Name: Queering Folktales Writing Workshop with Essa Flett
Start: 2026-06-07T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-07T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Somerville Books

Queering Folktales Writing Workshop with Essa Flett

Come along and learn about folklore from local author, Essa Flett!
About this Event

Come along and learn about queering Scottish folklore from local author, Essa Flett! Whose stories get told, and why? How can we reimagine ourselves a different ending? What does a queer happily ever after look like in a genre full of cishet stereotypes and patriarchal messaging?

Learn about the history behind how we tell tales, hear a couple of extracts from Flett’s book and try your hands at writing your own queer folktale.

This will be a relaxed, fun session – no need to have previous experience in writing, just come with something on which to write and a hunger for some tale twisting!