Programme – 13th July 2020 – 3rd January 2020)
| Date | Writing Prompt |
| 13 July 2020 | You’ve been wrongly accused of something, write a letter/email explaining what really happened |
| 20 July | Link – Wisdom, ice-cream, slippers |
| 27 July | You’re a big girl now … |
| 3 August | Living in the past |
| 10 August | A piece of cake |
| 17 August | Decide winner of our competition OR Invasion of the oxymoron |
| 24 August | Decide winner of our competition OR Stream of consciousness |
| 31 August | BANK HOLIDAY |
| 7 September | Write a story using the title of your favourite song as the title for the story |
| 14 September | A day with dirty Betty |
| 21 September | A creative non-fiction piece – 500 words |
| 28 September | Last tango in Torremolinos |
| 5 October | WRITER’S CLINIC |
| 12 October | Global cooling |
| 19 October | Wouldn’t it be nice |
| 26 October | If I ruled the world |
| 2 November | Make a book (similar to workshop with Winston Plowes) but person 1 puts title on cover, passes to next person, they write on page 1 and passes the book to the next person – they write on page 2, pass to next person for page 3 etc. until book full. Final page has to end the story. |
| 9 November | Shelter from the storm |
| 16 November | WRITER’S CLINIC |
| 23 November | Disaster |
| 30 November | As I said to Emily Bronte at Tesco yesterday |
| 7 December | Link – Crime, rose, castle |
| 14 December | CHRISTMAS DINNER – BRING A PARTY PIECE |
| 21 December | HOLIDAY |
| 28 December | BANK HOLIDAY |
| 4 January 2021 | The trip of a lifetime |
Pennine Ink Writers’ Workshop members meet every Monday evening, 8-10 pm
at the Woodman Inn, Todmorden Road, Burnley.
New members welcome. For further information, contact Barbara McHallam
pennineink@gmail.com Or see our website http://www.pennineink.co.uk
Programme JANUARY 2020 – JULY 2020
| Date | Writing Prompt |
| 6 January 2020 | Write about one – or both – pictures below |
| 13 January | Break glass in emergency |
| 20 January | WORKSHOP WITH WINSTON PLOWES |
| 27 January | Shattered windows |
| 3 February | Death in the pilchard cellar |
| 10 February | It began to get dark |
| 17 February | WRITER’S CLINIC |
| 24 February | No – you can’t get out … |
| 2 March | Link – education, gun and gondola |
| 9 March | Excuses |
| 16 March | Describe your favourite place using all five senses |
| 23 March | You have a chance to go forward ten years in time. What has changed in the world? |
| 30 March | Bring in a small object from home/garden. (Write first and last line. Pass to next person to write the story.) |
| 6 April | A stanger in the photo |
| 13 April | BANK HOLIDAY |
| 20 April | WRITER’S CLINIC |
| 27 April | AGM |
| 4 May | Northern Soul |
| 11 May | A light in the darkness |
| 18 May | The attic |
| 25 May | BANK HOLIDAY |
| 1June | Turbulent waters |
| 8 June | She felt for the lock … |
| 15 June | Don’t drink the water |
| 22 June | WRITER’S CLINIC |
| 29 June | Sludge Lagoon |
| 6 July | Link – (ghost, table and bed) or (heaven, wolf and bookcase) |
Pennine Ink Writers’ Workshop members meet every Monday evening, 8-10 pm
at the Woodman Inn, Todmorden Road, Burnley.
New members welcome. For further information, contact Barbara McHallam
pennineink@gmail.com Or see our website http://www.pennineink.co.uk
