Trans Writing Group | Sunday Evenings, 7-8.30pm (UK Time) | March 3rd – April 21st 2024

As trans* writers, we often find our writing narratively limited or misunderstood in traditional writing spaces. We regularly become gender educators rather than equal participants, experience transphobia in environments that are supposed to be trans-inclusive and find our additional accessibility requirements go unmet. It becomes essential to find a space where our work and identity will be seen as it is in order to access the benefits of a writing group.

These themed writing groups provide a dedicated space for you to make progress on your writing and develop personal connections with other writers. In small groups of eight, you will have a chance to discuss the world of writing, share things about your project, and socialise with those with a shared interest.

Defining Trans*

I use the term ‘trans’ as an umbrella term to include everyone outside of the cis-binary. This includes (but is not limited to); trans-nonbinary, trans-binary, gender non-conforming, agender, gender fluid, genderqueer, two-spirit, and those without labels. I also use this term to include those still figuring out their gender identity. No matter where you are in this process, you are welcome.

Details

Groups of Eight | 1.5hrs over Zoom | 8 weekly sessions | Free / £35 a ticket

10min casual chat | 40min private writing |10min break | 30min group discussion about our writing projects

[UK Time is either GMT / UTC+0, or BST / UTC+1] These sessions start UTC+0 then change to UTC+1 on the 31st March.

Free Tickets

One free ticket left!

To apply, write in with 300–500 words on why you would benefit from this writing group, you may also choose to mention a short bit about your project/s. Make sure you reach at least 300 words, or your application will not be considered. You will not be turned away because of a lack of formal education or if English is your second language.

Email your application to enniswelbourne@gmail.com including the title and start month of the offering you are applying for. Places are offered on a first-come first-served basis, application dependant.

You can donate a ticket via the checkout to create an additional free spot for a writer who needs it.

Staggered Payment

If you’d like to spread the cost over a period of time (perhaps several months) in order to make the costs more manageable, please get in touch and we can work out a payment plan that suites you.

Access Narrative

Access Narrative provides low-cost international online spaces for writers rooted in accessibility, with aims to be; trans-inclusive, neurodivergent-friendly, and trauma-informed. We encourage autonomy, uphold anti-oppressive values, and strive to be non-hierarchical. These groups are led by Ennis Welbourne (they/them) a marginalised writer who uses their lived experience to help cultivate a safe space for writers to access community and support.

By signing up for an Access Narrative offering, you agree to follow our inclusion guide which can be found in the Handbook. Within, you can also find pictured instructions for using Zoom and details on each session activity.

Your Facilitator

Ennis Welbourne (they/them) is a marginalised writer developing online spaces for writers under the banner Access Narrative. They use their lived experience to design accessible community for those who are neurodivergent, disabled, poor and who have experienced trauma. Ennis is drawn to experimental storytelling in both fiction and nonfiction. You can find their illustrated memoir Problem Behaviour on Substack and Instagram. They are a Bath Spa creative writing graduate and work part-time for London Lit Lab as Assistant Editor.

Email: enniswelbourne@gmail.com | Instagram: @enniswelbourne / @accessnarrative

Testimonials

“This group has been a huge part of my development as a writer. It has cultivated a safe space in which for me to grow, connect and lay the foundation of a regular writing practice. As well as encourage me to be in community with people of similar and intersecting identities and experiences to my own.”

“I have found it incredibly grounding and inspiring each week to meet with trans (and disabled) writers of all ages and practices and backgrounds to reflect on our positionality and place in the writing world as well as in our own lives. I think the trans writers group is revolutionary in instigating a space for community care, self-development and uplifting the voices of marginalised writers in a real way.”

See all Access Narrative Testimonials here.