I have led writing workshops in adult education, prisons, primary schools, with undergraduates, for the Continuing Education Department at Lancaster University, on an annual week-long residential at The French House Experience, for the National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE) and The Poetry School (online) and many other short term and individual projects.
My particular interests lie in life and poetry writing. I have also led workshops on performance skills, writing from the body, self-publishing and editing.
I believe all workshops provide fertile ground for ideas and discussion and don’t expect people to produce final drafts or even work they may want to share. The workshop is precisely that: a place to explore, chisel and glue ideas. They offer the chance to hear what other writers write, read or think, to play and dip you toe into new waters and with any luck to leave stimulated, thinking thoughts you’d not had before, and confident in writing more.
What other people have said
Thanks for the talk. You were brill. All the students really enjoyed it and benefited a lot. So did I! It was really good to think about things in terms of what works for you individually.
Excellent tutor, fascinating subject!
One of the best managed/facilitated courses I have ever attended. Enhanced my listening to and respect of other people’s voices enormously.
I thought Sarah did a great job of keeping us on track and not preventing diversions. She clearly knows her stuff and how to deliver it.
Thank you, it has changed my life.
Sarah really is a genius. The way she got such a mixed bag of people to unlock their inner creativity was amazing.
Sarah, from the start, put everyone at their ease and used an amazing array of techniques and games to allow us all to tap into our own creativity.
Sarah was organised, approachable and clearly knowledgable about all aspects of creative writing and, importantly for me, the processes of creativity. I was inspired by the way she encouraged us to write for ourselves, be decisive and find our own meaning, rather than following rules, or relying too much on the opinions of writing groups.
Sarah Hymas is ingeniously clever as a creative writing tutor, and I thoroughly enjoyed her series of intense tasks and more informal parlour games, each a mind manipulation intent on making one use your imagination and freedom of expression. For me, Sarah was the perfect choice of tutor at the French House Party Experience mini break, and would undoubtedly be equally ideal for all other such workshops.
Get in touch if you would like to discuss ideas for a workshop.
Email: sehymas at gmail dot com