About the course
How can we write as protest? Can we separate our activism from our writing? How can we achieve change through our creative writing? How can we protect ourselves and our lived experience whilst campaigning through our writing?
Join award winning writer, poet and disability activist Bethany Handley for four online writing workshops where you’ll explore creative non-fiction as activism.
You’ll explore what creative non-fiction is, how to start writing creative non-fiction, and how to turn your experiences into activism. Bethany will share examples of activist creative writing, exercises and tips for protecting yourself when writing about lived experience.
About the tutor
Bethany Handley is an award-winning writer, poet and disability activist. Named one of the UK’s ten most influential disabled people in politics, law, and media by the Shaw Trust 2024, she campaigns for access to nature. An Ambassador for Country Living’s Access for All campaign and Ramblers Cymru, Bethany also sits on the Lived Experience Advisory Board for ParalympicsGB. Her debut poetry pamphlet Cling Film was published by Seren in 2025 and she co-edited Beyond / Tu Hwnt (Lucent Dreaming, 2025), a bilingual anthology of Welsh Deaf and disabled writers. Her work has been featured by BBC One, BBC Radio 4, Country Living, The Guardian, the Forward Book of Poetry 2026, and more. My Body is a Meadow, her debut non-fiction book, will be published by Headline in May 2026.
Who is it for?
All underrepresented writers—those who face barriers to opportunities due to mental health issues, physical health/disability, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, neurodivergencce, substance misuse, survivors, carers, working class backgrounds, and those from the LGBTQIA+ community, Black, Asian, traveler, mixed heritage or other global majority backgrounds.
Dates & Time:
Tuesdays: 17 February – 10 March
6-8 pm
This course takes place online via Zoom. Links will be sent seven days prior to the first session, and again the day of the first session.
Access:
You can see our full access commitments here.
- When you book, you can let us know about any access needs you have and we will do our best to accommodate them.
- Workshops will not be recorded, as we wish to ensure a safe and open space for all participants attending.
- Presentations and course handouts will be provided.
Cost:
£50 / £25 concessions
In order to make our resources stretch further, we have to subsidise some workshops with nominal fees well below most online courses. The more who book at full price, the more we’ll be able to offer.
Concessionary places are available for those on benefits, pensioners, unemployed/underemployed or on low wages. We do not ask for proof that you qualify.
If concessionary spaces aren’t displayed below, they are fully booked. We can add you to the waiting list if you e-mail info@creativefuture.org.uk.
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