Countdown to... Penzance!
My workshop is for anyone doing any kind of writing at all: poetry, fiction (both short stories and novels), and non-fiction. The basic premise is that we are bombarded with depressing climate and nature news every single day in the media (and the pendulum has swung, as it always does, in precisely the opposite direction from where it was only 10-15 years ago, when it was difficult to find much news about the environment) - but there is a LOT of good news around, despite a gas-guzzling war and some serious denial across the Atlantic.
How can we harness the hope, while balancing the realism we all need when facing these twin crises? And what does 'hope' mean, in this context?
I hope this has whetted your appetite!
My blurb says: Most climate fiction focuses on disasters, but other ways of approaching the climate crisis include hope, generosity and ingenuity, often deployed in unexpected ways. Novelist and founder of the Bristol Climate Writers network, Deborah Tomkins, will explore different genres and techniques for writing about climate change, with reference to her own prize-winning books, Aerth and The Wilder Path (shortlisted for The Encore Award 2026).
If you find this interesting and you are in the area, please come along. Places are limited to 12 people, and it costs £20. Open to all writers!
