Weekly Writers Group
A weekly opportunity to meet with other writers (or people who want to start writing) to grow your practise and confidence.
With focussed writing prompts and time and space to work on your own projects with support from an experienced tutor, these new afternoon sessions will give you the opportunity to share work in progress and get feedback and support from other group members. You’ll be able to grab a drink (and maybe some cake!) from our café and grow your own writing practise in a relaxed, supportive and encouraging environment.
Each week we’ll focus on a writing prompt and complete one piece of writing. There will also be opportunities to bring other works in progress to share and get feedback on from the tutor and fellow group members.
Alongside a weekly writing prompt, there will also be opportunities to discuss common writing problems and explore strategies to combat these. Each session will also include sharing of work in a safe and supportive environment.
Suitable for everyone – from absolute beginners to more experienced writers who’d like to discover new voices and share their work with a supportive group of peers.
About the tutor:
The group will be led by our creative writing tutor, Cathi Rae. Cathi is a widely published poet, spoken word artist, multiple poetry slam winner, workshop facilitator and experienced teacher of adult education. Her work has appeared in journals, online magazines, poetry anthologies and art exhibitions. Cathi has performed throughout the UK at poetry events, festivals and arts events, and has been described as a spoken word icon! She has an MA in Creative Writing and PhD in Poetry from the University of Leicester. And she probably doesn’t read enough either!
Further information:
Participants must be aged 18+.
You just need to bring your notebook and pen or tablet/laptop, whatever you prefer to write on! We’re sorry, we cannot supply any equipment.
During the summer term (May-July), we’ll be running weekly sessions 2pm – 4pm on Mondays over 10 weeks:
- Monday 20 April 2026
- Monday 27 April 2026
- Monday 11 May 2026
- Monday 18 May 2026
- Monday 1 June 2026
- Monday 8 June 2026
- Monday 15 June 2026
- Monday 22 June 2026
- Monday 29 June 2026
- Monday 6 July 2026
Please note: no sessions on 4 May or 25 May 2026.
Each week is designed as a stand-alone session so if you’d like to try just one initially to see how you get on, or are only able to attend some of the dates, you can book individual sessions week by week.
If the course/workshop you’d like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list – simply contact our box office team on 0116 252 2455 / arts-centre@le.ac.uk and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact you if a place becomes available, with absolutely no obligation to accept it if you’ve made other plans!
Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms & Conditions before booking as courses/workshops are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any reason.
We aim to make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome – just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you’d like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email arts-centre@le.ac.uk, pop in or call 0116 252 2455, open 7 days a week.
We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.
Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road.
The closest public car park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us (near De Montfort Hall).
