Learning how to edit yourself is one of the most important things a poet can do. This lunchtime workshop will give you the tools you need to improve your resilience, ask yourself honest questions about your poetry and get to what you need to say as a poet.
Author of The Poetry Writers’ Handbook, Sophia Blackwell, will be taking you through the process of editing three pre-selected sample poems as part of the workshop, identifying potential issues, and suggesting improvements.
For your poem to be considered as part of the workshop, please email it to info@sestinapress.com – we cannot guarantee to cover all poems in the workshop but will aim to respond either during or after the lunchtime workshop.
This masterclass will be online via Teams. It will also be recorded so if you are unable to attend live, you'll be able to catch-up and access the recording for up to two weeks after the event has taken place.
I’m a performance poet with three published collections of poetry and the author of a novel. My poetry has been anthologised by Bloodaxe, Nine Arches and the Emma Press among others, and for the past year, I’ve hosted the LGBT+ radio show Out in South London on Resonance FM, showcasing gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans authors, musicians, comedians and other creatives like me.
Recent notable gigs include four times at Glastonbury on the Poetry & Words Stage, Women of the World (WOW) Festival at the South Bank Centre and headlining a national tour with Hammer and Tongue. I’m a Literary Death Match champion, Spread the Word LGBT Hero and Diversity Role Model. I’m also a freelance editor, Chair of Poetry London and the Pride Network at Hachette UK.
I’ve taught workshops for the National Portrait Gallery and various schools and colleges around the UK, and I lecture on creative writing and careers at Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education. My first love is still spoken word, but I also love radio and presenting and organising real-time and virtual events.
The workshop fee of £20 (incl. VAT) is payable in full online. Please note that payment instalment plans are available for all W&A events, writing courses and editing services. Contact W&A Admin on events@writersandartists.co.uk so that we can find a payment schedule that works for you.
This is a live online event which will be presented using video conferencing software. Joining instructions and full guidance will be provided by the W&A Team a week before the event start-date. Please note, all event timings are in UK time.
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Accessible to All
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It’s of real importance to Writers & Artists that our events and courses remain accessible to all.
- Writers & Artists has made one bursary place available for this event as part of our accessibility scheme. Please visit our bursaries page to find out how to apply for bursaries to the course. Please note, this bursary place has now been allocated.
- Payment instalment plans are available for all W&A events, writing courses and editing services. Contact W&A Admin on events@writersandartists.co.uk so that we can find a payment schedule that works for you.
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At the speaker's discretion, event materials will be made available to attendees after the masterclass.
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A link to a recording of the masterclass will be circulated after the event. This will be made available to event attendees only, and for a time-limited period.
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If you'd like to receive a transcript of the session, please do let us know and we can circulate following the session.
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This event will include written text and visuals. Please contact us in advance so that we can make arrangements to be sure all documents appear in a format that works for you.
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If you’d like to attend but have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, then please email AccessWA@bloomsbury.com