Writing Place, 1-Day Creative Writing Workshop with Demi Anter

From small villages where everybody knows your name, to wilderness’s idyllic solitude, to the bustale of big cities–the places we know and love are part of what makes us who we are.

Throughout this four-hour workshop, we will explore how authors have conveyed a sense of place throughout history and across genres, with examples from a wide range of poets, memoirists, travel writers and fiction writers.

Using accessible creative writing exercises, writer and facilitator Demi Anter will guide us in finding new ways of communicating place in our writing, no matter the genre or project. We will also learn how to access all of the senses, not only the visual, in describing our surroundings and telling stories of the places that have shaped us.

All types of writers are welcome. This workshop is open to new writers as well as experienced writers. 

About the Instructor:

Demi Anter’s teaching focuses on the power of writing from personal experience. She has conducted workshops at various institutions throughout the world, including the Irish Cultural Centre and the Royal National Theatre (London, UK). Demi is a contributor to the annual Sherborne Travel Writing Festival curated by Rory MacLean (Berlin: Imagine a City). She regularly teaches “Writing Berlin,” a popular academic and creative course on the iconic European capital and its literature.

Her poems have been published by Magma, Banshee, and The Times (UK), and have been featured at Glastonbury Festival, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Fringe, Poetry Ireland, Bristol Old Vic and more. Her first poetry collection Small Machine, which documents her five and a half years in Berlin, was published by Write Bloody UK in 2022. 

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What others have said:

“Demi is an incredible teacher and inspiring leader. She holds the space for curiosity, allowing questions as you go, while creating an atmosphere that is welcoming and conducive to learning.”

“Without question, my time with Demi in her workshop pushed me to become a better, more focused and productive writer, and I look forward to working with her again.”