Saturday, June 28

Sepia Summer: A 2-part creative writing course

In this 2-part creative writing course, we take a nostalgic look at summer memories and explore how to turn them into a piece of writing.

By Mel Parks

Select date and time

Saturday, June 28 · 10am - 12pm GMT+1

Location

Chequer Mead Theatre

De La Warr Road East Grinstead RH19 3BS United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Long, slow, hot days. Deckchairs, ice cream, sandcastles, splashing in the waves. What do you remember about the summers of your past?

Maybe there’s a particular summer you always return to in your mind or maybe your summers have merged into a golden glow.

In this 2-part creative writing course, we take a nostalgic look at summer memories and explore how to turn them into a piece of writing.

Workshop 1 (Friday 28 June 2025): Fun activities to come up with lots of memories and ideas. Then, you’ll get a chance to work on your writing at home.

Workshop 2 (Friday 12 July 2025): Learn writing techniques to bring your memories alive on the page, whether you want to write fiction, memoir or a journal. Then, there’ll be a chance to get supportive, encouraging feedback on work you’ve brought in from home.

Organized by

Mel Parks

Mel Parks is an experienced, versatile writer who has published fiction, poetry and memoir as well as academic articles, magazine features and many other third sector publications and web content. She has been developing and running her own creative writing workshops since 2014 and has an MA in Creative Writing (Distinction). Since the MA, she has been involved in research projects on the power of stories and creative writing for wellbeing and social change..