CATHARSIS in Creative Writing + Food, Drinks, a FREE Book & a Pub Quiz!

YOU CAN BOOK YOUR SPOT HERE: https://www.writeandpint.com/events/catharsis-how-to-achieve-emotional-revelation-and-release-in-creative-writing-food-drinks-a-free-book-a-pub-quiz

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Hello there!

WHOEVER you are, you’re warmly invited to join us for a full-day creative writing workshop ✍️ with food & drink 🍴☕🍷, literary handouts 📖, and a bit of fun thrown in for good measure 🎉

Together, we’ll be exploring Catharsis in Writing: how stories, poems, and personal reflections can help us feel, release, and understand emotion. Over the course of the day, we’ll focus on three key pathways to catharsis:

1. Interpersonal conflict – tension between characters or people that is resolved, giving emotional release.
2. Against-all-odds achievement – following a protagonist (or yourself) through struggle toward success or triumph.
3. Grief and letting go – confronting loss and finding a sense of closure or understanding.

Throughout the day, we’ll work with poetry, prose, memoir, hybrid forms, and even playful fragments, 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, and plenty to keep working with long after the workshop ends.

What’s the plan? 🗓️

• Start the day with teas/coffees ☕ and a gentle warm-up writing session ✍️
• Break for brunch 🥐 at the Reliance Pub
• Settle into reading, discussion, and supported exploration, experimenting with the three catharsis pathways 💬
• Wind down with a late afternoon/early evening drink 🍺🍷🥤
• Finish with a mini pub quiz 🧠🍻 purely for fun

When: Saturday 28th March, 11am – 5pm

What’s included? 🎁

• A full day of creative writing workshops & exercises ✨
• Tea or coffee to start ☕
• A Reliance Pub brunch platter 🥗
• A late-afternoon/early-evening drink 🍻
• Thoughtful literary handouts 📄
• A little pub quiz 🧠🍻 for fun

What do you need to bring? 🎒

• Yourself 🙌
• A pen & pad 🖊️📓 (or a laptop 💻 if you prefer)

Our style 🌱

We create a friendly, supportive, and inclusive atmosphere 💜 Everybody is welcome — no experience necessary 🌈

No pressure to share or perform 🙅‍♂️ You can take part quietly, actively, or anywhere in between.

If you have questions, feel free to text me on 📱 +44 (0) 7534 981 636 and I’ll do my best to help.
Warm wishes 🌞,

Sean

A Write & a Pint