Self & Society - A Full Day of Writing, Eating, Drinking... and a Pub Quiz!

[YOU CAN BOOK YOUR PLACE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://www.writeandpint.com/events/self-society-writing-eating-drinking-a-mini-pub-quiz-at-the-end

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Saturday 24 Jan 2026 | 11:00 – 17:00
You’re warmly invited to join us for a full-day creative writing workshop
with food & drink, literary handouts, and a little fun thrown in for good measure.

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### Self & Society

A day exploring how inner lives meet outer worlds —
how we’re shaped by the places, cultures, and systems we move through,
and how writing helps us notice, question, and respond.

This isn’t just about poetry (though poetry is welcome).

We’ll work with prose, memoir, philosophy, fragments, and hybrid forms,
reading widely, writing freely, and following curiosity wherever it leads.

By the end of the day, you’ll leave with:

• New writing
• Ideas sparked
• Drafts begun
• Plenty to keep working with long after the workshop ends

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### What do we mean by Self & Society?

We’re interested in writing that asks questions like:

• What does it mean to live a life from the inside, in a shared world?
• How do private thoughts and public realities shape one another?
• Where do personal experience and wider culture meet?
• How can writing help us see — and speak — more clearly?

We’ll read short extracts from poets, essayists, philosophers, and storytellers, then experiment with their approaches through guided writing exercises.

No dogma. No right answers.

Just enquiry, attention, and honest language.

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### The plan

• Start the day with tea or coffee and a gentle warm-up writing session
• Break for brunch at The Reliance Pub
• Settle into reading, conversation, supported exploration, and more writing
• Wind down with a late afternoon / early evening drink
• Finish with a mini pub quiz, purely for fun

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### What’s included

• Full day of creative writing workshops & exercises
• Tea or coffee to start
• Reliance Pub brunch platter
• Late-afternoon / early-evening drink
• Thoughtful literary handouts
• FREE Penguin Mini Classic for every participant

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### What to bring

• Yourself
• Pen & notebook — or a laptop if you prefer

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### Our style

• Friendly, supportive, inclusive
• Everybody welcome — no experience necessary
• No pressure to share or perform
• Take part quietly, actively, or anywhere in between

If you have any doubts or questions, text me on +44 (0) 7534 981 636
Warm wishes,

Sean
A Write & a Pint