QUEER THE PAGE.QUEER GOTHIC! Sat 24.10.26. 1-3 pm. QUAKERS

OUR MONTHLY "QUEER THE PAGE" WRITING MEET.

MEETS FOURTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

\A MERSEYSIDE LGBTQ(18+)SAFER-SPACE Group: LGBTQ(18+) WRITERS ONLY\

PLEASE NOTE: it can be a bit nerve-wracking to attend a group for the first time; but we are very friendly:)

\The group is suitable/welcoming to LGBTQ(18+) people who have just come out/just arrived in the area(as well as regular attenders!)\

ALL LGBTQ(18+)-identifying writers (any genre) welcome; new writers, via intermediate, to experienced:)

\THIS GROUP IS TRANS-AFFIRMATIVE.
We welcome all trans,and gender-non-conforming folk(18+).

ANY GENDER-CRITICAL VIEWS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
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THIS MONTH:

QUEER GOTHIC.

READING OF PREPARED WRITING, for peer feedback(if wanted)

FACILITATED WORKSHOP ON 'QUEER(ing) GOTHIC.

BY JEREMY DIXON, PUBLISHED POET.

Just in time for Halloween let’s explore the Queer Gothic and its associations with secrecy, the hidden self, the monstrous and of spectacular transformations.

Prepared Writing (PART ONE OF MEET):

It’s not compulsory but in advance of the meeting you could write a short poem or another form of writing using the following prompt:

Choose your favourite gothic monster and imagine that they are attending Pride or visiting a queer venue!

Who do they meet? What do they feel? How do other people react? Are there other monsters there? Are you the monster?

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Short Break

PART TWO OF MEET: WORKSHOP:

We will look at how we can use the idea of a queered

gothic experience to subvert our own writing.

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VENUE:

QUAKER (FRIENDS') MEETING HOUSE),22 SCHOOL LANE,Liverpool L1 3BT.

Pls read directions section.

\WE MEET BETWEEN 12.45 AND 1 PM, in the FOYER of the Friends Meeting House(entrance School Lane)\

Steve (see profile pic at the top of the RSVP list) WILL BE IN THE FOYER TO GREET YOU, between 12.45 and 1 pm.

NB If you arrive after 1 pm , ask the Receptionist what room we are in, and knock on the door!
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COST:

£6 PER ATTENDEE: covers room rental
cost;no profit is made;we are wholly unfunded.

Payable to STEVE at THE START of the event, preferably CASH; but a bank transfer is fine too; Steve will give his bank details on the day
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OUR GROUP'S FEEDBACK MODEL:

CONSTRUCTIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL FEEDBACK.
so ENCOURAGEMENT; but ALSO, the way FORWARD for your peer writers, eg "you could DEVELOP a character /image further, perhaps".

YOU can also request the kind of feedback(or NO feedback) you want!

PLEASE REMEMBER ALL CRITIQUE/FEEDBACK IS SUBJECTIVE; and that writing is a very subjective and personal thing
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\OUR GROUP'S TRIGGER WARNING SUBJECTS:

ANY sexual or physical abuse.
LARGE amounts of violence generally
ANY references to suicide,including THOUGHTS of suicide(ideation)
ANY references to self-harm.\

PLEASE INFORM STEVE(ORGANISER)IF YOUR WRITING CONTAINS ANY OF THE ABOVE, AND A BRIEF CONTENT-INDICATOR; then anyone who feels uncomfortable with that content can leave the room-temporarily- and one of the hosts will come and get them after the particular reading is ended.
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FACILITIES:
We can use one of the venue's kitchens(there is one on each floor;some rooms have one attached!)
Coffee(instant)/tea/milk(cows only) and sugar is also provided by our regulars:)
Venue kitchen has crockery cups cutlery.
U can bring take -out drinks and food.
If you want NON-cows milk, please bring ur own(there is a fridge)
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ACCESSIBILITY AND TOILETS:

\THE VENUE IS COMPLETELY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: lift 2 all floors; room for wheelchairs in all rooms

THERE ARE TWO SELF-CONTAINED TOILETS-FOR-ALL in the building
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LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING NEWCOMERS AND REGULARS:)