Every other fortnight, we hold relaxed ‘Time to Write’ sessions at The Writer’s Bloc. 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 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 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.
Time to Write 2026 Dates at Birkenhead Central Library
Monday 20th July
Monday 17th August
Monday 28th September
Monday 26th October
Monday 23rd November
10:30am – 12:30pm
Birkenhead Central Library, Borough Rd, Birkenhead CH41 2XB
Book your place here
Every other fortnight, we hold relaxed ‘Time to Write’ sessions at The Writer’s Bloc. 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 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 Bootle Library, 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.
Time to Write 2026 Dates at Bootle Library
Wednesday 8th July
Wednesday 5th August
Wednesday 2nd September
Wednesday 30th September
Wednesday 28th October
Wednesday 25th November
11:00am – 1:00pm
Bootle Library, 220 Stanley Rd, Bootle L20 3EN
Book your place here
Every other fortnight, we hold relaxed ‘Time to Write’ sessions at The Writer’s Bloc. 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 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 Bloc 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, 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.
Time to Write 2026 Dates
Friday 3rd July
Friday 31st July
Friday 28th August
Friday 25th September
Friday 23rd October
Friday 20th November
11:00am – 1:00pm
Toxteth Library Windsor Street, Toxteth, Merseyside, L8 1XF
Book your place here
Blue Saint (Daniel Sebuyange) is a Congolese-British rapper, singer-songwriter, spoken word poet, producer and facilitator based in Liverpool. His work blends hip-hop, spoken word, soul and electronic influences to explore social, political and philosophical themes. Alongside performing nationally and internationally, he has delivered creative writing, poetry and music workshops with organisations including Writing on the Wall, Edge Hill University, Community Arts Northwest, Shakespeare North Playhouse and Alder Hey. His practice focuses on helping people discover their voice, build confidence and tell meaningful stories.
Everyone has a story worth telling. This interactive workshop explores techniques used in poetry, spoken word and songwriting to help participants develop ideas, find inspiration and create powerful pieces of writing. Through creative exercises, discussion and practical writing activities, participants will learn how to turn personal experiences, observations and imagination into engaging poetry and spoken word. Suitable for writers of all experience levels, the session focuses on creativity, self-expression and building confidence in your unique voice.
Finding your voice: – Storytelling, Poetry and Music with Blue SaintMonday 6th July 202610:30am-12:30pm
Birkenhead Central Library, Borough Rd, Birkenhead CH41 2XB
Book your place here
Part of Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, this event at The Black-E explores the meaning of home through food, art and storytelling, in collaboration with London-based publisher Almas Art Foundation. Centred on the work of British-Sudanese food archivist Omer Al Tijani, the event brings together recipes, oral histories, and cultural narratives that preserve Sudan’s heritage.
The Sudanese Kitchen began as a long-term documentation project and website led by Omer Al Tijani, and developed into a landmark cookbook and cultural archive that collects over 100 recipes, contextual essays, and personal and field photographs to present Sudan’s culinary diversity.
Doors – 1pm / Food from 1pm / Talk from 2pm
Age suitability – 14+ For guardians of any under 18s, please be aware of the content warning below.
Content warning – the discussion may bring up references to war, genocide, displacement, death, destruction of property, starvation, and sexual assault, as well as starvation and SA as weapons of war. These will only be mentioned if asked about.
Microfiction has the remarkable ability to open vast emotional and imaginative spaces within just a few lines.
In this workshop we will read and explore a small selection of striking micro-stories—many of them from Latin American writers—and reflect on how such brief texts can resonate so deeply with readers. Through shared reading and conversation, we will look at how silence, suggestion, and the unsaid play a powerful role in the reading experience.
No prior literary background is needed, only curiosity and a willingness to explore language together.
We strive to make all our spaces and events as accessible as possible, please see our accessibility page to help you plan your visit.
Join us at The Reader Bookshop for a special evening in conversation with Oyinkan Braithwaite, the acclaimed author behind the global sensation My Sister, the Serial Killer. Celebrating the paperback release of her latest Cursed Daughters, this is an unmissable opportunity to hear from one of contemporary fiction’s most exciting voices.
The event will feature a lively Q&A hosted by Sara-Louise Tareen from Liverpool’s much-loved Feminist Fiction Book Club.
About the book
‘A haunting, twisty tale of curses and romance’ Ayòbámi Adébáyò
The Windows ProjectWRITING ADVICE DESK
WEDNESDAY 1st JULYat Liverpool Central LibraryWilliam Brown Street L3 8EW
Drop in between 5.30pm and 7.00pmfor one-to-one appraisal of scripts, stories, poemsand details of publishing opportunities, performance venues, workshops and courses
with
ALISON DOWN Screenwriter and poetBAFTA Rocliffe’s Emerging Children’s Writer.
DAVID WARDAuthor and poetEditor ‘Smoke’ magazineNominated for Carnegie Medal
Please book in on arrival. Each individual session usually lasts 20 minutes.
School’s out! Discover a Holiday Club with a difference.
Every day we will venture out into the gorgeous Calderstones Park, dive into the realm of storytelling in the magical Storybarn, play games and much more.
Every ticket purchased helps support our charitable work with children and young people across the UK.
What the day looks like
Each day children will embark on new adventures with our Storyhunters, inspired through our diverse range of picture books. They will use their imagination to create new story worlds and characters as part of a team. Past activities have included knitting workshops inspired by the book Extra Yarn by John Klasson, a gardening workshop inspired by the picture book The Concrete Garden by Bob Graham or a session creating and decorating our own robot characters out of cardboard tubes after reading Nobot Robot by Sue Hendra. Each session is designed to be fun, playful and engaging and is adapted to suit a range of ages from 5-10 years old. We will be as one group for the entire day.
All children are constantly supervised by members of our team who all have a valid and enhanced DBS check as well as safeguarding training.
Join us for a day of Shared Reading from the works of classic author, Elizabeth Gaskell.
Famous for her social commentary and vivid portrayal of Victorian life, Gaskell’s most popular works Cranford, Mary Barton and North and South define her as a major 19th-century author.
We’ll be joined by Ex-Chair of the Gaskell Society, Libby Tempest who also volunteers for Elizabeth Gaskell House. Libby will bring her expertise on this incredible author and treat us to a fascinating talk.
Booking includes pastries, tea and coffee upon arrival as well as a delicious summer picnic-inspired buffet, homemade by our in-house chefs.
