In-Person

Join us in a FREE workshop that focuses on a component of the taste/tongue map (sweet, sour, and spicy) and poetry. This 4-hour workshop enchances the participants’ competences and skills through non-formal learning by guiding participants through bodily awareness exercises via taste experimentation and teaching creative writing exercises, and engaging in a creative process seeking to produce a new piece of artistic work by having participants produce a poetic text.

Sign-Up for the Workshop Here!!!
You will receive an email confirmation within 72 hours.

What will I learn?

• How to brainstorm poems and creative ideas

• How to write poetry

• How to write poems about food & the senses

• How to use the senses for creative inspiration

• How to use taste to enhance creativity

• How to create multi-textile art and poems

• How to strengthen a connection with self

What will I need?

Something to write with and on

Sweet, Sour, Spicy items, tea & Coffee will be provided :)

Please let us know if you have absolutely any allergies!

Who is the workshop for?

This entry level workshop welcome writers from all genres and experience levels. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. You are always welcome to write in any language. Space is limited. Please sign-up early to avoid disappointment.

Unfortunately, the location is not wheelchair accessible. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the area.

Who is your workshop leader?

Claire Olirencia Deville is a dancer, author and feminist and has lived in Brussels since 2008. Graduating with a Masters in Literature and specializing in Argentine tango, in 2013, Deville participated and won the Libération’s APAJ competition for young writers with “Dernier tango à Bruxelles.” After moving to Buenos Aires, they wrote and published their first novel Les Poupées Sauvages (Délirium, 2014) and won critical and public success. Les Citrons (Editions Murmure des Soirs, 2017), their second novel, was published with a discovery grant from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation later ; she also wrote Contes défaits, performed at the Théâtre National’s MAD Festival (2023). Her poetic monologue He Ate the Sun was performed at Fabrique de théâtre Festival (2023) again with the support FWB, SCAM, and Camilo Cordoba’s musical accompaniment. Later, her first poetry book Since It's the End of the World (angry poems because how can you not be) (Double Punctuation, 2023) was perfomed at Maison Poème as a slam play (DEMAIN) directed by Joëlle Sambi and accompanied by DJ Yasmina Tayoub/Gem&I. They are also collaborating with Joëlle on a new idea “La plage avant” with Passa Porta, Maison Poème, and Bellone. And Claire's next novel La nuit Berlin is slated to be published in May 2024 by Double Punctuation.

Instagram: @claireolirenciadeville

We’re BAAAAACK :D!!! This week, the most fabulous Cafe Anne Blume is hosting the WWBL community as it invites and writes in our special edition Writing Lab session by Claire Olirencia Deville who will guide us through different writing prompts/topics. Let’s come together collaborate, commiserate, and write our way through the winter!!!

Be sure to bring something to write on, with, monies for food stuffs, and your glorious selves :D.

We look forward to seeing you there! As a safety to our community, please be sure to follow the 3G's. The location is close to public transport.

If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to contact us via FB or Insta. See you then!

***Events are for community members only. If you are interested in joining the community, go to the community tab in our Facebook page below and please read our Community Guidelines before sending the request.

Embroidery & Storytelling Workshop for BIPOC/Migrant/Refugee Women*

A collaborative workshop with artist Ksenia Telepova & Allia Sadeghipour President of Women Writing Berlin Lab (WWBL)

Join us in an embroidery and storytelling workshop for BIPOC/Migrant/Refugee women*come together to share their individual stories, community and/or family histories, learn how to embroider, and represent their knowledge and narratives through textiles embroidered work represented and symbolised with storytelling elements.

The woman's side of a family tree is often not acknowledged or passed on through textile skill sets passing down family and/or community stories. Such histories and skills can disappear under imperialist extortion, appropriation, and colonial processes. For migrant women*, the ability to embroider can help weave their history and narrative together, reflecting on their own experiences and identities, while passing the knowledge onto the next generation.

In this 4-hour, one-time weekend workshop, we hope to help develop the skills to guide you to answering the important questions:  How can you tell your story through embroidery? How can you translate your story into a different medium of expression? How can family stories be passed down through learned skills? Why is it important to have the representation and passing on of family or community knowledge?

Identity, Embroidery, Empowerment, & Community through Stitching and Root Building

What will I learn?

• How to generate creative inspiration

• How to stitch

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to create multi-textile art and stories

• How to strengthen your own identity

• How to express your identity through embroidery and storytelling

• How to tell your story through embroidery

• How to decolonize and empower yourself or through embroidery

• How to tell your narrative/story

• How to become more confident in sharing your history

What will I need?

• All embroidery materials are provided :)

• Your ideas and vulnerability

• Feel free to bring additional materials/textiles

Who is the workshop for?

This entry-level workshop for BIPoC Women*, Women* with Migration and/or Refugee Background

Basic stitching experience is nice but not necessary.

The location is wheelchair accessible. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Alexanderplatz area. 

POSTPONED!!! Will return in the Fall :)

Movement & Writing Workshop by Crystal Joy Hardman from Welcome to the Blu Room

In-Person

Join us in a FREE movement & writing workshop for BIPOC/Migrant/Refugee women* to come together, write, and heal. Writing can be an isolating experience, and this course addresses the challenges of sitting with our thoughts. We'll discuss the healing potential of feeling and expressing trauma – recognizing that the discomfort is a crucial step towards growth. Participants will be encouraged to grant themselves permission to heal, acknowledging that writing can be triggering, especially when sharing personal stories. The journey to healing involves going through those triggers, ultimately leading to a fulfilling sense of accomplishment.

This 4-hour workshop will have lectures, writing exercises, and a talk with the participants to discuss their feelings, answer questions, and engage with their community. Topics will include understanding triggers, overcoming procrastination, embracing vulnerability, and giving ourselves permission to write through the pain. We'll explore the power of expressing emotions without shame and discuss the transformative effects of creating a supportive community.

This workshop is designed to be a welcoming space for individuals seeking to explore their creativity, overcome writing barriers, and express themselves authentically. Through a combination of writing exercises, discussions, and supportive feedback, participants will embark on a journey to unlock their writing potential, navigate challenges, and find joy in the process.

Sign-Up for the Workshop Here!!!
You will receive an email confirmation within 72 hours.

What will I learn?

• How to tell your narrative/story

• How to understad the influence of your environment on mental health and creative expression, particularly when dealing with trauma.

• How to decolonize and empower yourself

• How to explore collective healing through writing with others who are also navigating their pain.

• How to connect and express emotions without shame

• How to overcome obstacles and finding clarity in writing, even amidst personal traumas and triggers.

• How to utilize writing as a tool to express and process emotions productively

• How to embrace growth and change as essential for personal evolution, especially in the face of past traumas.

• How to embrace writing as a tool to confront and process procrastination patterns, allowing for greater self-awareness and personal growth.

• How to recognize how procrastination can be a barrier to healing and creative expression, particularly when dealing with trauma.

Who is the workshop for?

This entry-level workshop for BIPoC Women*, Women* with Migration and/or Refugee Background

Unfortunately, the location is not wheelchair accessible. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the area.

About Your Workshop Leader

International artist Crystal Joy Hardman (also under the DJ moniker Folâsé) received a journalism degree from Loyola University Chicago, and expanded on an acting journey that spanned from New York City theater at The Producers Club and Davenport Theater to international screens. Crystal has produced, written, and acted in ten projects over the past eight years, including productions in South Africa and Ghana.

Crystal has found a way to combine her international travels with her love of storytelling — making room to work not only as a multi-hyphenate actress, writer, and filmmaker but also as the founder of her production company, Blu Room Productions.

Website: https://www.blu-room.net/

Youtube: Blu Room Productions (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSypaJrsD8Rj2rAW3CuZDQ)

Instagram: @djfolase
@bluroomproductions

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?”

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Allia Sadeghipour is is a queer Iranian-American Surrealist, humanist, writer, teacher, punk, poet and Drag King. She is President of the Women Writing Berlin Lab e.V. and has taught workshops locally and internationally for GLADT and Feminist film organizations.

She won the Sherry Debrowski Prize for Best Feminist Multi-Genre Fiction writer in 2009 and has not stopped since. Most recently, her work has been featured in The Bear: Favorite Storyteller (2018 & 2020), KCRW and the Goethe Institute (2018 & 2020), The V Series Poetry Anthology (2019), Berlin Untelevised (2019), Coven (2019), What's Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?! (2019), The Ghosts of Berlin: Der Geister von Berlin (2019), Literarische Diverse (2019), Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility (2020), Salty World (2022) and much more. She has had the honor of performing for Pop-Kultur, GLADT, Wicked, Nightschool Berlin, Viva Con Aqua, SO36, the IDP Collective, and the Iranian Re(connect) Festival.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?”

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Allia Sadeghipour is is a queer Iranian-American Surrealist, humanist, writer, teacher, punk, poet and Drag King. She is President of the Women Writing Berlin Lab e.V. and has taught workshops locally and internationally for GLADT and Feminist film organizations.

She won the Sherry Debrowski Prize for Best Feminist Multi-Genre Fiction writer in 2009 and has not stopped since. Most recently, her work has been featured in The Bear: Favorite Storyteller (2018 & 2020), KCRW and the Goethe Institute (2018 & 2020), The V Series Poetry Anthology (2019), Berlin Untelevised (2019), Coven (2019), What's Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?! (2019), The Ghosts of Berlin: Der Geister von Berlin (2019), Literarische Diverse (2019), Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility (2020), Salty World (2022) and much more. She has had the honor of performing for Pop-Kultur, GLADT, Wicked, Nightschool Berlin, Viva Con Aqua, SO36, the IDP Collective, and the Iranian Re(connect) Festival.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?”

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Allia Sadeghipour is is a queer Iranian-American Surrealist, humanist, writer, teacher, punk, poet and Drag King. She is President of the Women Writing Berlin Lab e.V. and has taught workshops locally and internationally for GLADT and Feminist film organizations.

She won the Sherry Debrowski Prize for Best Feminist Multi-Genre Fiction writer in 2009 and has not stopped since. Most recently, her work has been featured in The Bear: Favorite Storyteller (2018 & 2020), KCRW and the Goethe Institute (2018 & 2020), The V Series Poetry Anthology (2019), Berlin Untelevised (2019), Coven (2019), What's Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?! (2019), The Ghosts of Berlin: Der Geister von Berlin (2019), Literarische Diverse (2019), Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility (2020), Salty World (2022) and much more. She has had the honor of performing for Pop-Kultur, GLADT, Wicked, Nightschool Berlin, Viva Con Aqua, SO36, the IDP Collective, and the Iranian Re(connect) Festival.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?” 

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to edit one’s work

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to prepare text for submissions

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Cecilia Gigliotti is a writer, photographer, podcaster, and musician. Much of her work consists of travel highlights, language musings, and pop culture criticism. She holds the MA in English from Central Connecticut State University and the BA in Creative Writing from the Writers Institute at Susquehanna University. Her short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art have appeared in collections, anthologies, journals, newspapers, and WWBL’s own in-house publications; she also served as Poetry Editor of volume 2 of the Connecticut Literary Festival Anthology. A New England native, she has lived in Berlin since July 2019.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?” 

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to edit one’s work

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to prepare text for submissions

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Cecilia Gigliotti is a writer, photographer, podcaster, and musician. Much of her work consists of travel highlights, language musings, and pop culture criticism. She holds the MA in English from Central Connecticut State University and the BA in Creative Writing from the Writers Institute at Susquehanna University. Her short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art have appeared in collections, anthologies, journals, newspapers, and WWBL’s own in-house publications; she also served as Poetry Editor of volume 2 of the Connecticut Literary Festival Anthology. A New England native, she has lived in Berlin since July 2019.

Editing & Feedback Writing Workshop

IN-PERSON

A couple months into our writing season, and we have been writing and developing like crazy. At some point, we stop and look around and wonder, “Am I ever going to finish this? Is it any good? How do I make this better? Oh god, which one do I choose?” 

In this 4-hour, weekend workshop, we will be working in small groups, we will be editing and providing feedback on each other’s stuff. Each group will be led by a community member who will guide the group in editing, feedback, and revision techniques that each writer can apply to their craft.

What will I learn?

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to edit one’s work

• How to provide constructive feedback

• How to apply revision techniques 

• How to advance one’s craft

• How to prepare text for submissions

• How to participate in group discussions

• How to collaborate in writing circles

What will I need?

• 5 Pages of Work Maximum (poetry, a short story, novel excerpt, script, etc.). Please double space longer prose texts)

• Bring a digital copy of your work OR 4-5 printed copies (For physical copies, you are more than welcome to email us no later than 24 hours beforehand and we can print it for you. Please email womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com Subject Line: Workshop Printing Please :)).

• Something to Write with/on (pen/laptop/etc.)

Who is the workshop for?

The workshop is for any level writer looking to improve their craft. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. If bringing a non-English work, please bring an English, German, or Italian translation. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Kreuzberg area. The location is not wheelchair accessible. 

We do not correct grammar! We speak multiple languages and codes. You agree to adhere to the protection of ideas and intellectual properties act which means that we are creating a safe space to share our ideas without the fear of them being stolen, ripped off, copied, adapted, appropriated or taken by someone else.

BUY TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP HERE!!!

Who are your Workshop Leaders?

Donjeta Hasani is the daughter of Kosovo-Albanian immigrants, Donjeta (or Dona) was born and raised in Stuttgart and studied archaeology and philosophy in Heidelberg, where she also worked as a bartender for years before starting a career in the film industry in Berlin. Her writing involves dissecting her own neurosis and questions of identity. She loves the strong community at WWBL and how it has helped her writing and disciplined her creativity, and therefor wants to spread the good vibes further.

Cecilia Gigliotti is a writer, photographer, podcaster, and musician. Much of her work consists of travel highlights, language musings, and pop culture criticism. She holds the MA in English from Central Connecticut State University and the BA in Creative Writing from the Writers Institute at Susquehanna University. Her short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art have appeared in collections, anthologies, journals, newspapers, and WWBL’s own in-house publications; she also served as Poetry Editor of volume 2 of the Connecticut Literary Festival Anthology. A New England native, she has lived in Berlin since July 2019.

Allia Sadeghipour is a queer Iranian-American Surrealist, humanist, writer, teacher, punk, and poet. She is President of the Women Writing Berlin Lab and has taught workshops for GLADT and Feminist film organizations.

She won the Sherry Debrowski Prize for Best Feminist Multi-Genre Fiction writer in 2009 and has not stopped since. Most recently, her work has been featured in The Bear: Favorite Storyteller (2018 & 2020), KCRW and the Goethe Institute (2018 & 2020), The V Series Poetry Anthology (2019), Berlin Untelevised (2019), Coven (2019), What's Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?! (2019), The Ghosts of Berlin: Der Geister von Berlin (2019), Literarische Diverse (2019), Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility (2020), and much more. She has had the honor of performing for Pop-Kultur, GLADT, Wicked, Nightschool Berlin, Viva Con Aqua, the IDP Collective, and the Iranian Re(connect) Festival.

Embroidery & Storytelling Workshop for BIPOC/Migrant/Refugee Women*

A collaborative workshop with artist Ksenia Telepova & Allia Sadeghipour President of Women Writing Berlin Lab (WWBL)

Join us in a FREE embroidery and storytelling workshop for BIPOC/Migrant/Refugee women*come together to share their individual stories, community and/or family histories, learn how to embroider, and represent their knowledge and narratives through textiles embroidered work represented and symbolised with storytelling elements.

The woman's side of a family tree is often not acknowledged or passed on through textile skill sets passing down family and/or community stories. Such histories and skills can disappear under imperialist extortion, appropriation, and colonial processes. For migrant women*, the ability to embroider can help weave their history and narrative together, reflecting on their own experiences and identities, while passing the knowledge onto the next generation.

In this 4-hour, one-time weekend workshop, we hope to help develop the skills to guide you to answering the important questions:  How can you tell your story through embroidery? How can you translate your story into a different medium of expression? How can family stories be passed down through learned skills? Why is it important to have the representation and passing on of family or community knowledge?

Sign-Up for the Workshop Here!!!
You will receive an email confirmation within 48 hours.

What will I learn?

• How to generate creative inspiration

• How to stitch

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to create multi-textile art and stories

• How to strengthen your own identity

• How to express your identity through embroidery and storytelling

• How to tell your story through embroidery

• How to decolonize and empower yourself or through embroidery

• How to tell your narrative/story

• How to become more confident in sharing your history

What will I need?

• All embroidery materials are provided 

• Your ideas and vulnerability

• Feel free to bring additional materials/textiles

Who is the workshop for?

This entry-level workshop for BIPoC Women*, Women* with Migration and/or Refugee Background

Basic stitching experience is nice but not necessary.

The location is on the ground floor with a step which may not be wheelchair accessible. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Wedding area.

Identity, Embroidery, Empowerment, & Community through Stitching and Root Building

Embroidery & Storytelling Workshop for BIPOC/Migrant/Refugee Women*

A collaborative workshop with artist Ksenia Telepova & Allia Sadeghipour President of Women Writing Berlin Lab (WWBL)

Join us in a FREE embroidery and storytelling workshop for BIPOC/Migrant/Refugee women*come together to share their individual stories, community and/or family histories, learn how to embroider, and represent their knowledge and narratives through textiles embroidered work represented and symbolised with storytelling elements.

The woman's side of a family tree is often not acknowledged or passed on through textile skill sets passing down family and/or community stories. Such histories and skills can disappear under imperialist extortion, appropriation, and colonial processes. For migrant women*, the ability to embroider can help weave their history and narrative together, reflecting on their own experiences and identities, while passing the knowledge onto the next generation.

In this 4-hour, one-time weekend workshop, we hope to help develop the skills to guide you to answering the important questions:  How can you tell your story through embroidery? How can you translate your story into a different medium of expression? How can family stories be passed down through learned skills? Why is it important to have the representation and passing on of family or community knowledge?

Unfortunately, we are completely full and unable to accept more attendees at this time. If you would like, please feel free to email us at womenwritingberlinlab@gmail.com to see if there are any cancellations or additional spots.

What will I learn?

• How to generate creative inspiration

• How to stitch

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to create multi-textile art and stories

• How to strengthen your own identity

• How to express your identity through embroidery and storytelling

• How to tell your story through embroidery

• How to decolonize and empower yourself or through embroidery

• How to tell your narrative/story

• How to become more confident in sharing your history

What will I need?

• All embroidery materials are provided 

• Your ideas and vulnerability

• Feel free to bring additional materials/textiles

Who is the workshop for?

This entry-level workshop for BIPoC Women*, Women* with Migration and/or Refugee Background

Basic stitching experience is nice but not necessary.

The location is wheelchair accessible. Workshop will be in English with translations available upon request. B1/B2 level English comprehension is recommended. Coffee & Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided but there are many options in the Wedding area.

Identity, Embroidery, Empowerment, & Community through Stitching and Root Building