Voice is often talked about as a mystery – something you either have or you don’t. This session argues that voice is not a gift but a practice: it emerges from specificity, from the courage to write from your own embodied experience, and from understanding the difference between what only you can say and what any text could say. We’ll use reading and writing exercises to locate and develop each writer’s most distinctive register.
Essays shared in this workshop will be:
George Orwell – ‘Why I Write’
Joan Didion – ‘Why I Write’
Hubert Selby Jnr – ‘Why I Write’ (Introduction to Last Exit to Brooklyn)
They will be shared in the confirmation email when you book your ticket.
To take part in this live Zoom masterclass, you will need access to the internet at the time and date shown, and be able to receive a joining link by email. This will be sent in your confirmation email alongside the reading materials. Please check your spam if you don’t receive this.
Tickets
This workshop will be recorded for the purpose of sending to ticket holders who can’t make the event, or who miss a portion of the event, or who need the recording as part of their access needs.
You can purchase an individual £30 ticket for this event, or a combination ticket £75 which includes Julia’s other sessions in this series:
- 23rd May | Between the Lines: Paying Attention | £30
- 20th June | Between the Lines: Writing Workshop as Community | £30
If you do not receive an invitation link, or if you have any other questions, please contact us at info@londonlitlab.co.uk
