Whittington Park Community Centre
2026
As of May 2026 we will be moving into Whittington Park centre with the riso printer, where we are planning to run creative writing and image-making workshops alongside a risograph printing service.
CURRENT PROJECTS
PAST PROJECTS
Whittington Park Community Centre
May 2025 / 20 Attendees
Melanie was commissioned to devise and deliver a 10 week creative writing course for adults over 55 at Whittington Park Community Centre. To conclude the course, participants were invited to submit their completed works for a group publication. The group became known as the ‘Whittington Park Creative Writers’, who named the publication ‘Wildwriting’. The name reflects the wild variety and diversity of voices in the publication, which included nature writing, life writing, flashfiction and poetry.
Thomas helped with the design and publication printing, and the physical copies were distributed at a publication launch. The public were invited, and members were welcome to read their work at the live event. As it was one participants birthday, the launch event also involved sharing birthday cake and home-made snacks.
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MK Gallery
May 2024 / 20 Attendees
We were invited to Milton Keynes Gallery to deliver Long Story Short in response to ‘An Unfinished World’, an exhibition of the work of Saul Leiter. In this workshop, we focused on examining Leiter’s work through the lens of flash-fiction. Participants used prompts to generate a body of creative writing, to then use as material for creating a visual ‘snapshot’.
Theatre Deli
November 2023 / 10 Attendees
As part of Theatre Deli’s Deli Meets programme, we hosted our first part-funded Long Story Short with support from Engage. We welcomed a dozen people who had booked via Eventbrite, or through Theatre Deli’s newsletter. The event was free to attend, and Theatre Deli’s Deli Meets programme was fully subsidised.
Theatre Deli
January 2024 / 10 Attendees
Theatre Deli’s Deli Meets programme offered us two Long Story Short workshops. We planned this second instalment with a focus on haiku, and moved to a slightly larger room to improve accessibility for wheelchair users. The event was free to attend, and Theatre Deli’s Deli Meets programme was fully subsidised.
LOT projects
Summer solstice 2023 / 20 Attendees
For summer solstice 2023, we launched our first Long Story Short workshop at LOT Projects, Hackney. We took the solstice as our inspiration for creative writing prompts and image-making cues. We made the most of the fact that the double-fronted door to the space was facing west, as we bathed in the evening glow of the longest day of the year. The event was free to attend, with a suggested donation for St. Mary’s Secret Garden, Hackney.
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Whittington Park Community Centre
2026
As of May 2026 we will be moving into Whittington Park centre with the riso printer, where we are planning to run creative writing and image-making workshops alongside a risograph printing service.
CURRENT PROJECTS
PAST PROJECTS
Whittington Park Community Centre
May 2025 / 20 Attendees
Melanie was commissioned to devise and deliver a 10 week creative writing course for adults over 55 at Whittington Park Community Centre. To conclude the course, participants were invited to submit their completed works for a group publication. The group became known as the ‘Whittington Park Creative Writers’, who named the publication ‘Wildwriting’. The name reflects the wild variety and diversity of voices in the publication, which included nature writing, life writing, flashfiction and poetry.
Thomas helped with the design and publication printing, and the physical copies were distributed at a publication launch. The public were invited, and members were welcome to read their work at the live event. As it was one participants birthday, the launch event also involved sharing birthday cake and home-made snacks.
MK Gallery
May 2024 / 20 Attendees
We were invited to Milton Keynes Gallery to deliver Long Story Short in response to ‘An Unfinished World’, an exhibition of the work of Saul Leiter. In this workshop, we focused on examining Leiter’s work through the lens of flash-fiction. Participants used prompts to generate a body of creative writing, to then use as material for creating a visual ‘snapshot’.
Theatre Deli
January 2024 / 10 Attendees
Theatre Deli’s Deli Meets programme offered us two Long Story Short workshops. We planned this second instalment with a focus on haiku, and moved to a slightly larger room to improve accessibility for wheelchair users. The event was free to attend, and Theatre Deli’s Deli Meets programme was fully subsidised.
Theatre Deli
November 2023 / 10 Attendees
As part of Theatre Deli’s Deli Meets programme, we hosted our first part-funded Long Story Short with support from Engage. We welcomed a dozen people who had booked via Eventbrite, or through Theatre Deli’s newsletter. The event was free to attend, and Theatre Deli’s Deli Meets programme was fully subsidised.
LOT projects
Summer solstice 2023 / 20 Attendees
For summer solstice 2023, we launched our first Long Story Short workshop at LOT Projects, Hackney. We took the solstice as our inspiration for creative writing prompts and image-making cues. We made the most of the fact that the double-fronted door to the space was facing west, as we bathed in the evening glow of the longest day of the year. The event was free to attend, with a suggested donation for St. Mary’s Secret Garden, Hackney.