When was the last time you wrote something for the fun of it? Do you ever get stuck in a creative rut\, or stifled b y the fear of writing &lsquo\;badly&rsquo\;?
\nPresented in partners hip with Writers Victoria&rsquo\;s Writeability program and guided by writ er\, artist and editor Alex Creece\, this workshop will equip participants with strategies to find and cultivate creative inspiration\, use games an d prompts to tackle writers&rsquo\; block\, and hone their unique authoria l voices.
\nIn a gentle and supportive environment\, participants of all abilities and experience levels can enjoy the process of exploring ne w techniques\, following their creative intuition and freeing themselves o f perfectionism and self-judgment.
\nWriteability aims to provide pe ople who identify as disabled with opportunities to connect with writing a nd publishing. Based on the ethos of disability leadership\, peer-support and the importance of self-told stories\, Writeability provides \;tool s and information to support disabled writers who want to tell their own s tories in their own way.
\nYou will learn:
\nAbout the presenter
\nAlex Creece is writer\, editor\, poet\, co llage artist\, and average kook living on Wadawurrung land. Alex \;wor ks in editorial roles for \;Archer Magazine\, Cordite Poetry Revie w and \;Sunder Journal\, and her writing has been widely published. \;She has been awarded fellowships with Writers Victoria\, Arts Access Australia\, The Wheeler Centre and Midsumma Pathways. Her wor k has been shortlisted for the Kat Muscat Fellowship\, the Next Chapter Sc heme\, the Geelong Writers Prize\, the Born Writers Award\, the Gwen Harwo od Poetry Prize\, and the Lord Mayor's Creative Writing Award. Alex is the author of Potty Mouth\, Potty Mouth (Cordite Books\, 2024)\, whi ch was a highly commended runner-up in the Five Islands Poetry Prize.
\ nTickets
\nTickets $40 or $20 for concession car d holders
\nAccessibility
\nWe are dedicated to providing events that are inclusive and that respect our community&rsqu o\;s diversity.
\nThe event space is fully accessible by wheelchair (via large lift)\, and there is \;a \;Changing Places \;accredited toilet facility loca ted on the ground floor. \; Wayfinding signage is available in Braille \, and customers with hearing aids can switch on &lsquo\;T&rsquo\; (Teleco il) mode and tune into any amplified source in the room&rsquo\;s inbuilt A V system. \; Quiet spaces are also available. An AUSLAN interpreter ca n be provided on request.
\nYou can view further information about t he accessibility features at the Geelong Library &\; Heritage Centre here.< /p>\n
If you need any assistance in order to participate in this eve nt\, please contact \;events@grlc.vic.gov.au \;at least two weeks prior to the event date.
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\ nImage credit: \;Bakri Mahmoud
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