This creative writing group concentrates on writing exercises inspired by visual art and conversations with Spike Island studio holders. These encounters are designed to provide ideas for new writing or new ways of presenting work.  As always, supportive peer critique is central to the group’s activity.

The April, May and June sessions focus on structuring longer pieces of writing and the challenges of working on ongoing projects. The aim is to complete one piece of work by the end of the three meetings. The June meeting is led by guest host Holly Corfield-Carr.

Creative writers of all disciplines are welcome, as are artists who use text in their work.

Holly Corfield Carr

Holly Corfield Carr (1987) was born in Staffordshire and studied English Literature at Cambridge and Sussex, earning her MA in 2010. Since 2012 she has lived and worked in Bristol where she is currently writer-in-residence at Spike Island, with support from Arts Council England.

Corfield Carr received an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2012. Recent publications include Ambit, Magma and she contributed to Missorts, an immersive soundwork produced by Situations (2012). Corfield Carr was the first member of Spike Associates to undertake a residency in the Curfew Tower, Cushendall, Northern Ireland (2013).

Holly Corfield Carr's website