Write & Shine: Writing the City – Charles Dickens and Amy Levy (Online)
Join Write & Shine bright and early, live from The London Library for a 90-minute virtual writing workshop exploring literary London.
What does the city offer authors as both a setting and theme? Join us to explore London’s influence on the storytelling of renowned authors of the 19th century, including Charles Dickens, a founding member of the London Library and poet and novelist Amy Levy. Both drew much inspiration from the city’s people and places, its atmosphere, communities and characters. Together, we’ll look at their work and consider how the urban landscape might shape and energise our own writing.
This workshop is the first of our series of morning writing sessions, led by author Gemma Seltzer, exploring writing from and about the city. Inspired by the London Library’s rich literary heritage, we’ll look at city writers including Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, Patrick Hamilton, Sam Selvon, Nell Dunn and more and consider what the city offers both writers and readers.
Write & Shine workshops take place in the early morning light - the best time to think, dream and imagine! You won’t be expected to share your writing, which offers great freedom and encourages all kinds of fascinating ideas to emerge.
NB This is an online workshop via Zoom. Please log in at 7:30am for 7:45am start. You will be sent a Zoom link a few days before the workshop (if you do not receive it, please check your junk file or email us).
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