Storylands Sessions
Deadline: 02 December 2025 at 16:00
Create all kinds of writing 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, we 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 will be springboards for your imagination, allowing you to write 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 4th of February (except July) from 5-6pm. 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.
Click the booking link below to join us and discover more.
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 and is a regular contributor to the Guardian Country Diary. 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 when the weather is fine.
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Young People (aged 0 to 25) / Literature and Publishing / Cultural Tourism / Participatory Practice
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