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ON BELONGING: A 6–Week Creative Writing Workshop

What does it mean to belong?

In this six-week, in person, creative writing series, Mofiyinfoluwa O & Listen
Journal, will lead writers into an exploration of the theme of ‘belonging’
– the power to give voices to the stories hidden in our hearts and to occupy the spaces we have dreamt of.
Through assigned readings, writing prompts, feedback and peer-workshops, participants will have the opportunity to strengthen their voices, hone their writer’s instinct, be enmeshed in powerful literature and come away with work they are proud of; full of heart and excellent craft.
All participants will be included in a printed collective zine featuring the work developed during the programme.
Selected work will also be featured on listen-journal.com, with the opportunity to submit to Listen’s second print edition “On Belonging”

Who are Listen Journal?

Listen is an independent cultural publication and community platform centring
the voices & lived experience of women of colour through storytelling, publishing
and events.

Programme Breakdown

Week 1- The Power of the Personal
Belonging as Psychic Struggle
Core Question: Where does belonging ache?
Week 2 — Memory & World Building
Constructing the World of Belonging
Core Question: What did it feel like to be there?
Week 3 — Interiority & Emotional Depth
The Invisible Home
Core Question: What was happening beneath the surface?
Week 4 — Form As Belonging
Structure as Self-Invention
Core Question: What shape does this story need?
Week 5 — Language, Voice & Authority
Claiming Narrative Power
Core Question: Who has the right to speak?
Week 6 — Revision As Re-belonging
Integration, Clarity & Preparation
Core Question: What is this piece really about?
Week 7 — Belonging Showcase Event
A space to share our work from the course over a traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

 

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