Sometimes simply reading about creativity and publishing is not quite enough, and you crave feedback on your writing and actual contact with those in the know. That's where our events programme comes in. Join us in the Mslexia Salon for a full programme of online events, and if you'd prefer to devote a whole week to making progress on your Memoir or Novel, check out our upcoming Women's Writing Weeks.
Upcoming Salon Events
If you're looking for inspiration for your entry to our 2025 Poertry Competitions, make sure to check out our 'Spotlight Events'. We'll be highlighting some of our favourite poetry workshops in the Salon. Here's what we've got coming up live...
Lunchtime Write-ins | Mondays, 12-1pm via Zoom
Get ready to embrace the ‘back-to-school’ feeling as we kick off our autumn write-ins. Whether you’re able to join us for the full hour or you just want to do a few minutes to free writing, pop in and say hello. Visit the event page in the Salon to join in.
OuLiPo: The Freedom of Constraints | with Sue Burge | 27 October, 5-7pm via Zoom
In 1960 a group of writers and mathematicians, mostly based in Paris, formed the Ouvroir de Litterature Potentielle (Workshop for Potential Literature) to explore constrained writing techniques as a means of creating innovative new work. In this session we will turn the Mslexia Salon into an OuLiPo workshop fit for the 21st century with a series of playful and challenging prompts. OuLiPean writing constraints can be surprisingly elastic, generative, and freeing, taking our writing in unexpected directions and hauling us out of the writing ruts we so often fall into. Bring old poems that need a good shake-up, a paper dictionary (if you have one), an open mind, and let's see what happens...Visit the Salon to register.
How to Edit Your Poems | with Marjorie Lotfi | 3 November, 5-7pm
If you’re looking to get your poem or pamphlet competition ready, don’t miss this workshop with Forward Prize-winning poet Marjorie Lotfi. She’ll be joining us in the Salon for a workshop focused on the art of editing poems. Gain insight into how to edit your poetry and come away with a checklist of things to consider when editing your work. Visit the Salon to register.
Writing Our Relationship with Women | with Jennifer Lee Tsai | 17 November, 5-7pm
In this generative workshop, we will explore writing about our relationships with women – grandmothers, mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. We will take inspiration from a range of poets including Isabelle Baafi, Katrina Naomi, Dzifa Benson, Degna Stone, and more to navigate our imagination as well as experiment with various forms and ways to write about this theme. Visit the Salon to register.
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