Jenny Alexander

Creative Writing workshop leader

Based in
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Also teaches in London; across UK
Jenny Alexander | Creative Writing workshop leader

Rates: Variable - please contact me


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Jenny Alexander writes for both children and adults and her published work includes fiction, non fiction, magazine articles and poems.
She runs six-session series of evening workshops for adults in East Cornwall and one-off workshops further afield.
Jenny teaches creative writing workshops in schools, where the emphasis is on enjoyment and participation.
Contact her if you would like to discuss a workshop, talk or visit for your writing group or school without obligation.

Group Classes

Finding your Stories

Story-making comes easily and naturally to everyone – it’s how we process experience. We make decisions by imagining future stories and understand the past through the stories of memory. This series of workshops is an opportunity to notice and harness your story-making mind through fictional and autobiographical writing. You don’t need any special skills or experience - just a pen, some paper and a sense of adventure.

It's a: 
workshop
Venue: 
Upton Cross
Location: 
Near Liskeard, South East Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Date and time: Six Monday evenings, 7.30- 9.30, starting January 16th, 2012
Rates: 
£48 full course

Finding your Voice

This course is an opportunity to have a go at different kinds of writing, including sessions on fiction, non-fiction and autobiography. No special skill or writing experience is required - just a notepad, a pen and a sense of adventure!

It's a: 
workshop
Venue: 
Near Liskeard
Location: 
, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Six Monday evenings, 7.30- 9.30 Oct 17 - Nov 28 (no session on the 21st), 2011
Rates: 
£48 full course

Writing in the House of Dreams

Dreaming starts in the womb before we are born and we return to dreaming every night throughout our lives. Everybody's dream world is unique, with its own story-patterns, landscapes and images, and it is the source of all our creativity.
In these sessions we will be establishing dream recall and exploring the dream world through creative writing.
No previous experience of either dreaming or writing is required.

It's a: 
workshop
Venue: 
Near Liskeard
Location: 
, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
6 Weds evenings starting 12th Oct, 2011. 7.30 - 9.30
Rates: 
£48 full course

Writing the Tarot

The tarot is an ancient symbols system. It is most commonly thought of as an oracle but in this course we will be drawing on tarot symbols to create dynamic characters and stories. No previous knowledge of either writing or the tarot is necessary - just an open mind and a spirit of adventure.

It's a: 
workshop
Venue: 
Upton Cross
Location: 
Liskeard, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Six Wednesday evenings, 7.30-9.30, 4th May- 8th June
Rates: 
£48 full course

More Writing in the House of Dreams

These workshops are an opportunity to explore the mythic energies which power all dreams and creative writing. They will extend our experience of ourselves as dreamers and writers with sessions on the waking 'I', the dream 'I' and the mythic 'I.'

It's a: 
class
Venue: 
Upton Cross
Location: 
Liskeard, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Six Tues or Weds evenings, Mar-Apr 2011 - dates tbc
Rates: 
£48 full course

Inviting the Critic in

This series of workshops is about the art and craft of creative writing. We will stay grounded in the adventure and playfulness of first-stage writing but open the door and let the critic in. The sessions will include short story, memoir and poetry.

It's a: 
class
Venue: 
Upton Cross
Location: 
Liskeard, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Six sessions, Weds evenings 7.30-9-30, 9th Feb-16th March 2011
Rates: 
£48 course fee

Writing in the House of Dreams

Dreaming starts in the womb before we are born and we return to dreaming every night throughout our lives. Everybody's dream world is unique, with its own story patterns, landscapes and images, and it is the source of all our creativity.
In these sessions we will be establishing dream recall and exploring the dream world through creative writing.

It's a: 
class
Venue: 
Upton Cross
Location: 
Liskeard, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Six Wednesday evenings starting September 23rd 2010, 7.30-9.30
Rates: 
£48 full course

Finding your Stories

Story-making comes easily and naturally to everyone – it’s how we process experience. We make decisions by imagining future stories and understand the past through the stories of memory. This series of workshops is an opportunity to notice and harness your story-making mind through fictional and autobiographical writing. You don’t need any special skills or experience - just a pen, some paper and a sense of adventure.

It's a: 
workshop
Venue: 
Upton Cross, near Liskeard
Location: 
, East Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
Six Wednesday evenings, 7.30- 9.30, starting February 3rd 2010
Rates: 
£48 (full course)

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