We are thrilled to be running a Horror Writing Workshop with author and poet Polly Hall on Saturday 28 October, from 10am-1pm. Polly will arrive in Launceston on the 27 October to chat about and read some of her work as part of our Causley Halloween event at Launceston Town Hall. Do join us at this event and get to know more about Polly ahead of attending her workshop the following morning.

Polly’s debut novel, The Taxidermist’s Lover, was featured in the New York Times, a Finalist in the Bram Stoker Awards and won Gold at the IPPY Awards. Her second psychological horror novel, Myrrh, is out in 2024 with Titan Books. She wrote a memoir, Blood and Blood, during lockdown which was shortlisted for the Mslexia Memoir Prize. Her writing has been published in, A Wild and Precious Life anthology, Bath Flash Fiction, Earth Pathways Calendars and commissioned as part of interdisciplinary arts projects such as Luke Jerram’s Bread Poetry and The Gleaning. Polly holds an MA in Creative Writing and a PGCE. She lives next to a cider factory in Somerset, England with her cat, Vishnu.

At her workshop, Polly will invite you to exorcise your inner demons via pen & paper. You will create monstrous characters, conjure up spooky settings, evoke atmosphere through descriptive writing, visit horror tropes such as the haunted house and the isolated moorland. Come prepared to splurge your deepest fears and grotesque thoughts onto the page…

No previous experience is required. Bring a pen, notebook and your wicked imagination! This workshop will involve some subjects that may cause offence. It’s the horror genre, after all! If you are of a sensitive disposition, this may not be the workshop for you. 18+ attendees only.

Secure your ticket to Polly’s workshop, here.