Available Events

In this practical workshop, Katrina Naomi will address writing titles with oomph and zing, making your verbs truly active, freeing up your lines, and discuss ideas on form and freedom. She will help you to make your poems shine - who knows they might even catch a judge's or an editor's eye?
1-4pm 12 October 
The Writers' Block, The Ladder, 2-4 Clinton Road, Redruth, TR15 2QE
Tickets: £20/£25

Join award-winning poet, performer, mentor and judge Katrina Naomi and award winner and widely-published and broadcast author Pennelope Shuttle for a poetry reading presented by Falmouth Poetry Group.
4.30-6.30pm 12 October 
The Writers' Block, The Ladder, 2-4 Clinton Road, Redruth, TR15 2QE
Tickets: £7 

The Writers' Block are pleased to be supporting the Penwith Queer Collective's Queer Book Club at The Hypatia Trust!
Last Saturday of the month 1-2pm
Hypatia Trust, Lower Ground Floor, The Regent, 54 Chapel St, Penzance TR18 4AE
Free




 

Join us for an interactive session of story, making and doing workshop with Jo Lumber. The Story Adventurers take a well-known story and let it run loose in different directions with making, craft, reading and writing. Bring your ideas and imagination! 
10-3pm 29 October 
The Writers' Block, The Ladder, 2-4 Clinton Road, Redruth, TR15 2QE
Tickets: £20* (bursary spaces available)

 

 

Join us for a workshop where children will reimagine classic fairytales with a spooky twist, just in time for Halloween. We'll then bring our stories and drawings to life with a crankie! 
Thursday 31 October 10-3pm
The Writers' Block, The Ladder, 2-4 Clinton Road, Redruth, TR15 2QE
Tickets: £20* (bursary spaces available)

Join Falmouth Poetry Group for a day to celebrate the new pamphlet from Morag Smith, National Song published by Broken Sleep Sept 2024. We will be joined by family and friends reading from all of her works including Spoil (Broken Sleep 2021) and Oceana (Clean Ocean Sailing 2023) and sharing poems that have been written for Morag. All are welcome to come enjoy poetry, there will be a open mic at 3.30pm. 
11am-4.30pm Saturday 2 November
The Writers' Block, The Ladder, 2-4 Clinton Road, Redruth, TR15 2QE
Tickets: Free - booking essential 

 

A 6 week writing for pleasure workshop for anyone over 18 whether you're a keen writer trying to find inspiration or haven't picked up a pen since school. 
10-1pm Tuesdays 5 November - 10 December 
The Writers' Block, The Ladder, 2-4 Clinton Road, Redruth, TR15 2QE
Price:£45/£55 for all 6 sessions

 

Learn the rudiments of script editing for the stage to progress your own writing, work collaboratively or find out about the job of the script editor.
Wednesday 6-8.30pm 20 November 
The Writers' Block, The Ladder, 2-4 Clinton Road, Redruth, TR15 2QE
Tickets: £20