WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN MUMWRITE?
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“I had to take a leap of faith, sharing my work. But it was received with such generosity. Since we started, I've been writing EVERY DAY. I feel like I'm assembling a toolkit, whereas before I didn't know where to start.” |
WHAT IS MUMWRITE?
MumWrite is an online writing community for women writers who want to start writing or want to write more. It's for all women writers, but especially busy mums who want to dedicate more time to writing and themselves, as well as achieving their publishing dreams!
Mums often feel guilty about having some time for their own interests but doing so can really boost your:
-writing voice
-overall wellbeing
-confidence in your life, work and writing
-happiness and fulfilment
It's also a space where it's okay if your child interrupts or wants to sit with you, where you can feel tired and quiet sometimes, where you can BE YOURSELF. Women writers who are not mums are also welcome at MumWrite, as long as they are happy with the ethos of the community.
All the activities are layered and guided by me. MumWrite is an accessible and welcoming community.
MumWrite is an online writing community for women writers who want to start writing or want to write more. It's for all women writers, but especially busy mums who want to dedicate more time to writing and themselves, as well as achieving their publishing dreams!
Mums often feel guilty about having some time for their own interests but doing so can really boost your:
-writing voice
-overall wellbeing
-confidence in your life, work and writing
-happiness and fulfilment
It's also a space where it's okay if your child interrupts or wants to sit with you, where you can feel tired and quiet sometimes, where you can BE YOURSELF. Women writers who are not mums are also welcome at MumWrite, as long as they are happy with the ethos of the community.
All the activities are layered and guided by me. MumWrite is an accessible and welcoming community.
MEET YOUR FACILITATOR, NIKKI
Hi, I'm Nikki - I'm a published writer and a mum of two young children. I am the author of two novels, one of which is the winner of the Virginia Prize for fiction 2020. I have a chapbook and collection with Knives Forks and Spoons Press. I also have a hybrid pamphlet and poetry collection with Beir Bua Press. My poems have been widely published online, in print and one was exhibited in the Blackpool Illuminations 2016. I co-edit streetcake magazine and run the streetcake writing prize, funded by ACE. I have run creative writing workshops for festivals and events, as well as acting as a visiting lecturer at Roehampton University. I can guide you, support you and help you because I was in that place of fear and doubt with my writing - where I thought it wasn't good enough, or when I thought I didn't have time to write. I started MumWrite in lockdown as I realised I wasn't dedicating enough time to my writing and I wanted to find ways to get creative again. I couldn't find workshops that suited my situation so I started my own programme! Now I want to share my passion for writing with you and help you get one step closer to getting your writing out in the world where it belongs! I strongly value the positive benefits writing brings to others in terms of confidence, wellbeing, self-care and happiness.
Hi, I'm Nikki - I'm a published writer and a mum of two young children. I am the author of two novels, one of which is the winner of the Virginia Prize for fiction 2020. I have a chapbook and collection with Knives Forks and Spoons Press. I also have a hybrid pamphlet and poetry collection with Beir Bua Press. My poems have been widely published online, in print and one was exhibited in the Blackpool Illuminations 2016. I co-edit streetcake magazine and run the streetcake writing prize, funded by ACE. I have run creative writing workshops for festivals and events, as well as acting as a visiting lecturer at Roehampton University. I can guide you, support you and help you because I was in that place of fear and doubt with my writing - where I thought it wasn't good enough, or when I thought I didn't have time to write. I started MumWrite in lockdown as I realised I wasn't dedicating enough time to my writing and I wanted to find ways to get creative again. I couldn't find workshops that suited my situation so I started my own programme! Now I want to share my passion for writing with you and help you get one step closer to getting your writing out in the world where it belongs! I strongly value the positive benefits writing brings to others in terms of confidence, wellbeing, self-care and happiness.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE SOCIAL PROGRAMME?
Please read about the social programme, testimonials, FAQs and more below.
Email mumwrite@gmail.com with any questions.
Please read about the social programme, testimonials, FAQs and more below.
Email mumwrite@gmail.com with any questions.
WHAT DOES THE SOCIAL PROGRAMME INCLUDE?
Our group: https://bit.ly/3ARnvSb
-Access to a closed Facebook group
-I share opportunities, submission information, funding streams and regular talking points
-You have the chance to give and receive peer feedback
-You enjoy a community of other mums who write and can share the journey
-When you sign up, you get some free writing prompts and resilience tasks!
*This is an online forum. There are no workshops at this level.
Perfect for those who want to dip in and out, have some accountability, and find writing peers.
Cost: You will get all these fantastic benefits for only £10.00/month!
(Approx €12 / $13.50)
Our group: https://bit.ly/3ARnvSb
-Access to a closed Facebook group
-I share opportunities, submission information, funding streams and regular talking points
-You have the chance to give and receive peer feedback
-You enjoy a community of other mums who write and can share the journey
-When you sign up, you get some free writing prompts and resilience tasks!
*This is an online forum. There are no workshops at this level.
Perfect for those who want to dip in and out, have some accountability, and find writing peers.
Cost: You will get all these fantastic benefits for only £10.00/month!
(Approx €12 / $13.50)
READY TO JOIN?
Ready to really commit to your writing? Visit the LONGER COURSES page!
Here's an idea of what we get up to in the group...
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HAVE QUESTIONS?
Read the MumWrite FAQs
WANT TO SEE THE KIND OF THINGS WE MIGHT DO?
Try these FREE writing prompts
Read a sample of the 2020 anthology
READ ON TO HEAR WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
AND ABOUT THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAMME
Read the MumWrite FAQs
WANT TO SEE THE KIND OF THINGS WE MIGHT DO?
Try these FREE writing prompts
Read a sample of the 2020 anthology
READ ON TO HEAR WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
AND ABOUT THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAMME
OUTCOMES
-Improved confidence, better wellbeing and time to be yourself
-Confidence to call yourself a 'writer'!
-Confidence to pursue your writing, business and life ambitions
-A supportive community and long-term friendships
-The skillset to develop your own collections/pamphlets for submission
-The confidence to send your work out on submission
-Preparing to find yourself a publisher/agent
-Building your resilience as a writer
-Finding ways to fund the life you want
-Examples of places MumWriters have been published:
Selcouth Station, Second Chance Lit, Perhappened, Lunate, Emerge Lit Journal, DREICH,
The Aesthetic Directory, streetcake, -algia, The Babel Tower Notice Board, Beir Bua Press and more!
-Improved confidence, better wellbeing and time to be yourself
-Confidence to call yourself a 'writer'!
-Confidence to pursue your writing, business and life ambitions
-A supportive community and long-term friendships
-The skillset to develop your own collections/pamphlets for submission
-The confidence to send your work out on submission
-Preparing to find yourself a publisher/agent
-Building your resilience as a writer
-Finding ways to fund the life you want
-Examples of places MumWriters have been published:
Selcouth Station, Second Chance Lit, Perhappened, Lunate, Emerge Lit Journal, DREICH,
The Aesthetic Directory, streetcake, -algia, The Babel Tower Notice Board, Beir Bua Press and more!
WHAT MUMWRITERS SAY:
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More testimonials:
"Where is my community?! Oh here it is!"
"I feel unblocked in my writing - when I hit a wall with something I've now got lots of different things I can try to make it work." "I had a poem of mine published as a result of the confidence I’ve gained from MumWrite to experiment more with my work. I’m submitting pieces I wouldn’t have even written before." - Naomi, Durham "First MumWrite workshop tonight was amazing, lots of fun experimenting! Thank you to Nikki for great hosting and to all the other mums! Can’t wait for the next one now!" |
“MumWrite has provided me with a writing community. It's given me encouragement, support and motivation to think of myself as a writer who is also a mum." "I miss it already, and am grateful for the only Mum space I've ever felt comfortable in. " "It has eased some of the guilt I had been feeling about needing some time to do something for myself. I am now writing with more purpose, and I am inspired by the successes of others. " |
""Nikki's workshops provide a revitalising twist, to the usual writing tasks." |
"As a new writer, I feel supported and really encouraged by Nikki and the group!" -Charlotte |
"It's been a judgement free, supportive, safe space and that has been so incredibly meaningful and important to me." -Nat |
"It totally exceeded all my expectations - it's been invaluable." -Tash |
