We are all made up of stories. Some we have lived through, some we dream about, some are pure flights of imagination. In this creative writing workshop you will have a chance to set these stories free. We will be demystifying the process of writing a poem or a short piece of flash fiction and letting our ideas flow. Writing can be a form of therapy, comfort, anger and clarity. Instead of bottling up all those emotions inside of you, you are releasing them onto paper. And that can only be a good thing. You will get plenty of time to write. Along the way Reshma will give you tips on what to look out for, how to improve. About Reshma Ruia Reshma has written two novels, Something Black in the Lentil Soup, and Still Lives, winner of the 2023 Diverse Book Readers Choice Award and longlisted for the 2023 Peoples Book Award. She has also published a poetry collection, A Dinner Party in the Home Counties, winner of the 2019 Word Masala Award and a short story collection, Mrs Pinto Drives to Happiness, shortlisted for the 2022 Eastern Eye ACTA Award. Her work has appeared in anthologies and journals both national and international, and commissioned by the BBC, University of Cumbria and Manchester Literature Festival. She is the co-founder of The Whole Kahani a writers collective of British South Asian writers and is a trustee on the Board of Manchester City of Literature. Website: www.reshmaruia.com Still Lives:https://renardpress.com/books/still-lives/ Mrs Pinto Drives to Happiness:https://www.dahliapublishing.co.uk/product/mrs-pinto-drives-to-happiness