Start with a person, place, memory, object or question.
Programme · early interest open
16 people.
Four workshops.
One creative journey.
The four Saturdays are the spine. Around them sit optional individual support and optional Open Doors experiences that can help a participant notice, test and make something of their own.
January–May 2027 · Fenland adults 18+ · free to take part4 core workshops23 Jan · 20 Feb · 20 Mar · 17 Apr 2027. These are the principal programme commitment.
Optional supportUse 1:1 creative help and Open Doors experiences only when they are useful to your own story.
May 2027 showcaseParticipant-approved work comes together digitally and in an accessible public Fenland showcase.
Follow useful material and decide what form fits the story.
Turn notes, images, sound or interviews into a substantial first version.
Edit, check permissions and choose what, if anything, becomes public.
Find the story
Memory. Place. People. Objects. Questions.
Notice what matters and leave with a story direction and a question worth following.
Shape the story
Structure. Voice. Interviewing. Ethics.
Bring back what you noticed, choose a form and begin shaping the work around real material.
Make the work
Writing. Audio. Photography. Film.
Turn notes, encounters and experiments into a substantial first version of your own creative piece.
Refine and publish
Edit. Caption. Transcript. Consent.
Refine the work, decide what is ready, and separately choose what you are comfortable sharing publicly.
Support sits around the four Saturdays.
Individual creative support can help you plan, test an idea, learn a technique, work through material or get unstuck. Open Doors can add a useful place, person, process or experience when it genuinely strengthens your direction. Neither creates another compulsory attendance layer.
Possible formats
The medium follows the story.
WritingAudioPhotographyFilmVisual workMixed media
You do not have to choose your final format before the programme begins.
Sharing
You make the work first. Publication is a separate choice.
Captions, transcripts, credits and permissions are checked before anything is shared. Work can remain private, be published anonymously or use another agreed form of credit.
16 funded places
Want to make one of the stories?
You do not need a portfolio, finished idea or your own equipment.
