Create all kinds of writing – including drama – inspired by objects at the Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore, in these supportive workshops led by Storylands Sessions co-host, author Merryn Glover.
Calling young writers and artists! Or those who’d just like to give it a go. Spark your creativity with this series of workshops in an exciting partnership between the Highland Folk Museum and Storylands Sessions.
Each month, they will gather at the Museum’s Am Fasgadh building to be inspired by unique objects in the Museum’s collection. Spooky huts, old shinty sticks, funny costumes and so much more. These will be springboards for your imagination and you can travel wherever it takes you, writing poetry, stories, drama or comedy.
The workshops are offered to anyone aged 13-18 – no writing experience needed. Visual artists are also welcome to come and sketch or paint. Please book in the normal way and bring your own materials. This will be a relaxed, fun and welcoming workshop for anyone to join.
The workshops take place on the first Tuesday of every month starting 4 February 2025 (except July) from 5pm-6pm. You can come to as many or as few as you like, but there is a discount for a block booking. Bring paper or notebook, pencils or pens, a playful spirit and outdoor clothing.
These workshops are mainly led by Sessions co-host and local author, Merryn Glover. Merryn’s books, Of Stone and Sky and The Hidden Fires: A Cairngorms Journey with Nan Shepherd are set in Badenoch, Speyside and the Cairngorms. Her first novel, A House Called Askival, is set in India, where she grew up. She has also written plays and short stories for BBC Radio, is a regular contributor to the Guardian Country Diary and she is a qualified English and drama teacher who has led workshops for young people for over 30 years.
Other workshop leaders will be Karen Hodgson Pryce, Andrea Turner and Barbara Henderson.
The Highland Folk Museum, run by Highlife Highland, is mainland Britain’s first open-air museum. Workshops will take place both inside and out and about when the weather is fine.
For further information, please contact storylandssessions@gmail.com (Merryn Glover), or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-workshops-for-young-people-at-the-highland-folk-museum-tickets-1116774716239.
