In all of the workshops, participants are invited to create their own tales using timed guided prompts. They are invited but not obliged to share their work.

This is a kind, fun and supportive environment in which to experiment with ideas safely. Ideal for anyone interested in dark fairytales and the power of words, this workshop is equally suitable for seasoned and new writers. By the end, everyone will have a new inspirational toolbox and some practice in the art of bringing their own beauties and beasts to life.

Wednesday 19th March 2025, 7pm- 9pm (GMT) online and delayed viewing £15.00
Dark Fairytales and Creative Writing (Part one) Beauty and The Beast
We will explore this French fairytale and craft our own kindred creative pieces. We will discuss the story's most important themes, such as the nature of beauty and beastliness, the conflict of wildness and domesticity, and the tension between betrayal and forgiveness. Students will also consider its vivid concepts and motifs – a mythical landscape in which roses thrive on blood, children are abandoned in forests, animals talk, and both danger and opportunity beckon.
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Wednesday 16th April 2025, 7pm- 9pm (GMT) online and delayed viewing £15.00
Dark Fairytales and Creative Writing (Part two) Red Riding Hood
A truly ancient fairytale, 'Little Red Riding Hood' is a timeless story of danger, transformation and heroism. We will mine the dark heart of this famous tale and create our own kindred creative pieces. The group will explore themes of innocence, cruelty, resilience, lust and appetite, as well as female empowerment, rites of passage, and the abandoned wild self. Students will also consider the story's vivid, mythical landscape – one in which animals seduce, enemies come disguised as loved ones, and peril awaits those who stray from the path.
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Wednesday 14 May 2025, 7pm- 9pm (GMT) online and delayed viewing £15.00
Dark Fairytales and Creative Writing (Part three) Snow White and Sleeping Beauty
Often linked in the mythical imagination, the tales of 'Snow White' and 'Sleeping Beauty' are both timeless stories of betrayal, enchantment and redemption. We will explore themes of birth, death, friendship and envy, as well as the power of words and the burden of beauty. Students will also consider the stories' vivid, magical landscapes – in which curses can only be broken by love, brambles grow around hearts and homes, and the best course of action is to save yourself.
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