Transgender Lives Creative Writing Project
Transgender Lives is a new creative writing project for trans, non-binary and intersex people – and we need you to be part of it.
We will be producing a book of writing by trans, non-binary and intersex people, and running a series of creative writing workshops to help you get writing and to hear what you want to see in the book.
The workshops will be free, fun, and supportive, and they are open to everyone – no previous writing experience necessary. There will be no pressure to submit what you write in the workshops to the book, but we hope that you might be inspired to!
Aberdeen: 5th December 2015
13.30-16.30, Gay Men’s Health Office, 246 George Street
with Grampian T-Folk
Glasgow: 10th January 2016
13.30-16.30, LGBT Health and Wellbeing, 12 Queen’s Crescent
Perth: 16th January 2016
15.00-18.00, Grampian Hotel, 37 York Place
Edinburgh: 17th January 2016
13.30-16.30, Lifecare Centre, 2 Cheyne Street
Access: The Edinburgh workshop has step free access. Step free access can be arranged for the Glasgow venue – please let us know if this would be helpful for you. Accessibility info for the Aberdeen workshop will be available soon. Please do let us know if there is anything else we can do to make the workshops more accessible for you.
Sign up for the workshops here (booking is essential).
The booklet will be sent out to communities and mainstream services, alongside a more information-based Gender Identity Booklet which is being produced by the Scottish Transgender Alliance – so it’s a great opportunity to spread awareness and understanding, and get your story out into the world.
What would you like to tell cisgender people and professionals about your experience of being trans, non-binary or intersex? What would you like other trans, non-binary and intersex people to know? What do you wish someone had told you, or the people in your life, or the professionals who you’ve seen?
We will also be asking contributors to be part of putting the book together, so you’ll get to be involved right through to the finished product – though you only have to take part as much as you want to. You’re also welcome to submit your work without coming to the workshops if you prefer. You can write stories, poems, or even scripts, and you can remain anonymous if you want to. Depending on the volume of submissions, we might not be able to include every piece of writing we receive. The deadline will be in early February – so plenty of time to start thinking!
Full submission guidelines, and details of how to submit your writing, are here.
This project is funded by the Scottish Government.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email Katherine on katherine@lgbthealth.org.uk.