DON'T WAIT FOR PERFECTION! | 2-hour writing workshop for a creative boost and a sense of wellbeing | Bishop Monkton Village Hall, nr Harrogate, HG3 3QU | Friday 5th July, 12.30-2.30pm

EVER THOUGHT ABOUT WRITING?

Perhaps you haven’t written for a while. Perhaps you think you are not ‘good enough’ to write. Perhaps you love writing but never find the time. Well here’s your chance.  

As Margaret Atwood wrote: ‘If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.’

Come and dare to write it ‘wrong’, and break through your the blocks that are holding your creativity back. Writer, poet, writing mentor and ghost-writer, Kate Oldfield, will provide a gentle and stimulating environment that will help you find your flow.

Join us for a one-off 2-hour session of creative conversations and gentle and productive prompts.

Discover how writing can give you a creative boost and a sense of wellbeing.

All are welcome. All you need is a pen and paper, and a beginner’s mind.

Friday 5th July, Bishop Monkton Village Hall 12.30–2.30pm.

£20 (inc. tea/coffee and biscuits)

Places are limited, booking essential.

Bishop Monkton Village Hall. HARROGATE, North Yorkshire. HG3 3QU

Led by Kate Oldfield, writer, poet, writing mentor and curator of creative communities at The Writing Well.

Kate Oldfield runs poem-making and writing workshops at The Writing Well. She finds her own voice in poetry and is finishing the first draft of her novel.

She has worked in publishing for over twenty years, latterly as a writing mentor, ‘book fixer’ and ghost-writer. She is qualified in therapeutic and reflective writing practices (Professional Writing Academy, 2020), and has been running workshops – teaching creative writing skills, writing for wellbeing and collaborative poetry sessions – since 2019.

Kate is currently working on a new novel set in WWII Scotland and Bavaria, based on true events.

What people have said about Kate:

"Kate is a clever and kind facilitator who includes everyone and keeps the pace, and can evoke and stimulate people to be their best creative selves.  I love it. A doctor could prescribe it; it’s uplifting and thought-provoking."    Lucy

“The Creative Connections workshops sounded like an excellent opportunity to connect with others who share a desire to release the creative spirit. They are a safe, nurturing place in which to explore and create. I haven’t been disappointed. Under the caring and positive guidance of Kate, I have started to unblock my creativity. Each session offers something new, exciting and challenging.”    Linda

“There is an unfolding, a dawning of confidence, a growing enthusiasm, then a welling then a spilling of ideas and associations from the stew of all of us mixed together. Faint hearts are warmed, doubts and diffidence banished. You hold the group together, reflect us back and knit bits back into the mix. We do in fact indeed ‘blossom and flourish’ as the hymn has it. I think that’s remarkable.”    Sally