Walking & Writing Workshop: Creative Foraging (Weihnachtsmarkt Edition) by Demi Anter
In-Person
As writers, we can forage for stories, for sustenance. On this creative walk through Berlin, led by writer Demi Anter, we will slow down, look, touch and listen to gather details from the city around us.
This popular seasonal workshop consists of discussion of text from a range of genres, a guided walk through Neukölln, stops for refreshments at the Alt-Rixdorfer Weihnachtsmarkt, writing exercises and feedback.
The aim of the session is to practice the art of attention together, thereby finding new ways of writing Berlin and our experiences of it. Together we will use the details we glean to reimagine our day-to-day environment, find inspiration from history and new stories that are totally our own.
TENTATIVE ITINERARY
Meet at our Home Base in Neukölln (address will be shared upon booking): 13:00 - 14:00
Walk through Weserstrasse, Sonnenallee & Rixdorf: 14:00 - 15:00
Refreshments at Alt-Rixdorfer Weihnachtsmarkt: 15:00 - 16:30
Back to Home Base for writing and feedback: 16:30 - 18:00
What will I learn?
How to embrace the attitude of the flâneuse
How to brainstorm stories and creative ideas
How to walk toward inspiration
How to reimagine daily life
How to shift perspective and be inspired
How to write about your surroundings
How to wander through a city
What will I need?
Something to write with and on (ideally a notebook)
Comfortable walking shoes
Warm clothes, gloves, scarves, hats (we will be outside for some time)
Trinkgeld for goodies at the market (bring cash!)
Who is the workshop for?
FLINTA writers from all genres and experience levels are welcome. The workshop will be conducted in English but can be supplemented with German. You are welcome to write in any language. Space is limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Accessibility: Unfortuantely, the Home Base is on the second floor and not wheelchair accessible :/. The session will be a mix of walking and sitting; please be prepared to be on your feet for some time, and for being outdoors in cold weather. Write to us with any questions, concerns, or accommodation requests.
Who is your workshop leader?
Demi Anter’s teaching focuses on the power of writing from personal experience. She has conducted workshops at various institutions throughout the world, including the Irish Cultural Centre and soon the Royal National Theatre (London, UK). Her first poetry collection Small Machine, which documents her five and a half years in Berlin, was published by Write Bloody UK in 2022. Her poems have been published by Magma, Banshee, and The Times (UK), and have been featured at Glastonbury Festival, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Fringe, Poetry Ireland, Bristol Old Vic and more. She periodically published the Creative Fruits newsletter.
