Writing the Witch with Sophie Parkes

A creative writing workshop at The Portico Library exploring cultural representations of the witch and how witchiness can inform writing practice.

Writer Sophie Parkes leads a two-hour workshop examining cultural representations of the witch and what it might mean to be a witch today. Participants will discuss how to honour the witch in their writing and how witchiness can support creative practice. Parkes writes novels, short fiction, life writing and music journalism, holds a doctorate in creative writing and folklore, and teaches creative writing at Sheffield Hallam University and Leeds Arts University.