Gothic Heroines: A Loose Leaf Poetry Workshop
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'You speak like a heroine,' said Montoni contemptuously; 'we shall see if you can suffer like one.'
― Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1794
Join us in the Café for a writing workshop themed around Gothic heroines.
Led by poet Jessica Sneddon, this relaxed creative writing workshop explores a cast of complex, wilful, intelligent and questioning Gothic heroines, and considers how Gothic writers created multi-faceted heroines that challenged gendered expectations and conventions of the time.
We will read a selection of excerpts from Gothic novels and poems together as a starting point for your own creative work. There will be a range of writing prompts and no previous experience is necessary.
Image: Artist unknown, Mary, The Maid of the Inn, January 1870, watercolour
Date
Saturday 8 August 2026 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM (UTC+01)Location
Cafe
Wordsworth Grasmere, Grasmere, Lake District LA22 9SH
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