BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Brighton.co.uk - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Brighton.co.uk X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://brighton.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Brighton.co.uk REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261027T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261027T200000 DTSTAMP:20260925T140715Z CREATED:20260925T115015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T140715Z UID:10842-1793124000-1793131200@brighton.co.uk SUMMARY:Why We Write: Brighton\, why do you write? DESCRIPTION:Calling Sussex-based Writers! \nJoin us in the main room in Brighton Friends Meeting House to explore what motivates you\, connect with other writers\, and hear from Dorothy Koomson\, best-selling author of 23 novels\, including her latest thriller The Quiet Girls\, who will be talking about her creative life and her writing career that spans more than two decades. \nThere will also be an opportunity for a short writing exercise and to share your work with the room. Open to any writer working across any genre or form at any stage of your writing journey\, come with a pen\, a notebook and your imagination. \nFree tickets are available to writers who otherwise would not be able to attend. \nPlease let us know if you have any accessibility requirements. \nWe can’t wait to hear why you write. \nHosted in partnership with New Writing South. \nAgenda:\nConnect\, Learn\, Share \n1. Connecting: We believe that writers who know each other learn more. In this part of the evening\, we actively facilitate a conversation between attendees. (This bit can be loud – in a good way.) \n2. Hot Seat: With a speaker or a panel\, we explore a topic/theme and promote sharing of expertise and knowledge among the group. \n3. Readings: Attendees share their work aloud. Listening to each other’s writing and offering feedback (if requested) informs our craft. \nReal Writers Circle is a dedicated collective of writers who give and receive support\, insights and advice as we improve our writing craft – for publication or otherwise. Circle members are un/published authors across any genre or form. The group is open to anyone who is intentional about their writing and wants to learn how to hone their craft. \nWhy We Write Project\nOur Arts Council England-funded project Why We Write takes our workshop format to five locations\, including Brent\, Brighton\, Folkestone\, Lewisham and York. Participants will be invited to submit their work for inclusion in a Showcase in June. More details to follow at the workshop. And writers interested in establishing a Circle in their location can sign up for a free Facilitator Session in which we train you how to host an event following our unique format. \nMore information about the project can be found here: https://www.realwriterscircle.com/why-we-write URL:https://brighton.co.uk/whats-on/events/why-we-write-brighton-why-do-you-write/ LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, Ship St\, Brighton\, Brighton and Hove\, BN1 1AF CATEGORIES:Workshops & classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://brighton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/real-writers-circle-why-we-write-brighton-why-do-you-write.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Real Writers Circle":MAILTO:victoria@realwriterscircle.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR