deinstitutionalise your writing

what this is

'Deinstitutionalise your writing" is a workshop for anyone who feels that their writing & their relationship with it has been disciplined/harmed/cowed/constricted by institutional encounters: be these via early school experiences, professional mores, parental judgement or any other kind of structural bad vibes.

You don’t have to write as part of your job to join this workshop, though those in institutional writing jobs &/or those who want to write & want to enjoy writing but who feel stymied by inner critics & institutional experiences might particularly resonate with it.

what we will do and won’t

Through a series of embodied exercises and discussions, we will be exploring both the feelings of institutionalisation that might inhere in your relationship to writing and tools and tactics for deinstitutionalising your writing and your relationship with it. You will not be asked to share any of your writing during this workshop and vocal contributions to the discussion will be optional.

what you need to bring

A notebook and a pen and whatever else you need to feel as comfortable as possible for 2 hours [we will have a break, too].

who i am

I am a writer, researcher, creative and academic mentor, workshop facilitator and tarot reader who used to work within universities and now works at their edges and away from them. You can find out more about my work at: https://www.ruthcharnock.com/

when and how

This workshop will take place on 13th August from 4-6pm [GMT] and will be repeated again on 30th August from 7-9pm [GMT]. All participants will be sent the Zoom link before the workshop and the workshop will be released afterwards as a recording, with the supporting materials for those who are unable to attend.

pricing structure:

£44 for privileged/well-waged

£33 for medium-waged

£22 for low-waged

Two free places  for unwaged.