Penzance Fringe Festival: Can Friends Be Editors?
Mon 30 Jun
|Penzance
Join this workshop on how to set up a successful writing group


Time & Location
30 Jun 2025, 10:00 – 11:30
Penzance, 32 Alverton St, Penzance TR18 2QN, UK
About the event
Monday 30 June 2025
Writing Groups: Can Friends Be Editors?
Cornwall based writers Emily Charlotte Ould and Frances Gaudiano present a workshop on how to develop a writing group, including: finding a space, recruiting willing volunteers, critiquing writers’ projects, and sharing resources. This workshop will include plenty of writing prompts to get your inspiration flowing!
Emily is based in Cornwall. She has a BA Hons degree in Creative Writing from Falmouth University and an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University. Her novel writing has been widely recognised, being longlisted and shortlisted for several awards. Her passion is helping writers hone their craft – whatever the genre – and she is deeply passionate about Cornwall.
Frances Gaudiano is the author of historical fantasy novels, The Listener and The Home Straight, as well as short stories and poetry. She is originally from Ireland before she moved to the…