Writers & Artists

A ghost is so much more than a spectral figure shouting boo!: it can be a comfort, a threat, a reminder, a thrill, a sadness, a warning. Every human culture has its own version of a ghost story. So what keeps us coming back to these timeless tales? This spooky season, you can learn how to take the familiar world around you – a house, a street, a hotel room, a hospital corridor – and twist it into something memorable and strange. By digging deep into your own fears, then choosing and using the perfect sensory detail, you'll learn how to get beneath a reader's skin and give them a new twist on our most ancient stories.

Your tutor @kirstylogan (writer and presenter of BBC Radio's A History of Ghosts and horror collections including Things We Say in the Dark) will guide you through these questions and more. Through writing examples, group discussion and individual writing exercises, she'll help you explore what makes a ghost truly scary, what a haunting might reveal about a place or a person, and how to craft the perfect setting to make your reader wonder what, exactly, is living – or not-living – beside them.

Book to join us on 19th October via the events page on our website (link in bio) now!

This event is being run in collaboration with @bookaidinternational with proceeds from ticket sales going towards the brilliant work they do!

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