QUEER THE PAGE. SAT 30 MAY, 1-3 PM.WRITING FROM POV OF OBJECT eg, toy. QUAKERS.
Details
OUR MONTHLY "QUEER THE PAGE" WRITING MEET.
NB THIS MEET IS ON THE *FIFTH* SATURDAY
(usually MEETS FOURTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH)
*A MERSEYSIDE LGBTQ(18+)SAFER-SPACE Group: LGBTQ(18+) WRITERS ONLY*
For writers at ANY stage/any genre: beginners to experienced:)
*THIS GROUP IS TRANS-AFFIRMATIVE.
We welcome all trans,and gender-non-conforming folk(18+).
ANY GENDER-CRITICAL VIEWS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.*
---------------------------------------------
Today: Prepared writing; and a WORKSHOP(DETAILS BELOW)
YOU CAN ALSO BRING ANYTHING YOU ARE WORKING ON, TO READ ALOUD FOR CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK:)
------------------------------------------------
PLEASE NOTE: it can be a bit nerve-wracking to attend a group for the first time; but we are very friendly:)
*The group is suitable/welcoming to LGBTQ(18+) people who have just come out/just arrived in the area(as well as regular attenders!)*
ALL LGBTQ(18+)-identifying writers (any genre) welcome; new writers, via intermediate, to experienced:)
---------------------------------------------
MEETING FORMAT:
INTRODUCTIONS & GUIDELINES
PART ONE :
IN -ADVANCE WRITING:related to theme of Workshop in Part 2 of today's meet; AND/OR(optional!) something you are working on(BOTH ARE: to read aloud a short extract, for constructive critique):
We encourage you to write something IN PREPARATION (for the Part 2 Workshop):
PRE-WRITE PROMPT:
You go out/ on holiday, you take your favourite cuddly / toy with you.
Write about the holiday from the perspective of the toy. Are they:
in a hotel all the time? •
Squashed in a bag? •
Watching everyone’s drinks in the bar? •
Feeling homesick? •
Lost at the train station?
Map reading to check the sat NAV is right?
• Photo bombing at every opportunity?
SHORT BREAK
PART TWO:WRITING WORKSHOP, facilitated by Garnett("Ratte") Frost.
WORKSHOP (with PROMPTS)
We will do two on the day prompts developing the character's narrative voice, and playing with the stereotypes attributed to items like toys.
--------------------------------------------------
VENUE:
QUAKER (FRIENDS') MEETING HOUSE),22 SCHOOL LANE,Liverpool L1 3BT.
Pls read directions section.
*WE MEET BETWEEN 12.45 AND 1 PM, in the FOYER of the Friends Meeting House(entrance School Lane)*
ONE OF OUR HOSTS/FACILITATORS(see our profile pics at the top of the RSVP list) WILL BE IN THE FOYER TO GREET YOU:)
NB If you arrive after 1 pm , ask the Receptionist what room we are in, and knock on the door!
---------------------------------------------------------
COST:
£6 PER ATTENDEE: covers room rental cost;no profit is made;we are wholly unfunded.
*Payable to STEVE at THE START of the event, preferably CASH; but a bank transfer is fine too; Steve will give his bank details on the day*
--------------------------------------------------
OUR GROUP'S FEEDBACK MODEL:
CONSTRUCTIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL FEEDBACK.
so ENCOURAGEMENT; but ALSO, the way FORWARD for your peer writers, eg "you could DEVELOP a character /image further, perhaps".
YOU can also request the kind of feedback(or NO feedback) you want!
*PLEASE REMEMBER ALL CRITIQUE/FEEDBACK IS SUBJECTIVE; and that writing is a very subjective and personal thing*
-------------------------------------------------
*OUR GROUP'S TRIGGER WARNING SUBJECTS:
ANY sexual or physical abuse.
LARGE amounts of violence generally
ANY references to suicide,including THOUGHTS of suicide(ideation)
ANY references to self-harm.*
PLEASE INFORM STEVE(ORGANISER)IF YOUR WRITING CONTAINS ANY OF THE ABOVE, AND A BRIEF CONTENT-INDICATOR; then anyone who feels uncomfortable with that content can leave the room-temporarily- and one of the hosts will come and get them after the particular reading is ended.
----------------------------------------------
FACILITIES:
We can use one of the venue's kitchens(there is one on each floor;some rooms have one attached!)
Coffee(instant)/tea/milk(cows only) and sugar is also provided by our regulars:)
Venue kitchen has crockery cups cutlery.
U can bring take -out drinks and food.
If you want NON-cows milk, please bring ur own(there is a fridge)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
ACCESSIBILITY AND TOILETS:
THE VENUE IS COMPLETELY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: lift 2 all floors; room for wheelchairs in all rooms.
THERE ARE TWO SELF-CONTAINED TOILETS-FOR-ALL in the building
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING NEWCOMERS AND REGULARS:)