Saturday 24 March 2012, 1.00 – 4.00pm (coffee/tea available from 12.30pm)
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD

Presented by The Writer’s Compass, NAWE in partnership with CCA, Glasgow Life, St Mungo’s Mirrorball, the Scottish Book Trust and the Scottish Poetry Library with investment from Creative Scotland

Are you heading in the direction you want with your writing career?

Using exercises from The Writer’s Compass DIY guide to professional development planning, this not-to-be-missed workshop with writer and experienced workshop leader Sarah Hymas will provide you with a structured opportunity to explore where you want to get to professionally and start planning your next steps.

During the workshop, you’ll be able to think about your current situation and your vision of where you’d like to be and when; look at your skills and motivations; explore strategies for overcoming possible hurdles and consider the different sources of support you can draw on. Finally, you’ll start to map out a plan of action to achieve your goals.

The workshop is open to poets at all stages of their career living and working in Scotland. If you are starting out, considering a change in direction or simply want to take stock and check you’re still on track, then you are likely to find it particularly useful. To help kickstart the planning process, you’ll be asked to complete a brief questionnaire beforehand. A copy of the ‘Getting to where you want to be’ guide and other printed resources will be available for you to take away with you.

Facilitator: Sarah Hymas

Sarah Hymas is a poet, short story writer and editor based in Lancaster. Her work has appeared in short story collections, anthologies, magazines, pamphlets, multimedia exhibits, film, on posters, and as lyrics and scripts. Her first poetry collection, Host, is published by Waterloo Press. She is an experienced workshop leader and works as a writer in schools, prisons and community settings. She also works for the poetry publisher Arc. She became a Cultural Leadership PCT Accredited Coach in 2008. www.sarahhymas.blogspot.com

Quotes from previous participants:
‘Extremely useful’  ‘Well-structured and thought-provoking’

Open to poets at all stages of their career living and working in Scotland

Cost: £10 (20 places only)

Deadline for booking: Monday 19 March 2012

How to book: Email Philippa Johnston, The Writer’s Compass, NAWE at p.johnston@nawe.co.uk (As numbers are limited, early booking is advised.)

If you have any queries, you can contact Philippa on 0131 553 2210.

This event is part of a series of events for poets in March 2012 being delivered as part of Turning the Next Page, a programme of work being undertaken by literature organisations in Scotland with investment from Creative Scotland to support writers living and working in Scotland, especially those who are at an early stage of their careers.

Please note: This replaces the planned event focusing on roads to publication for poets which will now take place in the autumn.