Writing & Walking: Foraging Writing Workshop w/ Demi Anter
In-Person
As writers, we can forage for stories, just as others forage for sustenance. On this walk through Berlin, led by writer Demi Anter, we will slow down, look, touch and listen, practicing the art of paying attention and finding new ways of writing the blocks we may stroll down every day. From the details we mine, we will use guided writing exercises to reimagine our day-to-day environment, finding inspiration from history or creating new stories that are totally our own.
We will also talk about fallow periods. For many creatures, winter is a time for hibernation, yet the human animal pushes to keep working. We’ll discuss creative cycles and how to work within them.
The session will consist of reading and discussion of writers from a range of disciplines, a guided walk through Neukölln, stops for refreshments at Das Gift, writing exercises and feedback, and a final bonus stroll through the Alt-Rixdorfer Weihnachtsmarkt.
Tentative Itinerary
Meet at Das Gift: 13:00 - 14:00
Wander Through Schillerkiez & St. Thomas-Kirchhof: 14:00 - 15:00
Alt-Rixdorfer Weihnachtsmarkt: 15:00 - 16:00
Back to Das Gift: 16:00 - 17:00
What will I learn?
How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas
How to define creative cycles
How to accept hibernation states
How to walk toward inspiration
How to re-imagine daily life
How to shift perspective and be inspired
How to write about your surroundings
How to wander through a city
How to hibernate productively and creatively
What will I need?
Something to write with and on
Comfortable walking shoes
Trinkgeld for the Weihnachtsmarkt
Who is the workshop for?
Writers from all genres and experience levels are welcome. The workshop will be conducted primarily in English but can be supplemented with German. You are always welcome to write in any language. Space is limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Accessibility: The session will be a mix of walking and sitting; please be prepared to be on your feet for some time. Write to us with any questions, concerns, or accommodation requests.
Who is your workshop leader?
Demi Anter is an Austrian-American writer, performer and teacher. Her work has appeared in Magma, Banshee, Ninth Letter, Figure 1, and The Times UK, as well as on BBC Radio London. She has been a featured performer at Glastonbury Festival, Electric Picnic, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, and Poetry Ireland. After five years in Berlin, she now lives in London where she is completing an MFA at Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance. Demi's debut collection Small Machine is forthcoming with Write Bloody UK in 2022, and has been called "Tender, visceral, beautifully vulnerable,” by Musa Okwonga (In The End, It Was All About Love.), and "Strikingly luminous and soothing,” by Chanel Miller (Know My Name).