If you have information about courses relating to Lapidus work and interests please email to website@lapidus.org.uk

University of Bristol Using Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes - 10 week course & Day Schools
October - December 2010
see Bristol University for details

Transformative Language Arts Network: Power of Words Conference
23-26 September 2010 in Vermont, USA
see TLA Network for details

Writing Courses at Bristol Folk House
40A Park Street, Bristol BS1 4JG (0117) 926 2987
see website for full details of costs and times. Please bring pens and paper

Saturday Workshops with Jane Reece

Get Started in Writing - 18 September
Want to get into the writing habit? A day of creative exercises and ideas to break through writer's block and explore new themes for writing longer pieces. Beginners welcome

Life Writing - 23 October
A workshop day looking into autobiographical and memoir-writing techniques and trying a range of ideas for writing our own lives. Beginners welcome.

Writing Landscapes - 27 November
A day where we look the different interpretations of landscape around us, looking at others' writing and writing into and out of our own spaces

Writing for Health and Well-being - 4 December
This workshop looks at how writing can be used to deal with health and emotional issues. Looking at examples of the best and a chance to explore our own ideas through journalling, poetry and prose

Introduction to Writing in Health and Social Care
22-27 November 2010

with Victoria Field and Graham Hartill
Guest: David Hart
This course is intended as an introduction to the theory and practice of using the literary arts as an integral part of healthcare. Participants will experience the different ways writing can be used with patients, clients and in educational or community settings. his course will be of interest to writers and poets, medical and healthcare professionals, counsellors, therapists, social workers, librarians, academics, teachers, service users and service providers in a variety of therapeutic environments Ð and anyone with an interest in any of these fields
see Ty Newydd Course for details