X- Mouse Flash
with Anika Carpenter
X-Mouse Flash with Anika Carpenter
When I ran a Yuletide-themed workshop last year, a surprising number of mice cropped up in the stories participants wrote. Or maybe not so surprising given Clement Clarke Moore's seasonal poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, and its famous line 'not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...' That and the mouse king in The Nutcracker, and the sugar mice stocking fillers.
This infestation of mice convinced me that what was needed for Christmas this year, was a mouse-themed writing workshop.
So, dust off your Santa hats, make yourself a gingerbread latte and join me for some rodent-inspired writing.
The workshop will feature mice from literature, history, art, fashion and cookery.
If you've always wanted to attend a workshop that felt a bit like sifting through a surreal scrapbook, lovingly put together by someone who's had too much fresh air and not enough sleep, this is the workshop for you!
DATE
Sunday, December 3rd
TIME
5 - 7 pm GMT
COST
Pay what you can
£0 (limited availability) £5, £10, £20
FORMAT
Live Zoom session
NB We do not make recordings of online workshops.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Anika Carpenter is a flash fiction author and workshop facilitator with a background in the Fine Arts. Her work has been shortlisted for the Bath Flash Fiction Award and the Bridport Prize and published in numerous anthologies. You can find her stories at Ellipsis Zine, The Molotov Cocktail, Janus Literary and many more.
Anika received a Fine Art MA (distinction) with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Kingston University in 2010. She has worked as an assistant to Turner Prize winning artists. Her artwork has been exhibited at Towner Gallery and featured in numerous group exhibitions. She is the co-founder of Accident & Emergence (currently on hiatus) an artist-led project that organised collaborations, exhibitions and retreats.
When she's not at The Flash Cabin you can find her running retreats, write-alongs and open mics for Writers' HQ.
You can find her on Twitter @StillSquirrel