Devotion Summer School 2022 – Zoom

Light stretching my late summer shadow long

over parched grass, low sun, this alive, this

evening. Light of mid-morning picking out

all the trees’ capillaries, black against the light

of blue’s possibilities, would I rush outside

to see this, yes I would, this light? It’s so kind,

it remembers me. Light of first thing, spilled sky

mixing day up, all the colours that go into day,

you wouldn’t believe how many. Hard light

to be walked into like a mirror, day coming

down hard on its sharp edge; you can never

really see yourself the way others do, that’s

the hard thing; or is it a good thing? (God

doesn’t answer prayers, people do.) Light as

sunbeams that lie on the floor of your room

like ways through, they’re not real ways

through they’re just a reminder that there

may be a way through. See how the cat

anoints herself in the sunbeam, for she knows

she is not mortal and is waiting for the sign …

- (Light) by Emily Berry

Devotion Summer School

Seek shade during high summer with Devotion Summer School. 

Join us every Wednesday evening between 3rd and 24th August for guided reading and writing sessions during which we will be thinking about heatwaves and washing lines, Emily Berry, Octavia E. Butler, JG Ballard, Ariana Reines, desert fathers—and mothers and blood moons. Devotion is also an opportunity to meet other writers and share work.

Summer School is only bookable as a four week block and we encourage attendees to come every week. However, we do record the sessions so that you can watch and participate at your own convenience.

Dates

Wednesday 3 August, 6pm-7.30pm GMT

Wednesday 10 August, 6pm-7.30pm GMT

Wednesday 17 August, 6pm-7.30pm GMT

Wednesday 24 August, , 6pm-7.30pm GMT

In order to nurture a regular writing practice, and a sense of community, we encourage attendees to come every week and are offering tickets for the entire term only. 

Pricing

We offer a sliding scale payment structure and trust that people pay according to financial means.

Pricing structure:

We offer a limited amount of full price tickets that include a 121 with Sophie on your writing practice.

We offer a full price ticket for waged attendees.

We offer a non means-tested concession price based on trust.

Our scholarship places have now been filled.