The Writers’ Path: Writing and Walking The Writers’ Path: Writing and Walking The Writers’ Path: Writing and Walking

The Writers’ Path: Writing and Walking

Explore the streets of Hatton Garden, London's ancient and storied diamond district, and how walking can spark new ideas, in this new day-long course.

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Starting out

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London

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1-5 days
  • Start Date
  • Time
  • 10:00–16:00

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£100

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Want to enrich your storytelling? Start here

From Samuel Pepys and Charles Dickens to Lauren Elkin and Noreen Masud, the act of walking to unlock the creative process has inspired writers for generations. Over a day in and around Faber’s home in Hatton Garden, and in the company of up to fourteen of your fellow walkers and writers, you’ll discover how walking can unlock new ideas and push through creative blocks.

Hatton Garden, London’s iconic diamond district, provides a fascinating backdrop for this creative exploration. As you walk, you’ll uncover stories hidden within its streets – from its medieval past to its present-day rhythms.

With writer Taran Khan as your guide, you will write as you walk, using prompts and guided exercises, learning how to transform the experience of passing through a place into new stories.

Is this the right course for me?

This course is suitable for writers at any stage of their writing career, who would like to explore how walking can fuel their creativity and enrich their storytelling.

You might be a writer interested in expanding your work with mapping place, psychogeography or the relationship between movement and imagination. Or you might be looking for a fresh way to unlock ideas, push past creative blocks in your work and add a new dimension to your writing project.

This course includes a walking component along pavements and uneven surfaces and some parts of the route may not be wheelchair accessible. We recommend that writers are comfortable walking for moderate durations and navigating urban terrain. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us in advance to discuss accommodations on academy@faber.co.uk.

Schedule

The course will take place at The Bindery, Faber's beautiful new offices near Farringdon Station, and the surrounding area.

10:00–13:00

Exploring Hatton Garden

Meeting at Faber’s HQ, you will start with an introductory session, before you set off on a walk around Hatton Garden led by your tutor. There will be guided exercises responding to the surroundings, and writing prompts specific to the location.

13:00–14:00

Break

14:00–16:00

Exploring your writing

Using the tools learned in the morning and on your walk around the local area, in the afternoon you will bring all those stories and ideas back to the classroom.

As well as building stories and learning how to observe, you’ll experiment with different devices to create a sense of place, and explore building a narrative voice.

Taran Khan

Taran Khan

Taran N. Khan is a journalist and writer based in Mumbai. She grew up in Aligarh and was educated in Delhi and London...

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Taran Khan

Location

The Bindery

51 Hatton Garden

London EC1N 8HN

How to get here

Faber’s office, The Bindery, is well connected by public transport, with Farringdon Station just five minutes’ walk away, and stops for several bus routes in the area too. If you’re coming from outside of London, the office is a short bus or taxi journey from Kings Cross, Euston and St Pancras stations.

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