Student View Survey: Help improve your experience Complete Survey

Creative Writing Society

View QR
none
  • about
  • events
  • news
  • shop
  • more
students' union awards

2023/24—Upcoming Events

 

Date

Time

Event

Description

Location

Thursday 21st September

11am-4pm

Societies Fair

Come along to Rolle Marquee on Thursday 21st September to meet the committee and ask any questions!

Rolle Marquee

Monday 25th September

from 6pm

Freshers Social

Roundabout at 6pm is the place to be today! We’ll be hanging out and getting to know the new members and chatting about the year ahead.

The Roundabout

Monday 2nd October

 

7pm start

Monthly Movie Monday

Our first MOVIE MONDAY. This months movie is Greta Gerwig’s Little Women.“Little Women is a 2019 American coming-of-age period drama film written and directed by Greta Gerwig. It is the seventh film adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. It chronicles the lives of the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—in Concord, Massachusetts, during the 19th century.”
All films featured on our MOVIE MONDAY are adaptations from books.

TBC

Wednesday 4th October

1pm-3pm

“Shut Up and Write”

Do you struggle with procrastinating? Or maybe you can’t find things to write about and you’re stuck in a slump. Every first Wednesday of the month we’re hosting SHUT UP AND WRITE – a procrastination free zone where you can come and spread your creative writing wings with some free writing sessions.

TBC

Monday 9th October

5pm-6pm

EGM

Do you want to join the committee? We’ve got three new roles to fill this year and we’d love to have you. We’re looking for:
Social Sec, Events Coordinator and a Charity Officer

TBC

Monday 9th October

6pm start

Essay Writing & Bibliography 101

This workshop aims to give you tools to plan, write, edit, and reference a banging academic essay.

TBC

Monday 16th October

11:30am – 1:30pm

Editorial Team Session

Our amazing Editorial Team are hosting a workshop once a month where you can get feedback on your writing

TBC

Wednesday 18th October

coming soon

TBC

Monday 23rd October 

6pm start

Dramatic Writing 101

Shakespeare, Bennett, Kane; what do these writers have in common? It’s Dramatic Writing! If you’ve ever wondered about how your favourite plays, films, and TV shows are written, then this workshop is for you. We’ll be going over the fundamentals of dramatic writing, showcasing the technicalities of the form, along with some information on genre and storytelling.

TBC

Wednesday 25th October

1pm -4pm

One Minute Plays

Following on from our Dramatic Writing 101, we’ll be putting your new-found skills into practice by writing some one-minute plays. You’ll get to experiment with dialogue, stage direction, and short-form dramatic writing.

TBC

Monday 30th October

7pm start

Monthly Movie Monday – ‘Carrie’ (1976)

‘Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.’ Sissy Spacek stars in Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. 
All films featured in MONTHLY MOVIE MONDAY are adaptations from books.

TBC

Wednesday 1st November

1pm-3pm

“Shut Up and Write”

Do you struggle with procrastinating? Or maybe you can’t find things to write about and you’re stuck in a slump. Every first Wednesday of the month we’re hosting SHUT UP AND WRITE – a procrastination free zone where you can come and spread your creative writing wings with some free writing sessions.

TBC

Monday 6th November

6pm Start

Creative Nonfiction 101

From food writing to memoir, we’ll be going over the basics of what Creative Nonfiction is, along with some examples and extracts from the best in the business

TBC

Wednesday 8th November

1pm-5pm

Zine Making Workshop

Following on from our CNF workshop, come along to make a zine! ‘A zine (pronounced zeen) is an independently or self-published booklet, often created by physically cutting and gluing text, icons, and images together’
All materials are provided so all you need to do is have an idea and show up, and if you don’t have an idea, then just show up anyway.  

TBC

Monday 13th November

11:30am- 1:30pm

Editorial Team Session

Our amazing Editorial Team are hosting a workshop once a month where you can get feedback on your writing

TBC

Wednesday 15th November

TBC

Monday 20th November

7pm start

Monthly Movie Monday – ‘Twilight’ (2008)

“When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire.”
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart star in Catherine Hardwicke’s adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s 2005 worldwide success. 
All films featured on our MOVIE MONDAY are adaptations from books.

TBC

Monday 27th November

11:30am-1:30pm

Editorial Team Session

Our amazing Editorial Team are hosting a workshop once a month where you can get feedback on your writing

 

Wednesday 29th November

11am-4pm

Festive Used Book Sale

Need some Christmas prezzies? Or just fancy treating yourself? Well, you’re in luck! Come along to our book sale to fill the festive stockings of your loved ones with the gift of literature.

SU Roof

Monday 4th December

7pm Start

Monthly Movie Monday – ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ (1946)

“It’s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas supernatural drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift self-published by Philip Van Doren Sternin 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his personal dreams in order to help others in his community and whose thoughts of suicide on Christmas Eve bring about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers).Clarence shows George all the lives he touched and what the world would be like if he did not exist.”
All films featured on our MOVIE MONDAY are adaptations from books.

TBC

Wednesday 6th December

1pm-3pm

“Shut Up and Write”

Do you struggle with procrastinating? Or maybe you can’t find things to write about and you’re stuck in a slump. Every first Wednesday of the month we’re hosting SHUT UP AND WRITE – a procrastination free zone where you can come and spread your creative writing wings with some free writing sessions.

TBC

Monday 11th December

TBC

Christmas Social

More info coming soon

TBC

 


 

 

events
There are currently no upcoming events.
news
There are currently no news articles.
 
memberships

Join

There are currently no memberships on sale.
products
Sorry, there are no products available to purchase
memberships

Join

There are currently no memberships on sale.
register interest

Sign up to the mailing list to hear more about joining this club

Please log in to change your memberships.