the remote body writing workshop

The workshop course will be 11 weeks plus a one-week break in March and a one-week break in April.

Workshops are at 2pm - 4pm UK time from the 12th of February until the 7th of May. The weeks we are NOT in session are the 19th of March and the 2nd of April, though there will be optional writing sessions to attend on these days.

Each session will include two breaks.

Each week Char will bring a short generative writing prompt to class to get things started. Then we will workshop 2 pieces of work from participants that will have been sent several days before. Participants are encouraged to read in advance is able to, but we will also read the work aloud in class. The group will reflect on the writing, giving observations and feedback to the writer.

This course is facilitated by Char Heather,is a writer, researcher and facilitator who set up the remote body in 2020. Their PhD focuses on chronic illness narrative forms and they write on embodied artistic practices, fragmentation and crip theory. They have taught creative writing for over a decade and have published both short and long-form fiction, creative nonfiction, critical work and poetry.

the remote writing workshop is a writing group aimed at writers of all experience levels who want writing community and encouragement in an environment that prioritises collective access.

The workshop aims to actively engage with the pillars of disability justice and to create a nurturing, kind and generative writing space.

There are eleven spaces available in total. This space is for anyone who identifies as sick, crip, disabled, d/Deaf or mad.

Get in touch if you have any queries regarding access!

We are a DIY organisation and are proactive in making the space as accessible as we can with the means we have at our disposal.

We have a sliding scale price structure so please choose the price most appropriate to you. We aim for as much flexibility as possible, if you need a free or lower-cost option to access the course, please get in touch and we'll let you know what we can do!