OUR MONTHLY "QUEER THE PAGE" WRITING MEET. MEETS FOURTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH \**A MERSEYSIDE LGBTQ(18+)SAFER-SPACE Group: LGBTQ(18+) WRITERS ONLY\** PLEASE NOTE: it can be a bit nerve-wracking to attend a group for the first time; but we are very friendly:) \*The group is suitable/welcoming to LGBTQ(18+) people who have just come out/just arrived in the area(as well as regular attenders!)\* ALL LGBTQ(18+)-identifying writers (any genre) welcome; new writers, via intermediate, to experienced:) ***\*THIS GROUP IS TRANS-AFFIRMATIVE.*** ***We welcome all trans,and gender-non-conforming folk(18+).*** ***ANY GENDER-CRITICAL VIEWS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.\**** \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- THIS MONTH: QUEER GOTHIC. READING OF PREPARED WRITING, for peer feedback(if wanted) FACILITATED WORKSHOP ON 'QUEER(ing) GOTHIC. BY JEREMY DIXON, PUBLISHED POET. ### Just in time for Halloween let’s explore the Queer Gothic and its associations with secrecy, the hidden self, the monstrous and of spectacular transformations. ### *Prepared Writing* *(PART ONE OF MEET*): ### It’s not compulsory but in advance of the meeting you could write a short poem or another form of writing using the following prompt: ### Choose your favourite gothic monster and imagine that they are attending Pride or visiting a queer venue! ### Who do they meet? What do they feel? How do other people react? Are there other monsters there? Are you the monster? \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Short Break PART TWO OF MEET: WORKSHOP: ### We will look at how we can use the idea of a queered ### gothic experience to subvert our own writing. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- ***VENUE:*** **QUAKER (FRIENDS') MEETING HOUSE),22 SCHOOL LANE,Liverpool L1 3BT.** ***Pls read directions section.*** **\*WE MEET BETWEEN 12.45 AND 1 PM, in the FOYER of the Friends Meeting House(

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