Writing Workshop for trans and non-binary people.
To accompany the live event Letter to My Little Trans Self at Hastings Storytelling Festival (Tuesday 21 October), Hotpencil Press and Trans Pride Hastings are hosting a one-off writing workshop for trans and non-binary people.
Led by Hotpencil Press founders Libro Levi Bridgeman and Serge Nicholson, the workshop takes inspiration from their latest anthology, Letter to My Little Trans Self, a book gathering letters from 30 trans and non-binary writers to their younger selves.
This writing workshop invites you to do the same - to pause, reflect, and explore what you might wish to say to your younger self.
Doors open at 5.30pm, workshop starts at 6pm
What to Expect
The workshop uses group activities, writing prompts, and individual exercises to spark creativity and open up new stories. Guided by Libro and Serge, participants will explore the autobiographical letter-writing format as a way to express feelings, reclaim histories, vent radical queer energy and celebrate all gender identities.
Expect a supportive space that’s both reflective and fun, where writing becomes personal exploration and shared solidarity.
Who it’s for?
This workshop is for trans and non-binary people 17+.
No writing background is needed, just bring your ideas, your voice and curiosity.
Materials: paper and pens provided; bring laptops or devices if you prefer
Ticket options: Low-cost places available / tickets can be bought for the workshop alone or as a combined ticket with the book Letter to My Little Trans Self to take home
Access: The venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has disabled persons toilets and gender-neutral facilities.
About the facilitators
Libro Levi Bridgeman (They/Them) has written for BBC Radio 4 and they wrote the sell-out theatre show The Butch Monologues that toured for 10 years. Short stories include For Ezra, (Muswell Press) that was made into a stop motion film Grand Dandy. They co-run hotpencil press with Serge Nicholson. Publications include Letter To My Little Trans Self and Letter To My Little Trans Self . They are currently working on a TV series, Parker Parker.
Serge Nicholson (He/They) is a writer, editor and trans arts practitioner and co-founder of hotpencil press with Libro Levi Bridgeman. Publications include There Is No Word For It, Letter To My Little Queer Self and Letter To My Little Trans Self. He is a Queer History researcher/curator and in his day job he works with a passion as a Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversity affirming therapist.
This workshop is a collaboration between hotpencil press and Trans Pride Hastings.
Funded by Arts Council England
Image by Christa Holka.