In the unknown reaches of the globe medieval map-makers would write “here be dragons”. In this workshop we explore how people from many lands have told tales of  fantastical worlds and imagined encounters with unknown others as we make the familiar strange and the strange familiar.

From far across the seas or reaching out from nearby shores people from all around the world have followed the whale roads, listening for the song in the water. Whales sing to us of a blue planet and in this workshop we’ll explore the poetry of sea-peoples from many cultures as we write poems of our own.

“On an autumn night a traveller …”  Travellers’ tales make the world go round –  is there a traveller’s tale in your family? A story of a country near or far? An incredible journey?

In this workshop they tried their hand at writing flash fiction (very short stories!) as they became explorers of stories from many lands.