Sussex Writes Taster Session
Do you want to work with like-minded people from across the School of Media, Arts and Humanities, the wider university, and from all stages of their academic careers - from undergraduate to doctoral researcher? Do you want to practise your degree learning in a new context and develop valuable new skills?
Join Sussex Writes! No prior experience necessary: all training is provided. An Enhanced DBS and NSPCC-certified safeguarding course will also be provided, funded by the University.
We run creative writing and literacy projects in the local community. Sussex students help to design and deliver inspiring workshops for vulnerable communities and children left behind in education. At our core, we promote the value of creativity in human development and wellbeing, and the importance of literacy to access education and opportunities. It is a hands-on and exciting set of projects, with our students leading on the workshop design and providing the delivery. This is a co-created project working with faculty and external partners, and involves student-led projects and interventions. The projects are fully funded and students are paid at the SU rate for all projects.
Current projects for 2024/25: Messy Page, Clear Minds journaling and wellbeing project; the HPQ Intervention; poetry workshops at local schools; four x 10-week creative writing courses in local schools in Spring.
Past projects: a six-week creative writing course at Gildredge High; a year-long intervention on well-being and creativity at Oriel High School; helping university students in Mumbai set up a similar programme to Sussex Writes with looked-after children in India; two one-day creative writing extravaganzas with 90 young people from local schools; global writing cafes in partnership with a Nigerian art and book festival.
To find out more, please come to our 2024 Welcome Event in Arts A108 on Monday 23rd September, from 18.00-20.00. Light snacks provided. You are welcome to drop in at any point during those two hours if you have conflicting engagements.
Please register your attendance via this link: or the QR code.
If unable to attend in person, you may email Mia Frost (mf503@sussex.ac.uk) or David Russell (dr312@sussex.ac.uk) to find out more about Sussex Writes.