Name: Folk Tale Adventures Creative Writing Workshop - Hirsi and Kabaalaf
Start: 2026-01-29T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-29T20:30:00+00:00
Location: The Writers Workshop

Folk Tale Adventures Creative Writing Workshop - Hirsi and Kabaalaf

Listen to this trickster story from Somalia, expertly told by Carmel and then join a discussion about telling stories from other cultures
About this Event

No experience needed to join this friendly group.

Slippery Hirsi and Crooked Kabaalaf is a Somalian story. Listen to Carmel's expert storytelling and then we will discuss the story. Is telling stories from other lands cultural appropiation? Would it be wrong to only tell our own stories? Why are trickster charcters in so many stories?

After we discuss these complex issues there will be time to write your own response, or your own story, and to share if you wish to. You will leave with ideas about how to use stories from other cultures and you will have been inspired to do some writing of your own.

This is part of a monthly series; you can join and leave at any point.

Online bookings only, no tickets on the door

Carmel Page is a Storyteller, Folklore Author and Artist. She is passionate about sharing stories, sharing ideas and supporting others. She has a house on the edge of Sheffield but tends to live in a world of her own.

You may like to bring your own writing kit with you.

Feedback from past sessions:

“Carmel held a brilliant insightful session that helped me to tap into creativity that I didn’t know I had.”

“Carmel’s workshop awakened and revived my passion for writing and getting in touch with my creative side.”

“Loved the workshop”

The Writers Workshop’s space in Orchard Square, Sheffield, has no step-free access. If you have been excluded from this event due to inaccessibility, please let us know. We are committed to finding fully accessible premises and, in the meantime, making as many of our events available online as possible.

If you can manage the steps but have other access needs, or if it is important to you that people know your pronouns, please let Carmel know in advance or on the day.

The Writers Workshop is a non-profit social enterprise on a mission to enable everyone to experience the joy and power of creative writing, both at our venue in Sheffield and online. Members of the Writers Workshop get a discount on all our events and other perks. For more information, visit www.thewritersworkshop.co.uk.