Wednesday 11 June | 12.15 – 1:15 pm 

Everything starts with place. Join Priscilla Morris for a fun, memorable workshop that will explore how subject, theme, plot, character, voice and structure can all spring from place. Rather than being mere window-dressing or backdrop, Priscilla will persuade you that place is primordial. She’ll discuss how place was fundamental to the writing of her debut novel, Black Butterflies, and look at its organising, generative role in other works such as Noreen Masud’s A Flat Place, shortlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. You’ll learn how to use the senses, memory, emotion, imagination and research to evoke a strong sense of place and atmosphere in your own writing.

This is a practical workshop, so please bring something to write on.

Priscilla Morris is a British author who divides her time between Ireland and Spain. Born to a Bosnian mother and a Cornish father, Priscilla grew up in London and spent her childhood summers in Sarajevo. Her debut novel Black Butterflies brings the siege of Sarajevo to life through the eyes of Zora, a warm, resilient artist. It was a New York Times Best Historical Fiction in 2024 and a 2023 finalist for the Women’s Prize and four other notable prizes. It’s been translated into 10 languages. Priscilla teaches creative writing and facilitates writing retreats in Catalonia. Read more at priscillamorris.org