A conference for writers, visual artists & performers

London March 7-8 2009
2 days-Saturday & Sunday,  9am to 6 pm each day.

Fee £210 includes lunch and 3 tea/coffee breaks both days and a drink in the pub Saturday evening. Lodging not included but we will give advice on booking.

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Eric Maisel, creativity coach from USA, will give a long session on:
CREATIVITY FOR LIFE teaches core principles of importance to creative and performing artists in every discipline. Among the principles explored are

• hushing the mind,

• creating in the middle of things,

• achieving a centered presence,

• committing to goal-oriented process,

• reducing negative self-talk,

• eliminating dualistic thinking,

• managing anxiety,

• and maintaining a creative life through mindful choosing, appropriate planning, and passionate meaning-making.

Jacqui Lofthouse, UK writing coach and novelist will talk about:

• Money And Art: Rules for artistic freelancers

• The Organic Process of Creativity: Busting the myths around planning in advance

• Inventing Confidence:  A creative artists’ guide to self-belief

Cynthia Morris, American writing & creativity coach will talk about:

• Five Keys to Finishing Your Creative Projects

• Giving and Receiving Feedback So It Helps, Not Hurts

Fay Weldon, author, will talk about  “the discipline and rigour required”

… and we are lining up a few more speakers for this inspiring event! Keep watching this space!

An Inspiring Venue

The weekend conference will be held at the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Docks, London.

Workshops to follow conference

Cynthia Morris will do a 5-day workshop called London Sketch Crawl: Capture Your London in Words and Images

We’ll make our way through London, pausing for brief word or drawing sketches. Learn how to interact with a place in a more meaningful and fun way. Develop the ability to create quickly and on site. You can then use these skills and the confidence you gain to make progress on any creative project.

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Eric Maisel will do a 5-day workshop called Deep Writing.

Write deeply under the guidance of Eric Maisel, best-selling author and America’s foremost creativity coach. Learn essential skills that will help you connect with your writing and improve your writing practice. Time is devoted to writing, not critiquing, as you settle in to write and learn valuable lessons: how to quiet your mind so that you can access your best writing; how to strongly hold the intention to write no matter what else is going on in your life; how to honor the creative process; and how to get out of your own way so that your writing flows more easily and naturally.

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Read more about the workshops here

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If you speak and write in Swedish, you may also enjoy our other workshops, taking place the same week. Go here for more info in Swedish.