020
26
Sep
Sep
How I wrote my novel with Unthank
Mikela Bond has just finished her novel The Waters Edge. Here, she tells us how she wrote it. I tell a different story every time that I try to explain
Jul 2020
06
Jul
Jul
3 Ways Writing Could Boost Your Wellbeing Right Now
After months inside, many of us are peering out of our doors, creeping out in our cars, taking our first steps back into the world. But as we prepare
Apr 2020
07
Apr
Apr
Why write now
These are times that none of us could have predicted or prepared for. Coronavirus, pandemic, lockdown, social-distancing, stockpiling, these are things that two months ago would have been virtual
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Apr
Apr
Tom Vowler on Why We Need Stories Now More Than Ever
During times of great tumult, it’s often art – by which I mean a thing created to give pleasure, to provoke, to bear witness, to fathom, to inspire, to
Feb 2020
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Feb
Feb
Writing for Wellbeing with Georgina Parfitt
Writing for Wellbeing is a short and friendly course for those wanting to add the healing properties of writing to their daily life. Over six weeks, we provide a