Mothers Who Make Devon and Spork! present ‘Mothers on the Mic’, a series of online workshops and open mic events across June led by Mother Artists for mothers/carers/mothers to be/people who birth.

Shagufta K. Iqbal invites you to a writing workshop that will draw on myths and legends to rewrite our own stories. Bring your favourite myths, legends, and spells, to this 1 hour 30-minute writing workshop which will unlock your own writing voice. Our brains are busy and exhausted by the end of the day, and we feel we are all out of creativity. However, we want to utilise this time to delve deep into the land of dreams and use a free writing technique to tap into our unknown creativity. This evening workshop will allow you to write confidently without worrying about self-criticism or over self-editing when writing new work. Bring a pen and paper, bring your blanky, bring your teas and snacks, and join us on this journey of self-discovery through ancient myth and poetry.

Participants will be invited to share extracts of their work in an Open Mic style sharing on Monday 29 June at 10am, 1pm or 8pm. Each sharing will be closed to workshop participants and headlined by either Hannah Silva, Charlotte Mooney, Shagufta K Iqbal or Liv Torc. Participation is optional. The event will be recorded for a podcast.

Shagufta K. Iqbal is founder of The YoniVerse Poetry Collective and Kiota Bristol, she has been longlisted for the Jerwood Compton poetry fellowship. She is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, workshop facilitator and Tedx Speaker. Her poetry collection ‘Jam is for Girls, Girls Get Jam’ has been recommended by Nikesh Shukla as ‘a social political masterclass.’ Her poetry film 'Borders' has won several awards, and has been screened across international film festivals, including London Short Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Athena Film Festival. She is currently writing her debut novel and second poetry collection.

Cost of workshops and open mic sharing: £6

Funded places available. This event is currently fully booked.

Part of Mothers Who Make Devon 1 year pilot supported by Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant.