Happily, I’ll be hosting three writing workshops this coming month. I'd love to have you there 1 October - Free Workshop at Rondebosch Public Library My family and I visit the library pretty much every week and we spend hours there browsing, and listening to stories read by the fantastic children’s librarians. So I am… Continue reading Three October creative writing workshops
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Five opportunities to write with me in September
Hello readers and writers and everyone out there in the world, August is almost at its end - just nine days to go. For those of you who missed the news, every writing workshop booked with me in August receives a free copy of one of my books (The Peculiars, The Fall or Living While… Continue reading Five opportunities to write with me in September
Six opportunities to write with me in August
Hello writers! Come along and write with me in August. Sign up now via email - jenthorpewrites@gmail.com I'm running two online and two in-person workshops. Creative writing workshops In this workshop we’ll play with: Micro and macro worldbuilding — great for those of you who are writing fantasy, speculative fiction, magical realism, or anything slightly… Continue reading Six opportunities to write with me in August
Creative Writing Workshops for Every Level in 2025
As inspired by another Substack post I read this morning, I’ll quickly reintroduce myself for those of you who are new. I’m Jen Thorpe, a writer and researcher from Cape Town, South Africa. I’ve published two novels, a full length non-fiction book, edited three collections of feminist essays, and published three children’s books. I’m also… Continue reading Creative Writing Workshops for Every Level in 2025
Unlock Your Creativity: Join My Writing Workshops
Thanks to everyone who has emailed and messaged to ask for more information about the workshops. I so appreciate the support, and can't wait to get creative with you. In case you missed it, you can follow along for more information about the workshops on my Substack, here. Our July theme is character. More about… Continue reading Unlock Your Creativity: Join My Writing Workshops
Writing advice from Lauren Beukes
More local writing advice! Lauren Beukes is an award-winning South African author, and comics writer, screenwriter, journalist and documentary maker. Her books have been sold all around the world with huge acclaim. Her most recent novel is a dystopian post-pandemic piece of fiction set in the USA. Afterland (listen to her talk about it on… Continue reading Writing advice from Lauren Beukes
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