{"id":369,"date":"2025-08-19T06:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T06:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atukiturner.com\/?p=369"},"modified":"2025-09-05T05:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:59:53","slug":"creative-writers-workshop-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atukiturner.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/19\/creative-writers-workshop-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writers Workshop 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u270d\ufe0f <strong>Do you have a story waiting to be told?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legendary Maya Angelou once said, <em>\u201cThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.\u201d<\/em><br>Is your story ready to come alive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our <strong>Creative Writing Workshop<\/strong>s to be held in <strong>Kampala and Tororo in November 2025<\/strong> and discover the art of storytelling while connecting with other passionate writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fill in the online form at the end of this page<br><strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send a short email to <a href=\"mailto:creative@atukiturner.com\"><strong>creative@atukiturner.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(deadline: <strong>30th September 2025<\/strong>) telling us why you should be selected.<br>\u27a1\ufe0f Include your name, address, and a brief statement (max 450 words)<br>\u27a1\ufe0f Add a writing sample: either prose\/essay (max 2,000 words) or 3\u20136 poems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(max 20 lines each)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfad <strong>Workshop Highlights<\/strong><br>Daily sessions on specific modules will be held as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kampala Ntinda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday 3 November &#8211; Creative Writing: Fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday 4 November &#8211; Creative Writing: Poetry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tororo \u2013 Hotel Meritoria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monday 17 November &#8211; Creative Writing: Fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday 18 November &#8211; Creative Writing: Poetry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcb0 <strong>Fees<\/strong><br>50,000 UGX per day<br>\u2728 Discount for the full week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83c\udfeb <strong>Trainer:<\/strong> Atuki Turner, PhD Creative Writing, Goldsmiths, University of London.<br>More info: <strong>atukiturner.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd25 Don\u2019t just dream of writing\u2014start writing. 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