This event will be held in person at Glasgow Zine Library.

Photo Flash Writing is a creative writing workshop. We’ll each be using a photograph of our own to inspire a short piece of poetry, prose-poetry, or descriptive writing. We’ll look at examples of successful ekphrastic poetry (writing based on pictures) and incorporate some effective techniques into our own work. You will also have the chance to share your writing with the group if you’d like.

This is a workshop for anyone who wants to develop their creative writing skills, regardless of your experience.

Participants should bring a pen and paper as well as a phone with plenty of your own pictures saved on it so you can choose one to focus on. Alternatively, you could bring a printed photograph.

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About the facilitator:

Matthew is a writer who works in various genres. He won the 2022 Theresa O'Hare Poetry Prize and the 2022 Eddie Mail Trophy awarded for travel writing. His supernatural coming-of-age novel, The Stone in My Pocket, was published by The Conrad Press in 2021. Matthew has had short fiction and poetry published in various magazines and anthologies. He works part-time as a secondary school English teacher and is a creative writing tutor for North Lanarkshire Council.

Access information for this event:

Please note: we can only issue refunds requested 72 hours before the event.

There will be 8 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: whole group discussions, writing, reading out loud, sharing work that has been created in the workshop.

This event will take place at the GZL space on Cathcart Road in Govanhill. You can view our accessibility guide for the Library here.

You may be asked to wear a mask at this event.

If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via glasgowzinelibrary@gmail.com.

Find out more about access at GZL events and how to make an access request here.

All events will adhere to our safer spaces policy, which you can learn about here

How to access the event: 

After booking a ticket, you will be sent several reminder emails from Eventbrite leading up to the event. We will also send emails that share any resources that attendees will need access to, including any required materials.

Please email glasgowzinelibrary@gmail.com for any queries or issues.

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