THE READING ROOM
The Reading Room (pilot)
Have you ever thought that you could make your life story into a book?
Autobiography does not have to be just the life-stories of the famous. Everybody has a story to tell and we all have something to say. The reading room helps you find the stories and experiences in your own life that you would like to tell and offers you the time and skills to tell them in your own words.
During these pilot sessions participants created a small volume of their own, gaining the confidence to create more. You don’t need any writing experience, just a willingness to share your experiences. Chris Salt (documentary film maker and playwright) and Karen Hayes (poet and performer) are experienced workshop leaders.
Our Lives in Food.
In 2017 Edgeways undertook a series of READING ROOM workshops – you can listen to one here.
We hope to attract funding for a larger project in the future, enabling communities to tell their stories and to keep the resulting library of autobiographies to share with each other and future generations.
