Women In Words creative writing workshop at Dunham Massey

Name: Women In Words creative writing workshop at Dunham Massey
Start: 2018-09-23T10:15:00
End: 2018-09-23T11:30:00
Location: Dunham Massey

Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature Editor Last Updated 21 September 2018

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Weekend Poetry Festival: Women in Words - Creative Writing Workshop

Dunham Massey, Altrincham

23 September 2018

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From £10

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Join Cumbria-based writer Kim Moore for a creative writing workshop engaging in ideas around women and power as part of Dunham Massey’s weekend poetry festival, Women in Words.

An award-winning poet, Kim is currently a PhD candidate at Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Writing School, where she is exploring how to write poetry about sexism. She is also one of the Brewery Poets in Kendal and runs Kendal Poetry Festival. Materials will be provided, and entry to the house and garden is included in the price of your ticket, so you can make a day of it!

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