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COLLECTIVE is Write Like A Grrrl’s brand-new online membership space for writers who want to deepen their craft, stay inspired and experience that WLAG magic all-year round!
✏️ The best community support in our WLAG members' forum
✏️ Join your favourite writers for exclusive workshops and industry experts for brilliant Q&A's twice a month.
✏️ Workshops from our brilliant WLAG team
✏️ Weekly writing sprints to keep you motivated and on track plus daily motivation and community support
✏️ Find writing partners, share writing, get feedback and peer support
✏️ Access to WLAG meet-ups across the country
✏️ Regular boosts of encouragement via our newsletters
✏️ Opportunities to share your work-in-progress in supportive workshops and get thoughtful, constructive feedback
✏️ First dibs on WLAG retreats, courses, workshops and special events.
Creativity thrives in community! Our dedicated forum is a warm, supportive space. Connect with fellow writers, swap book and film recommendations, share what’s lighting up your imagination, celebrate your wins (big and small), and support each other through the ups and downs of the writing life.
Keep nurturing that creativity, courage and connection!
COMING UP FOR MEMBERS
KIRSTIN INNES workshop: 'Writing What You Don't Know' 21 Jan
WRITING WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW: workshop with Kirstin Innes
While 'write what you know' is a time-honoured maxim for writers, how do we take that next step into a building a fictional world with elements that aren't from our own experience? And how do we use research as part of the process? Join the award-winning author of Scabby Queen, Fishnet and the forthcoming The Book of Risk for a two-hour workshop combining reflections on creative practice, writing exercises, discussions around world-building and a deep dive into how novelists convert research into fiction.
Kirstin Innes is the author of the novels Fishnet (2015) and Scabby Queen (2020) and the forthcoming The Book of Risk (2027), and co-author of the non-fiction book Brickwork: A Biography of The Arches. Fishnet won The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize, and Scabby Queen was nominated for the Gordon Burn Prize and the Saltire Scottish Novel of the Year. Kirstin’s background is in journalism — she’s a former Assistant Editor of The List and columnist with The Press & Journal.
When: 7–9pm Wednesday 21 Jan
Where: Zoom
HOW I DID IT with Rebecca Hannigan 15 December
Join author Rebecca Hannigan for a special one-hour online workshop and an honest, practical look at what it really takes to get your book into the world. Rebecca will share her experience of writing and publishing her debut fiction book Darkrooms exploring the creative, emotional, and logistical challenges of finding her voice, finding an agent, and working with editors. You'll also have plenty of space to ask all your burning questions!
Hannigan's first novel is equal parts engrossing character study and moody thriller . . . This brooding, atmospheric suspense novel explores the grim underbelly of a small Irish town; perfect for fans of Tana French and Liz Nugent ― Library Journal
Darkrooms is a powerful firecracker of a debut. It's an unflinching and brutal thriller, but a rare, bleeding and cadenced feminist story lurks just beneath. It is, in a single word, astonishing ―LUCY ROSE, AUTHOR OF THE LAMB
When: 7–8pm Monday 15 December
Where: Zoom
MORE FOR MEMBERS...
We’ve got a brilliant run of events to take you through the end of the year and into 2026! On 3 December, we have Radical Wintering with Kirsty Strang-Roy. Bring a brew and come exactly as you are for an hour of gentle, generative writing exploring the idea of “wintering”: embracing fallow periods, slowness and the power of radical rest. Featuring words from Katherine May, Liz Berry, Camille T. Dungy, and others. On December 15, Rebecca Hannigan will share her experience of writing and publishing her debut novel Darkrooms. She’ll reflect on shaping her haunting, psychologically rich story and navigating the realities of bringing a debut novel into the world. And on 29 Jan we have Hattie Williams discussing her banger of a debut novel Bittersweet, plus workshops from Katie Goh, Claire Daverley and more announced soon!
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MEMBERSHIP DETAILS
- Cost: £10.00 per month
- Payment Date: On signing up and then monthly payments
- Access Begins: As soon as you book with online forum link sent via email.
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- Click the “Subscribe Now” button below.
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- Once you've paid, you'll get an email with access to our online community!
FAQs
I need to stop my subscription, what do I do?
Just drop us an email anytime and let us know when you want to pause or cancel your membership, no explanation necessary—and we’ll do the rest.
What do I get as a member?
As part of the Collective, you will be joining an online community of likeminded writers, readers, and all-round brilliant humans who have taken part in Write Like A Grrrl courses, workshops, and retreats over the past ten years. Meet your fellow writers, chat about what you’re reading, watching, and inspired by, share writing successes and more.
As well as weekly writing sprints, workshops from guest tutors, and seasonal writing sessions from the WLAG team of tutors, you’ll also get a monthly boost of inspiration from Kerry’s newsletter, opportunities to get feedback on your work-in-progress in online workshops, and advance notice of all our retreats, courses, and workshops.