Radical Writing Workshop: Embracing the subjective in arts writing

Please check ticket info for this event below, incl. information about access.

This event is in-person only and will take place in the downstairs space at the Roxy. There is no step free access to the Snug where this event will be held.

In this 1-hour writing workshop, participants (writers at any level) will receive guidance on how to embrace their subjective perspective and centre their own experiences when writing about the arts, demonstrating that there is value in responding to a creative work by revealing they have a personal stake. We will also discuss the myth of an “objective view-point” in arts critique.

Prompts will be provided in the form of videos and sound, and there will be time for sharing some of the work written during the session (voluntary), to receive feedback from the group.

Our facilitator:

Jess Brough is a writer of science fiction, poetry, and cultural commentary. They are the Founder and Director of Fringe of Colour – an Edinburgh-based multi-award-winning arts initiative for Black people and People of Colour at arts festivals in Scotland and beyond. Jess completed a PhD in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh and runs the online book club Black Unicorns, for Black queer people reading Black queer writing.

*Please note that only £5 of each ticket for this event is redeemable against books at the Radical Book Fair (the other £5 helps cover the cost of our facilitator fee).

*Masks will be required at this event (as with all Lighthouse events).

*Accessibility: We'll have provisions for neurodivergent guests including stims, quiet space and colour-coded lanyards.

*If you'd like to help make the book fair accessible to more folks, please consider adding to our pay-it-forward fund HERE.