Workshops
Explore our workshops below and follow the links to book your place.
Gillian Burke
A Nature Writing
Workshop
Saturday 24 October
11am–1pm (2 hours)
Above the Bookshop
£12 / £5 concessions
How can writing about nature change the way we see it? And can words help us feel more connected to the living world around us?
Join biologist, broadcaster and Springwatch presenter Gillian Burke for an intimate, discussion-led workshop exploring nature, identity, belonging and our relationship with the natural world.
Drawing on the ideas behind her new book You Are Nature, Too!, Gillian considers how writing can deepen our sense of kinship with the landscapes, creatures and ecosystems around us.
This is a relaxed, conversational session rather than a conventional writing class. There are no exercises and no previous experience is necessary, just curiosity and a love of nature.
About Gillian Burke
Gillian Burke is a biologist, broadcaster and writer, best known for BBC Springwatch. A regular contributor to BBC Wildlife Magazine, she has also written for publications including Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature and Kurt Jackson's Biodiversity. Her first children's book, You Are Nature, Too!, was published in 2026.
Joelle Taylor
A Poetry Writing
Workshop
Monday 26 October
10.30am–1.30pm (3 hours)
The Poly
£20 / £10 concessions
How do we create worlds through words? And how can poetry bring characters, places and stories vividly to life?
Join award-winning poet and performer Joelle Taylor for a creative writing workshop exploring worldbuilding and narrative, in poetry and beyond.
Drawing on her experience as one of Britain's most distinctive contemporary poetic voices, Joelle will explore how language, imagery and storytelling can create compelling worlds and give voice to experiences and perspectives that are too often overlooked.
An opportunity to explore new approaches to writing and discover the possibilities of poetry and narrative with one of Britain's most acclaimed contemporary poets.
Presented in collaboration with Falmouth Poetry Group.
About Joelle Taylor
Joelle Taylor is an award-winning poet, playwright and performer. Her collection C+NTO & Othered Poems won the T. S. Eliot Prize and Polari Book Prize, while Maryville was longlisted for the 2026 Forward Prize. She co-created Out-Spoken Live at the Southbank Centre and performs internationally. She is a Poetry Fellow at the University of East Anglia.