Verse: creative writing group

Summer term:
8 weeks. Wednesdays. 21 May – 16 July 2025. 19:00-21:00.

Improve your craft, overcome writer’s block and nourish your creative wellbeing with award-winning poet and playwright Toby Campion.

A series of relaxed writing workshops with a small group of friendly peers; each week you'll read and discuss work from leading authors and take part in carefully curated writing exercises designed to develop your writing craft, spark inspiration and get you writing new work.

For complete beginners & experienced writers looking to re-invigorate their practice. Workshops will often use poetry as a springboard but your writing may be of any medium; memoir, script-writing, prose etc. Open to all, allies very welcome.

Every workshop:
- discover new authors & texts
- improve your writing craft through guided exercises
- develop at least one new piece of your own writing
- utilise writing as a technique for reflection & creative wellness
- get to know a group of friendly peers in a relaxed environment
- take home a packet of texts/homework for optional further reading
- refreshments & two screen-free hours dedicated to yourself
- receive advice & feedback (note this is a generative writing group rather than an intensive feedback workshop)
- 7 in person workshops + optional group trip to Jawdance poetry night's Pride Edition at Richmix

IN PERSON. Places limited. More info: [email protected]

*If you miss a workshop, you will receive the materials in a PDF to participate in your own time*

Weds 21st May - workshop
Weds 28th May - workshop
Weds 4th June - workshop
Weds 11th June - workshop
Weds 18th June - Jawdance Pride Special (optional)
Weds 25th June - BREAK
Weds 2nd July - workshop
Weds 9th July- workshop
Weds 16th July - workshop

Opificium, Newington Green, N16 9DA

Nearest tube:
Canonbury

Busses:
141 & 341 (stop: Petherton Road)
476, 73 & 236 (stop: Newington Green)

TOBY CAMPION is an award winning poet, playwright and educator. Winner of the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2024 and shortlisted in the Forward Prizes 2024, Toby is a former UK National Poetry Slam Champion and his debut play WRECK won the Fifth Word Theatre award for Most Promising Playwright. Toby has been running creative writing workshops for over 10 years with groups of all ages and abilities, working with organisations like the Financial Times, Roundhouse, NHS and The Diana Trust.