As part of this year's Stroud Book Festival, join us for a morning of fun and exploration selecting objects that inspire us to write new stories and poems from displays at Museum in the Park. Led by JLM Morton, this playful writing workshop will go hunting for the truth, lies, anecdotes, official and unofficial histories that linger in the collection of Roman skulls, dinosaur bones, coins, textiles, paintings, taxidermy, rocks, farm machinery and much, much more! By the end of the workshop, you’ll have gathered (at least) 10 objects and the beginnings of new work that tells your story of Stroud.

Suitable for writers working at any level in any form, from beginners to those who are more experienced looking for fresh inspiration.

Sense of adventure essential!

Tickets £20 via Ticketsource here.

This workshop is hosted by Dialect, in association with Stroud Book Festival.

JLM Morton’s pamphlets Lake 32 and Sentient are published by Yew Tree Press. Juliette is currently working on an Arts Council award to develop a collection exploring the role of trade cloth in colonial expansion. She is poet in residence for Stroudwater Textile Trust.
www.jlmmorton.com