Name: Creative Writing Workshop
Start: 2025-10-30T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-30T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Wellcome Collection

Join a creative writing workshop, suitable for all levels, inspired by the mythical monsters in our collections.
About this Event

Join colleagues from our Library and Visitor Experience teams in a unique creative writing workshop inspired by items from our collections. In celebration of Halloween, you'll be looking at mythical monsters from our collections, imagining their monstrous personalities, and exploring how they might be misunderstood after all.

In a session full of twists and lateral thinking, you’ll create your very own horror story full of monsters, suspense, and redemption.

The workshop is open to all levels, from beginners who want a place to start to more experienced writers who may be looking for a spark for their next piece.

About your facilitators
Elfed Selman

(he/him)

Elfed is a Library Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection. With a background in outreach evaluation in the heritage sector, Elfed is fascinated by the sensory experiences places of heritage have to offer and how each sense can inspire a re-interpretation of collections. He is especially interested in oral history and the insight it gives into people's personalities and experiences.

Océane Lacanau

Océane is a Library Experience and Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome. She revels in everything creative and whimsical. She has a specific fondness for books and video games and how they allow you to become an active learner when it comes to the many conditions of the human psyche.

Need to know
Location

We’ll be in the Viewing Room. It’s next to the Library entrance on level 2, which you can reach by taking the lift or the stairs.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at [email protected] or call 020 7611 2222.

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Image credit: Workshop in the Viewing Room, Michael Bowles. Source: Wellcome Collection. .