It has been a long year. I know I'm not alone in this sentiment. The world has gone even more bananas than it went last year, things are more expensive, and it feels like AI is about to eat up creativity and shit out monoculture bland art and writing. In Timothy Snyder's great book, On… Continue reading Treat yourself to creative writing workshops with me in 2026
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A new short story by me published in Omenana
It's easy to sit behind your desk as a writer and write and submit, write and submit, with very little to show for it. Over the past two years I've been regularly submitting short fiction to literary journals and websites around the world, and keeping track of it all through a very trend excel spreadsheet… Continue reading A new short story by me published in Omenana
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
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