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Saturday 27 July 11am to 3pm Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth: Creative writing workshop hosted by Sian Howys of Academi Heddwch Cymru, with historian Norena Shopland and Aberration’s own Jane Hoy, inspired by the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition of 1923-24. Scroll down for details and booking link.
You may have heard of the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition, which was signed by nearly 400,000 women from across the country, sent in a huge chest to the USA a century ago; and has recently returned to Cymru. But who were the women who signed this petition? We will hear the stories behind some of these women, and have the opportunity to write our own stories, poems or other writing in response to their lives.
Images of some of the women who signed, provided by their relatives
Details
Welsh Women’s Peace Appeal 1923/24
Peace of Writing Creative Workshop – free of charge!
Education Room, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Saturday July 27 11 am – 3 pm
Refreshments: Tea and coffee will be provided and Pendinas cafe will be open for light refreshments.
With Norena Shopland (Women and LGBTQ+ Historian) and Jane Hoy (Queer Tales from Wales and Aberration). You will be guided to produce short pieces of creative writing – poems, stories or other – inspired by the hidden histories of the women who signed the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition 1923/24.
(Gwefan Llyfrgell Genedlaethol / National Library of Wales website)
You can present your work in Welsh or English. With your permission, the Petitioning Peace project would like to consider including any finalised pieces within the project’s collection of creative work.
To receive further information about the workshop and to book your free place please email: post@academiheddwch.cymru
