Bipolar Edinburgh Creative Writing Workshops September 2024

Creative Writing

For millennia, writing has been at the core of how humans communicate. Creative writing can also be an effective method of self-care, which is particularly relevant for anyone with lived experience of bipolar. Keeping a diary, telling stories, or countless other applications – can help with de-stressing. Sharing perspectives, even troubling thoughts, can stir powerful emotional responses from the reader and help with understanding.

BipolarEdinburgh are delighted to provide our users with a series of three FREE creative writing workshops, led by local author, Mark Fleming. Mark himself has written extensively about his own bipolar, having published a memoir, and also blogs about mental health. He has previously been a guest speaker at a ‘first Thursday’ event.

“Writing has played an integral part in my recovery from psychotic episodes and continues to be key to staying healthy. I’ve provided creative writing workshops to a diverse range of communities, encouraging participants to not only have a shot of discovering their own 'creative writing mojo,' but also have a lot of fun doing so!”

Venue:

Southside Community Centre, 117 Nicolson Street, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9ER

on Saturday mornings from 10am to 12:30:

Saturday 7th September.
Saturday 14th September.
Saturday 28th September.

(The venue is well-served by public transport including bus routes 3, 5, 7, 8, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 47 and 49.)

A sandwich lunch will be provided. If you have dietary requirements, please let us know in the form below.

If you’d like to sign up please complete the form and we will get back with you to confirm.

Questions? Contact Mark:

phone or WhatsApp: 07985 729 866

We are very grateful to The Scottish Book Trust's Live Literature programme for financial support to bring you this event. For more details, see:

FREE Creative Writing Workshops.

Creative Writing

The workshops are now full. Please apply below to be put on the waiting list. Thanks!