People, Places, Things
“powerful, life-affirming work”
— Catharine
“I like working with Rachel because her writing prompts are often both fun and surprising and so effective at helping me generate ideas and new writing.”
— Janet
"Thank you for your brilliant courses as I have been thoroughly inspired and I have even been writing outside of the sessions. You have re-lit my love for creative writing so thank you for that."
— Lydia
Tuesdays (Zoom, UK time)
16 Sept - 9 Dec 2025
Group 1: 10.00 am-12.00 noon
Group 2: 6.30-8.30 pm
What connects those two people at the shoreline? What’s brought those them here?
Where is this place? Do you know it, or somewhere like it? Which inner and outer places and spaces matter to you?
Which of those seven gathered stones would you choose, and why? t
The sessions on this twelve-session course will cycle between people (known and unknown), places (rural and urban) and things (mineral and animal) as ways into writing short pieces of fiction, memoir and poetry.
I'm a published author and a qualified and experienced Creative Writing for Wellbeing facilitator. I create a safely-held space where participants have the opportunity to write into a prompt and then share their writing with the group if they wish to. The focus is always on the content of your writing; there’s no literary critique.
People, Places, Things is suitable for people new to Creative Writing for Wellbeing as well as more experienced writers. The course will operate within CARE guidelines (Confidentiality, Attention, Respect and Empathy), allowing participants to take creative and emotional risks in a safely-held space. There's no obligation to write in a particular way, nor to share your work if you don't want to. No previous experience is necessary.
NB There is no session on Tuesday 28 October.
Zoom: Min group size 6, max group size 8
Price £200
I offer two concessionary rate places @ £180 on each course on a first-come, first-served basis. Please enquire.
Read about the aims and objectives of my courses and workshops and read my FAQs, where you can also find out about my theoretical approach to running Creative Writing workshops.
"Working with Rachel in a group gives me peace and connection - what a spiritual combination! I'm amazed every week how my mood changes over two hours, - I come out somewhere totally different, surprising and with a feeling unimaginable when I began. Real magic!"
— Evie
“Rachel’s gentle and supportive approach using a great variety of exercises has helped me find my writing voice and the confidence to go further."
— Ali