events & workshops
Participant in Sept’s Writing Muscle Workout: “last night was JOYOUS! Thank you! …A shot in the arm in an overly-earnest world (which, as we know, is STIFLING for creativity!) Your workshops are like rocket fuel.
I love to perform my short stories, poems and hybrids and give talks about all aspects of creative writing, including using science as inspiration, and I am an experienced teacher and facilitator of writing workshops on a wide variety of topics. If you’d like to invite me, contact me and we can discuss fees, dates etc… To be the first to hear about new workshops and events sign up for my Substack newsletter: https://taniahershman.substack.com/
2025 WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
More Zoom Workshops coming soon! To be the first to hear, sign up for my free newsletter: https://taniahershman.substack.com/
ONLINE Oct 28th Reading at European Writers Salon open mic
I’ll be reading from my new book, details and booking here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-writers-salon-online-open-mic-salon-tickets-1645322777719
ONLINE Nov 1st Giving a talk on ‘Looking for ideas in history and science‘ and It’s Time: A Chronomemoir to Joanne Limburg’s Certificate in Creative Non-Fiction for University of Cambridge’s extra mural dept. (Private event)
ZOOM Sunday Nov 9th 7-8pm UK Time 1-Hour Writing Muscle Workout
Do you know about your writing muscle? The more you write, the warmer it gets, and that means it can be stretched in all sorts of different directions! Join me for this quick-fire Zoom workshop where we will get your writing muscle limbered up with three different writing exercises in 60 minutes… The aim is, as always, to give you permission to play, and create brand new drafts in whatever shape you choose (fiction, poem, non-fiction, hybrid, other) or help you write something you’re working on or that you’ve wanted to write for a while but were having trouble coming at head-on. Concessionary, free and pay-what-you-can places available, and if you can’t make it live, all ticket holders will get a link to the recording shortly afterwards. Book your spot here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/taniahershman/1889162
Testimonials:
From Zoom workshop March 2025:
Workshop participant: “You were amazing. Everyone was buzzing afterwards and there was a sense of permission to play that was talked about all day”
Sue: It’s been a great workshop – I write historical fiction so this has been a real eye opener for me – thank you Tania
Bridget: Thank you so much. Got me writing again! Such fun.
Sarah: Such a liberating freeing experience, thank you
Karen: This was definitely fun and instructive – thanks so much, Tania!
Monica: Thank you for the workshop!! Got to read so many interesting pieces
Pauline: Fabulous, Tania – love your sessions. So refreshing to try new approaches/ideas. Thank you!
Georgina N, participant in a Zoom flash fiction masterclass, Nov 2021: “Thank you Tania. It was like letting loose a swarm of humming bees to make honey. Clever facilitation.”
“Two hours of flash heaven this morning with Tania Hershman on her #flashfiction workshop. Excellent #writing exercises (I have 3 new micros at least!) & thoughtful, intelligent tips. ‘Liberation through constraint’ is my new mantra.” Tracy F, 2020
“Didn’t think I had it in me, but here I am at 8am EST, with four new flash story drafts written in the past two hours, thanks to Tania Hershman & her fab writing exercises… Thank you, Tania I’ve been writing, but not freely. This forced me to let go, something I have a very hard time doing with my writing. So grateful to Tania.” Janice L, 2020
“Brilliant flash fiction workshop with @taniahershman this morning. Came away with 4 drafts and now I need a nap! Also lovely to hear Tania echo my own sentiments of the line between poetry and flash being so thin” Sarah S, 2020
“I haven’t written anything new in months and this was exactly the kickstart I needed!!!” Marina S, 2020
Past Events & Recordings
Friday Feb 26th 1pm-2pm UK time I read as part of Live Canon’s Lunchtime Reading Series alongside Lawrence Illsley and Theophilus Kwek.
Wed Mar 3rd 6.30pm UK time I read a brand new short story inspired by ethical artificial intelligence at a Just AI salon alongside the fantastic Adam Marek.
March 18th I was “in conversation” with Rosie Garland about her new poetry collection as part of the Ledbury Poetry Salon, 7pm – 9pm.