Walking & Writing Workshop: Creative Foraging (Weihnachtsmarkt Edition) by Demi Anter

In-Person

As writers, we can forage for stories, for sustenance. On this creative walk through Berlin, led by writer Demi Anter, we will slow down, look, touch and listen to gather details from the city around us.

This popular seasonal workshop consists of discussion of text from a range of genres, a guided walk through Neukölln, stops for refreshments at the Alt-Rixdorfer Weihnachtsmarkt, writing exercises and feedback.

The aim of the session is to practice the art of attention together, thereby finding new ways of writing Berlin and our experiences of it. Together we will use the details we glean to reimagine our day-to-day environment, find inspiration from history and new stories that are totally our own.

TENTATIVE ITINERARY

• Meet at our Home Base in Neukölln (address will be shared upon booking): 13:00 - 14:00

• Walk through Weserstrasse, Sonnenallee & Rixdorf: 14:00 - 15:00

• Refreshments at Alt-Rixdorfer Weihnachtsmarkt: 15:00 - 16:30

• Back to Home Base for writing and feedback: 16:30 - 18:00

What will I learn?

• How to embrace the attitude of the flâneuse

• How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas

• How to walk toward inspiration

• How to reimagine daily life

• How to shift perspective and be inspired

• How to write about your surroundings

• How to wander through a city

What will I need?

• Something to write with and on (ideally a notebook)

• Comfortable walking shoes

• Warm clothes, gloves, scarves, hats (we will be outside for some time)

• Trinkgeld for goodies at the market (bring cash!)

Who is the workshop for?

FLINTA writers from all genres and experience levels are welcome. The workshop will be conducted in English but can be supplemented with German. You are welcome to write in any language. Space is limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Accessibility: Unfortuantely, the Home Base is on the second floor and not wheelchair accessible :/. The session will be a mix of walking and sitting; please be prepared to be on your feet for some time, and for being outdoors in cold weather. Write to us with any questions, concerns, or accommodation requests.

Who is your workshop leader?

Demi Anter’s teaching focuses on the power of writing from personal experience. She has conducted workshops at various institutions throughout the world, including the Irish Cultural Centre and soon the Royal National Theatre (London, UK). Her first poetry collection Small Machine, which documents her five and a half years in Berlin, was published by Write Bloody UK in 2022. Her poems have been published by Magma, Banshee, and The Times (UK), and have been featured at Glastonbury Festival, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Fringe, Poetry Ireland, Bristol Old Vic and more. She periodically published the Creative Fruits newsletter.

BUY TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP HERE!!!

WWBLs!!!

We are ecstatic/pumped/over the moon/insert-fantabulous-adjective-here to be expanding our lab with a 2nd chapter.

Thanks to our fabulous community of writers, we will be hosting lab sessions more frequently and in more locations across Berlin. Yeah no you definitely read that right. It’s haaaAAAppeniiiiiing!!! YAY!!! 

Thank you ever so much to fellow community member and most fabulous fellow writer @cplusbakery for always believing, connecting, and extending your 💜💜💜 to the community. We cannot wait to begin sharing more Thursday evenings with all of you. Looking forward to writing with y’all soon!!!

-WWBL Team

***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, click on our bio to learn more about our Community Guidelines and send us a DM. Please read our community values before sending the request.

Erotica Writing Workshop by Ana Ornelas AKA Pimenta Citrica

Dive into an adventure where your fantasies meet the page. In this vibrant, judgment-free zone, mingle with like-minded FLINTA* pals and explore your inner desires without creative handcuffs. Pimenta Cítrica, will guide you in turning your fantasies into words with practical tools that will make putting pen to paper much easier. Learn about poetic language, the history of erotica, and leave the workshop with your own erotic short story! And if you’d like, step up to the mic at our spoken word event and showcase your literary prowess. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a curious adventurer, just bring your open mind and secure your spot for an afternoon of self-discovery, creative tools for life, and newfound confidence to express your desires on paper.

What will I learn?

Designed for a reduced crowd of maximum 15 participants, the 4-hour workshop encourages partakers to find their own voice through writing, and implement their own stories and fantasies in order to create fun and delightful pieces. It also drives them to find out insights about their own sexuality and needs which lead them to more satisfying sex lives.

Who is the workshop for?

This entry-level workshop is open toFLINTA pals professional writers, beginners, or curious souls alike. The primary goal is to foment a safe and colorful environment to come in contact with the art of erotic literature as well as specific professional techniques which can boost creativity. No previous knowledge is required.

An activity projected to make each participant’s idiosyncrasies and stories shine so all of them can find their own unique erotic voice.

Who is your Workshop Leader?

Ana Ornelas (she/her), aka Pimenta Cítrica, is a Berlin-based author, screenwriter, and pleasure activist from Brazil. In her work she focuses on a feminist and inclusive perspective, writing for a multitude of platforms including PORNCEPTUAL Mag, Cheex, Lustery, and many more. She's also one of the voices behind I Am the Clitoris, a sex education project set out to spread cliteracy.

Website: PIMENTA CÍTRICA – De tão cítrica, fica azeda – Erotismo, sexo, comportamento e muito mais (pimentacitrica.com)

Instagram: @pimentacitrica @iamtheclitoris

BUY TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP HERE!!!

WWBLs!!!

We are ecstatic/pumped/over the moon/insert-fantabulous-adjective-here to be expanding our lab with a 2nd chapter.

Thanks to our fabulous community of writers, we will be hosting lab sessions more frequently and in more locations across Berlin. Yeah no you definitely read that right. It’s haaaAAAppeniiiiiing!!! YAY!!! 

Thank you ever so much to fellow community member and most fabulous fellow writer @cplusbakery for always believing, connecting, and extending your 💜💜💜 to the community. We cannot wait to begin sharing more Thursday evenings with all of you. Looking forward to writing with y’all soon!!!

-WWBL Team

***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, click on our bio to learn more about our Community Guidelines and send us a DM. Please read our community values before sending the request.

Pimenta Citrica & The Golden Dick Host a Sexy Spooky Erotica Spoken Word Night
(FLINTA +friends)

Weird, wholesome, quirky, kinky, sensual & sexy fun, your hosts are back for their second evening of Erotica Spoken Word but this time Halloween fantasies run wild. Join Ana Ornelas (Pimenta Cítrica) and Allia Sadeghipour (The Golden Dick) for a night of Sexy Spooky Erotica Spoken Word with curated erotica poetry, spoken word, drag and artistic performances. Incorporating, interactive storytelling, voluntary audience engagement, and fun writing games with chances to show off ones sexiest/cutest/hottest/smoking/endearing/snuggliest costume for a chance to win sexy prizes!!!

Expect Fabulousness!!! And dress to impress!!!! ***Dress code: Costumes, looks, sexy, spooky, funny, & grime, we love all your looks. We are not the fashion police. We just want you to feel good and vibey :). And! We want to create a space where we can all feel vibey together, so please come in costume.

Doors @ 19:00/Show @ 19:30 - 21:30. We do a sliding scale donation at the door!!! Show up on time to enter to win our amazing prizes cuuuz they go fast!!!

BUY TICKETS HERE!!!

About Your Hosts

Ana Ornelas (she/her), aka Pimenta Cítrica, is a Berlin-based author, screenwriter, and pleasure activist from Brazil. In her work she focuses on a feminist and inclusive perspective, writing for a multitude of platforms including PORNCEPTUAL Mag, Cheex, Lustery, and many more. She's also one of the voices behind I Am the Clitoris, a sex education project set out to spread cliteracy.

Allia Sadeghipour (she/they), aka the Golden Dick (he/him), is a Queer Iranian-American president of the Women* Writing Berlin Lab e.V., Drag King, producer, performer, artist, educator, punk & poet. Having been published in What’s Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?!, Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility, and Salty World, and performed for Pop-Kultur, SO36, Viva Con Aqua, Refuge Worldwide, and many more.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

- This event is FLINTA only meaning open to all individuals identifying as women, to intersex, trans, non-binary and gender fluid individuals as well. We also welcome the +friends of FLINTA as long as they adhere to the Community Guidelines.

- We encourage womxn of color, black womxn, womxn with disabilities, Asian womxn, womxn from the Global South, womxn coming from minorities, womxn of every religion, ethnicity, language, skin color, nationality to join our event :). And if we are forgetting to mention some categories, please just remember one thing: EVERY WOMAN* is welcome!! ♥

- The WWBL Spoken Word Night is meant to be a safe space for women*'s voices and creativity. Therefore, we do not accept any form of hate speech, racist, homophobic, aphrophobic, and/or islamophobic jokes or expressions. There won't be space for any form of discriminating attitude or messages. We have enough hate in the world, let’s platform the beauty.

- If you are going to talk about sensitive topics (rape, racism, violence, depression, suicide, experiences of abuse, sexual assault, etc. ...), please preface your performance with a trigger warning.

WWBLs!!!

We are ecstatic/pumped/over the moon/insert-fantabulous-adjective-here to be expanding our lab with a 2nd chapter.

Thanks to our fabulous community of writers, we will be hosting lab sessions more frequently and in more locations across Berlin. Yeah no you definitely read that right. It’s haaaAAAppeniiiiiing!!! YAY!!! 

Thank you ever so much to fellow community member and most fabulous fellow writer @cplusbakery for always believing, connecting, and extending your 💜💜💜 to the community. We cannot wait to begin sharing more Thursday evenings with all of you. Looking forward to writing with y’all soon!!!

-WWBL Team

***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, click on our bio to learn more about our Community Guidelines and send us a DM. Please read our community values before sending the request.

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.

Jewellery Making & Ancestral Connection Storytelling Workshop by Nelden Djakababa Gericke

Craft making is a refuge and means of taking care of oneself. In trauma recovery, community based circles, weaving and crafting, pulling and pushing, is a symbolic means of helping us work through something in an environment where we feel supported, safe, and comfortable to explore these knots and loops within ourselves. Jewellery are tangible objects, embodied experiences, sometimes passed down through generations to remind oneself of a moment, a memory, a person, an ancestry, or a feeling. It is also something you wear that connects and touches your body (“The Body Keeps the Score”). We choose the symbols of our lives and how they compliment them by adorning our experiences on our body, like with jewellery. Your survival does not depend on whether or not you wear the right bracelet, but it can be used to signal what is important to you OR your representation/how we want to present ourselves to the world. It’s like a happy place you take with you ;p. 

While experiences are valid, they can sometimes feel less tangible as time goes on. Through jewellery making, we are reminded that we are real, valid, and adaptable. Just like the pieces we create, play with objects and possibilities without it being set in stone (or resin!) just yet. 

In this 4-hour, one-time weekend workshop, we learn the skills of jewellery making, connect with community by telling our stories and craft, create, adapt, and set a piece of  jewellery that you get to take home with you. Join us in crafting, creating, and learning together. 

What will I learn?

• How to make jewellery

• How to create pendants

• How to set resin

• How to manipulate material

• How to connect with ancestral memories

• How to symbolize experiences into physical forms
  

What will I need?

• All jewellery making materials are provided :)

• Old photos of ancestors (ideally more than one copy of the original, because we’re gonna cut them up to size and if there’s a mistake, we can take the second copy)

• Small objects like buttons, coins, stamps, etc. (Whatever the items, be mentally ready to encase them in resin)

• 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 jewellery making 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 :)

RAGE CON

A Day of Discussions, Panels, and Workshops organised by Feminist Fiction Berlin and Women* Writing Berlin Lab e.V.

You’d look so much prettier if you smiled. You have a resting Bitch face. What do you have to be angry about? EVERYTHING! Capitalism, patriarchy, my ex, my delayed period war, injustice, and I want to RAGE.

Sounds relatable? Joins us on June 22 for a day of talking and learning about female rage and developing tools to process it. The event will include a panel discussion, writing workshop, boxing workshop, drama workshop and a Spoken Word RAGE Mic where everyone can express their rage.

The event is organised by Feminist Fiction Berlin and Women* Writing Berlin Lab e.V.

ACCESS THE FULL PROGRAM HERE!!!

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!!!

Erotica Spoken Word Night (FLINTA +friends)

Sensual, sexy, scandalous, and cuntsent. Join your hosts Ana Ornelas (Pimenta Cítrica) and Allia Sadeghipour (The Golden Dick) for a night of curated erotica poetry, spoken word, drag and artistic performances. It’s time to release all that pent up winter hibernation and time to slip and slide into this new year with glamor, empowerment, and sexual positivity. 

***Dress code: Glam, funny, and grime, we love all your looks. We are not the fashion police. We just want you to feel good and vibey :). We do a sliding scale donation at the door!!! Show up on time to enter to win our amazing prizes!!!

BUY TICKETS HERE!!!

About Your Hosts

Ana Ornelas (she/her), aka Pimenta Cítrica, is a Berlin-based author, screenwriter, and pleasure activist from Brazil. In her work she focuses on a feminist and inclusive perspective, writing for a multitude of platforms including PORNCEPTUAL Mag, Cheex, Lustery, and many more. She's also one of the voices behind I Am the Clitoris, a sex education project set out to spread cliteracy.

Allia Sadeghipour (she/they), aka the Golden Dick (he/him), is a Queer Iranian-American president of the Women* Writing Berlin Lab e.V., Drag King, producer, performer, artist, educator, punk & poet. Having been published in What’s Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?!, Teach the Rainbow: Insights from LGBTeachers about Queer Visibility, and Salty World, and performed for Pop-Kultur, SO36, Viva Con Aqua, Refuge Worldwide, and many more.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

- This event is FLINTA only meaning open to all individuals identifying as women, to intersex, trans, non-binary and gender fluid individuals as well. We also welcome the +friends of FLINTA as long as they adhere to the Community Guidelines.

- We encourage womxn of color, black womxn, womxn with disabilities, Asian womxn, womxn from the Global South, womxn coming from minorities, womxn of every religion, ethnicity, language, skin color, nationality to join our event :). And if we are forgetting to mention some categories, please just remember one thing: EVERY WOMAN* is welcome!! ♥

- The WWBL Spoken Word Night is meant to be a safe space for women*'s voices and creativity. Therefore, we do not accept any form of hate speech, racist, homophobic, aphrophobic, and/or islamophobic jokes or expressions. There won't be space for any form of discriminating attitude or messages. We have enough hate in the world, let’s platform the beauty.

- If you are going to talk about sensitive topics (rape, racism, violence, depression, suicide, experiences of abuse, sexual assault, etc. ...), please preface your performance with a trigger warning.

Erotica Writing Workshop by Ana Ornelas AKA Pimenta Citrica

Dive into an adventure where your fantasies meet the page. In this vibrant, judgment-free zone, mingle with like-minded FLINTA* pals and explore your inner desires without creative handcuffs. Pimenta Cítrica, will guide you in turning your fantasies into words with practical tools that will make putting pen to paper much easier. Learn about poetic language, the history of erotica, and leave the workshop with your own erotic short story! And if you’d like, step up to the mic at our spoken word event and showcase your literary prowess. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a curious adventurer, just bring your open mind and secure your spot for an afternoon of self-discovery, creative tools for life, and newfound confidence to express your desires on paper.

What will I learn?

Designed for a reduced crowd of maximum 15 participants, the 4-hour workshop encourages partakers to find their own voice through writing, and implement their own stories and fantasies in order to create fun and delightful pieces. It also drives them to find out insights about their own sexuality and needs which lead them to more satisfying sex lives.

Who is the workshop for?

This entry-level workshop is open to professional writers, beginners, or curious souls alike, of all genders, sexual orientations, and ages. The primary goal is to foment a safe and colorful environment to come in contact with the art of erotic literature as well as specific professional techniques which can boost creativity. No previous knowledge is required.

An activity projected to make each participant’s idiosyncrasies and stories shine so all of them can find their own unique erotic voice.

Who is your Workshop Leader?

Ana Ornelas (she/her), aka Pimenta Cítrica, is a Berlin-based author, screenwriter, and pleasure activist from Brazil. In her work she focuses on a feminist and inclusive perspective, writing for a multitude of platforms including PORNCEPTUAL Mag, Cheex, Lustery, and many more. She's also one of the voices behind I Am the Clitoris, a sex education project set out to spread cliteracy.

Website: PIMENTA CÍTRICA – De tão cítrica, fica azeda – Erotismo, sexo, comportamento e muito mais (pimentacitrica.com)

Instagram: @pimentacitrica @iamtheclitoris

BUY TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP HERE!!!