{"title": "Passing: A writing workshop with Fieldnotes", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Goldsmiths, University of London Campus", "address": "SE14 6NW London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://buytickets.at/goldsmithscentreforcontemporaryart/2397122", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "'Passing: A writing workshop with Fieldnotes' is a free writing workshop exploring identity, displacement and the travelling fragment, open to all levels of writing experience. It is led by Elaine ML Tam, Senior Editor of Fieldnotes, and takes cues from Evelyn Taocheng Wang's exhibition and writing by Hilton Als, McKenzie Wark, Tiqqun and Richard Siken among others. Through informal exercises and guided reading, participants experiment with collective writing, montage and sampling, working with questions of performativity and non-belonging. Refreshments and workshop materials are provided, and 25 places are available on a sign-up basis.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/passing-a-writing-workshop-with-fieldnotes-36266/", "official_url": "https://goldsmithscca.art/event/passing-a-writing-workshop-with-fieldnotes/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/3cbadc3c9c8651328155f65482f60995933efcd4f8921cbaa5094bd6d8b73109-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Goldsmiths, University of London Campus", "address": "SE14 6NW London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Writing to Uncover the Self", "start": "2026-10-31T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "Standard £16, Pay it Forward £21", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "21.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stmargaretshouse/2385721/select-date?ref=website_widget&show_event_filter=false", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Writing to Uncover the Self is a series of writing workshops returning to St Margaret's House for three autumn sessions, with this session devoted to the aphorism: articulating deep insights and writing precisely and authentically through collaborative and individual activities. The facilitator is F. Zeeshan Choudhury, a professional teacher, writer and facilitator who runs the queer writer's circle at The Common Press bookstore and hosts events around Tower Hamlets. Using games, discussion and inventive writing prompts, the workshop invites participants to explore the self through writing and leave with a finished piece, and is ideal for individuals seeking answers to a significant question within themselves. It takes place in The Create Place at St Margaret's House, which has step-free entry though the toilet is not accessible.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/writing-to-uncover-the-self-38779/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/writing-to-uncover-the-self-1", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/fced9bfe11bc7d2924dfa57c8b56634d3af772abb318b690f08b73c8f9cd2cad-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Reclaiming the Archives", "start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T20:30:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "£12–£17", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "17.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stmargaretshouse/2364337/select-date?ref=website_widget&show_event_filter=false", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/zines"], "description": "\"Reclaiming the Archives\" is a hands-on creative workshop at which participants turn their personal photographs into a zine using stitch, writing and collage. It is facilitated by Caroline Lacoma, a London-based self-taught visual artist born in Guadeloupe whose work explores transformation, rebirth and the self. The workshop invites participants to consider the photographs they have inherited, collected or taken and the stories they tell about family, identity, memory and belonging. No previous artistic or zine-making experience is required, all materials are provided, and participants may bring printed photographs to work on.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/reclaiming-the-archives-38782/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/reclaiming-the-archives", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/ea9c53d56c3c2aafda236f2ac05744c2a292f8c209d434c19caef2c2a88ed03f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Tending the Heart: Writing & Healing through Injustice", "start": "2026-11-08T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00Z", "place": "The Feminist Library", "address": "", "price": "PWYC–£12", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing", "wellness"], "description": "An intimate workshop of writing, reflection and gentle practice for those carrying the weight of injustice, held under the Scorpio New Moon. It is led by Freya Shi, a writer, poet, artist and holistic wellbeing facilitator, and blends guided breathwork, meditation, creative writing, optional sharing and a short sound bath. Materials come from The Feminist Library's collection and the 'Metal of Agency' chapter of Freya's book Unlearning, to Love, on setting boundaries, reclaiming sovereignty and healing from injustice. The session takes place in the library's conference room with a short break, limited to 12 participants, with signed copies available after.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/tending-the-heart-writing-healing-through-injustice-39184/", "official_url": "https://feministlibrary.co.uk/2026/10/21/tending-the-heart-writing-healing-through-injustice/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/c013bc81f1b9386df77308e18ec41e77b5d19328583b146bc4691148e3debf3c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Creative Writing with Luan Goldie", "start": "2026-11-02T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Well", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "A fun and informal monthly writing workshop for anyone who enjoys writing poems or short stories, or wants to try writing for the first time. It is open to all, no matter your age or experience, and offers prompts and encouraging exercises. The workshop is led by local published author Luan Goldie. It takes place at The Well Community Centre on Wednesdays.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/creative-writing-with-luan-goldie-41068/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/cb782e1ceb23eff393e8762ad5962728c780522851d25e96953e78f29b170e57-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Flow State – Samhain Special", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Oxford House", "address": "Derbyshire Street, E2 6HG London", "price": "7.50", "price_from": "7.50", "price_to": "7.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flow-state-samhain-special-tickets-2001063437609?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Flow State – Samhain Special is a candlelit immersive writing workshop held in a secret Victorian chapel. It is led by Ruby Holder and follows two sold-out Flow State workshops. Participants are guided through exercises using sound, film, props and other creative tools to kickstart creativity and generate early-stage material through free writing. This Samhain edition focuses on pagan Samhain practices, the Essex witch trials, and applying magic, folk horror and ritual imagery to contemporary storytelling.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/flow-state-samhain-special-41801/", "official_url": "https://www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/event/flow-state-samhain-special-2/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/6cb7d18451e101f56c184cf506d3cc0b55da2d618791952a5f115ce6f841c34f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Creative Writing", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-18T00:00:00Z", "place": "Landmark Arts Centre", "address": "Ferry Road, TW11 9NN Teddington", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Creative Writing is a weekly evening class for adults held in the Studio at the Landmark Arts Centre. It is run by tutor Liz Bazalgette, an experienced teacher with an MA in Creative Writing whose stories have been shortlisted for competitions including Bridport and Fish. No previous writing experience is needed: each week participants write and share their work, exploring style and voice, character, world-building, point of view, structure and plot through talks, prompts, exercises and workshops in a supportive environment. Bring a notebook and pens.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/creative-writing-36900/", "official_url": "https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/class/creative-writing-2/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/25c8ec2b1b3f47a90ccc793ffdc640f1198f1df3d69234cfeab988a2ad57e183-1200.webp"}, {"title": "SHUT UP AND WRITE", "start": "2026-11-01T12:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T14:30:00Z", "place": "Big Penny Social", "address": "Priestley Way 1, E17 6AL London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.meetup.com/shutupandwritelondon/events/316816975/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "SHUT UP AND WRITE is a weekly session of focused, silent writing in a quiet space at Big Penny Social. It is hosted by Tiffany, who greets newcomers before short introductions. All kinds of writers are welcome, whether working on a book, blog, coursework, lyrics or a journal. There are no critiques, no sharing and no unsolicited advice, with the option to chat with fellow writers afterwards.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/shut-up-and-write-45703/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Creative Writing", "start": "2026-10-30T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T12:30:00Z", "place": "Claremont Project", "address": "White Lion Street 24-27, N1 9PD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Creative Writing is a class that celebrates the process and joy of writing and self-expression. It is tutored by Nichola Charalambou, who sets themes using exercises and prompts to inspire members to explore different writing styles. Sharing work is optional, and members are welcome to continue their writing in their own time. All materials are provided.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/creative-writing-41230/", "official_url": "https://www.claremont-project.org/event/creative-writing/2026-10-30/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/80902f5cca18f06b20218fbcc23090331a8c29033362f2bed611722c0d4b497f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Late Thursday - Workshop: Moving Through Modernity", "start": "2026-10-29T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T21:00:00Z", "place": "Estorick Collection", "address": "Canonbury Square 39a, N1 2AN London", "price": "Free with an admission ticket valid for the same day", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.estorickcollection.com/shop", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/modern-art", "society/gender"], "description": "A participatory evening workshop at the Estorick Collection exploring Futurism, gender and movement through the city, combining an audio piece with a collective mapping activity. It is created and led by Meily Denys, a Belgian artist and anthropologist based in London trained in Fine Art, Social Anthropology and Gender Studies. Responding to Futurist writings on women and the city as a space of modernity and speed, it invites reflection on how identity shapes experiences of public space, from freedom and visibility to surveillance and restricted movement. The workshop is part of the Estorick Collection Student Takeover programme, is open to everyone, and needs no prior knowledge of Futurism.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/late-thursday-workshop-moving-through-modernity-35950/", "official_url": "https://www.estorickcollection.com/events/late-thursday-29-oct", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/1d999482d991783f854a36ceba08ba59a20639b60482a75855dbcf82a1a63771-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Creative Writing Circle", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T20:30:00Z", "place": "Parade's End Books", "address": "Richmond Road 406, KT2 5PU Kingston upon Thames", "price": "£9", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "9.00", "tickets_url": "https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/product/ticket-for-creative-writing-circle", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Creative Writing Circle is a relaxed evening to explore your creativity, free your writing and discover the joy of putting words on the page. Behind it is Parade's End Books, and it centres on playful writing exercises inspired by Natalie Goldberg, letting go of expectations to allow the inner writer to emerge. Everyone is welcome, and no writing experience is necessary.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/creative-writing-circle-41808/", "official_url": "https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/creative-writing-circle/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/4eb57d21aade3df5c143b5c83ea7f97f361f610696f374b372797ed48a2c1aae-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Black History Month 2026: Bobbin ‘n’ Weavin – Mending Workshop", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Oxford House", "address": "Derbyshire Street, E2 6HG London", "price": "£10", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002619783682?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/sewing", "society/identity"], "description": "Bobbin ‘n’ Weavin is a hands-on mending, patching and sewing workshop where guests bring their own garments to be repaired and adorned with cultural symbols, exploring heritage, identity and material culture. It is led by artist Martin King, who also offers alterations, and treats the mending as both a material and a cultural repair. Participants receive a reflective prompt beforehand and an encouraged reading list spanning works by authors such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Audre Lorde. Taking place on Halloween, the workshop invites thought on how we may mask or unmask our identities.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/black-history-month-2026-bobbin-n-weavin-mending-workshop-41800/", "official_url": "https://www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/event/black-history-month-2026-bobbin-n-weavin-mending-workshop/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/63f8977d09e2de904d1050e189a2120f200b42057b9c341a9ea3597ecfd66149-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Personal statement support workshop", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00Z", "place": "University of West London", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/education"], "description": "A supportive workshop to help refine your personal statement, teaching what makes a strong one and how to use AI responsibly. It is run by the University of West London for Year 13 students and second-year Level 3 students considering applying to a UK university this academic year. Attendees can explore the campus with a Student Ambassador, ask questions, and afterwards get personalised feedback from a team member. Visitors should bring a printed copy of their own personal statement.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/personal-statement-support-workshop-39987/", "official_url": "https://www.uwl.ac.uk/whats-on/personal-statement-support-workshop", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/7b3934b94f1f21d509091322cec206612becafccdc2707d2da3abd1f403ab73a-1200.webp"}]}