The Writer’s Bloc is Writing on the Wall’s dedicated creative writing centre in Liverpool – a welcoming space where writers of all backgrounds can write, connect and grow together.
Launched online during lockdown, The Writer’s Block moved to Toxteth Library on 7 June 2024 with acclaimed Liverpool screenwriter Tony Schumacher, creator of the award-winning BBC drama The Responder. The Writer’s Bloc sits alongside our wider creative programmes and offers regular opportunities for anyone with a passion for writing – whether you’re just starting out or already developing your craft.
Based at Toxteth Library, Bootle Library and Birkenhead Central Library – as well as online – The Writer’s Bloc brings together a vibrant community of writers and creative thinkers from across the Liverpool City Region. It’s flexible, friendly and supportive: a place where inspiration and encouragement go hand in hand.
Once a month we welcome a professional writer to lead a session in their area of expertise. We host poets, novelists, screenwriters, playwrights, content writers and more.
Some sessions are workshop-based, offering practical exercises and new approaches to your writing. Others are talks or presentations, sharing insight into craft, performance, publishing and creative practice. All sessions are interactive, with time for Q&A, discussion and informal networking – alongside the all-important refreshments.
Each month is different, but the aim is always the same: to inspire, inform and equip you with tools and confidence to move your writing forward.
Up coming writers include Maurice Bessman, Helen Jeffery, Marie Basting, Amina Atiq, Charles Lea, Jess Green and more TBC.
Every other fortnight, we hold relaxed ‘Time to Write’ sessions. These are facilitated by our staff and volunteers and offer dedicated time and space to focus on your work.
Bring whatever you’re working on – flash fiction, poetry, memoir, a novel, essays, scripts or something entirely new. The goal is simple: to commit time to your writing within a supportive community setting. At the end of the session, there’s the opportunity (if you wish) to share your work, receive constructive feedback, build confidence and connect with like-minded writers.
The Writer’s Bloc takes place in three venues across the Liverpool City Region.
Birkenhead Central Library, Borough Rd, Birkenhead CH41 2XB
Bootle Library, 220 Stanley Rd, Bootle L20 3EN
Toxteth Library Windsor Street, Toxteth, Merseyside, L8 1XF
Unlike the Write to Work creative writing courses, the Writer’s Bloc sessions are open to our wider community of participants regardless of employment status.
If you have applied and haven’t heard from us, please check your spam folder first. Otherwise, you can email us at writersbloc@writingonthewall.org.uk to let us know.
“10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer:
Write.
Write more.
Write even more.
Write even more than that.
Write when you don’t want to.
Write when you do.
Write when you have something to say.
Write when you don’t.
Write every day.
Keep writing.”
