CREATIVE WRITING WITH PAT TROMANS
Just Write courses aim to create a space that encourages you to flex your writing muscles. I bring together small groups of like-minded people and we just get on with it!
MALVERN LIBRARY
5 Saturdays 10.30 – 12.30**
24th February - 24th March 2018
Get It Written! is designed to kick-start any writing project you would like to bring along. Maybe you don’t know where to start, or you’ve started and stalled. Maybe you know you want to write something, but don’t know what it is yet. This course will encourage you to produce a result, and is suitable for beginners and experienced writers.
The full price is £70 for 5 sessions.
Early booking discounted price £65, if you pay in full by 13th February
Or pay a £20 deposit to secure your place, the £50 balance at the end of the first session on 24 February
** If the course becomes fully booked, I will consider running an afternoon session, subject to demand and room availabiliy
For more information or to book a place, please click the link to Get In Touch with Pat
Malvern Library Graham Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 2HU
TRUMPET CORNER POETRY GALLERY
Returning for the 2018 Ledbury Poetry Festival.
On four Monday sessions through June, we'll gather to write poetry that is inspired by the art and artists of Trumpet Corner.
On the first Monday in July, during the Ledbury Poetry Festival, we will present an afternoon of readings of our own original work.
Details are still being finalised, so watch this space!
HOW MUCH DO COURSES COST?
The price depends on several factors, so there is no one price for all. There are now discounts and different ways to pay. I offer an early payment discount of around 5% if you pay in full by a certain date, usually a couple of weeks before the course starts. Or you can reserve your place with a deposit and pay the balance at the end of the first session. The deposit will be around the price of one-and-a-half sessions and, sorry, it is not returnable. If you introduce a friend to Just Write, you may each have 5% discount off your next course.
IF I HAVE TO CANCEL ANY COURSE I WILL REFUND ALL MONEY IN FULL
Courses are usually five or six sessions, a couple of hours a week. Groups are small - about six people - so that there is time for everyone to share and discuss a piece of writing. One-day workshops typically run from around 10 to 4.30, with a break for lunch. I try to choose venues with inspirational surroundings - and a good café!
ABOUT PAT
I could never draw, paint or express myself in pictures, but I love language. Words are my colours. I have no ambition to publish my work and one day I realised that there are others out there just like me. So my mission is to encourage people who want to write, just for the sheer joy of it. I have a degree in English and History and I am a qualified teacher so I have the skills and experience needed to help you learn. I also love to sing - choral, rock, music theatre - and am much traveled in pursuit of my hobby. I'm a volunteer for the Alzheimer's Society, helping and enjoying myself at their 'Singing for the Brain' groups.
Words
Poems
Stories
Memoirs
Songs
Most courses have about six people, so there is time for everyone to share their work during the session. Sometimes it can be daunting to read your own words aloud, if you’re nervous or it’s an emotional piece. We’ll find ways to make it easier.
LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE
Those who enjoy writing understand how precious your work is to you. So we learn to respect our own and each other’s writing, and find ways to encourage and help one another.
NO PRESSURE
You don’t have to prove anything to anyone. There are no exams, no portfolios, no expectations. There is only encouragement to write and share, and no detention if you don’t do your homework!