The Literary Consultancy: Conscious Writing
Join The Literary Consultancy over six weeks for a series of accessible events and masterclasses for writers interested in how to lead more conscious writing lives. This series has been guest curated by Jade Cuttle.
Conscious Writing Month: Five Masterclasses
A Masterclass in Slowness, with Alycia Pirmohamed
Reclaiming Time as a Writer
Thu 23rd October 7-8.30pm BST
A masterclass on how to reclaim slowness and time in our speedy digital age.
Page Presence with Salena Godden
How to Tell (and Sell) your Story
Thu 30th October 7-8.30pm GMT
The publishing industry is filled with advice about how to pitch your work quickly and convincingly by creating a hook. But what if you don’t know what your ‘hook’ is, or don’t feel you have one?
Writing With Grief
Language as Lament, Resistance and Repair with Khairani Barokka
Thu 6th November 7-8.30pm GMT
A masterclass in writing creatively in times of personal and planetary mourning.
Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor, Rishi Dastidar and Natasha Carthew
How to Curate & Create Without Burning Out
Thu 13th November 7-8.30pm GMT
A conversation on anthologising, authorship, and sustaining the long work of literary change.
Just Write It, with Anthony Anaxagorou
How to navigate your manuscript and the literary world
Tue 18th November 7-8.30pm GMT
The literary world can feel overwhelming and inaccessible, particularly if you don’t have contacts. How can we stay true to our moral compass, but also get the work done?
Further Events & Programme Activity: included in VIP tickets
Alongside the Masterclass series, VIP ticket holders can join TLC for a variety of additional weekly prompts, dedicated writing time and more.
• Mini Retreats each week – Join us every Monday throughout the series for an hour of uninterrupted writing from 7-8am
• Weekly Journaling – Weekly creative writing inspiration from coach and author Elise Valmorbida. Prizes awarded each week for our favourite new creative work.
• Weekly Love Letter from our curator – Each week, our guest curator, Jade Cuttle, will share a love letter exploring the themes and reflecting on the week. Discover inspiration and resources, tips and thinking points.
All ticket holders are invited to join us for a special bonus meditation with Aki Schilz. Manifest your way to success!
Guided Meditation, with Aki Schilz
Agent Success
25th November 6-7pm GMT
A bonus session with TLC’s Aki Schilz for a special and exclusive guided meditation taking you through how to submit your work to agents and publishers and break down internal barriers in the process.
Testimonials from Consciousness Writing Month 2024
“An engaging, informative, inclusive and welcoming space was created across this programme. The range of speakers was exceptional: each offered either a deepening of practice or new ideas and ways of approaching writing, activism and care. I really looked forward to each session and got a lot from them, including a strong sense of community and compassion from other participants.”
“Each of the carefully thought-out sessions offered a string of wonderfully helpful suggestions to take away, consider, try out, and work into a writing life. Thank you!”
“Conscious Writing Month is such a helpful space for those serious about developing their craft.”