Pen to Print Online: Women’s Storytelling Space with Farzana Hakim

Pen to Print bring you this event in support of Women’s Empowerment Month 2026

Please note that this workshop is intended for women and anyone who identifies as a woman

NB: This session can also be booked to attend in-person at Dagenham Library

Led by local author Farzana Hakim, this workshop invites women into a creative space where the body becomes the starting point for storytelling. Exploring the idea of the woman’s body as the mother of all stories, the session delves into the experiences that shape women’s lives, including menopause, health challenges, pain, and the often unspoken truths that many women hold within themselves.

Participants will be guided through creative writing and oral storytelling exercises designed to help them articulate their lived experiences. The workshop provides a supportive, women‑only environment where voices are heard and where connection and strength can be found in each other’s narratives.

Farzana Hakim is the author of Sweethearts Of Ilford Lane and has previously held a series of Hear My Voice, Creative Writing Workshops with Pen to Print to empower women by hearing their stories and helping them to write them down.

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If you are no longer able to attend a Pen to Print online event or have found yourself booking more than once for the same event – please use the ‘cancel my ticket’ option instead of ‘request a refund’ before the event is due. By doing so, an automatic refund will apply.

If you have any accessibility requirements, please directly get in touch with us at pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk

Booking is essential. Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to remove participants who are found not to have booked a place for a session.

The session will take place via Microsoft Teams Meeting and will not be recorded to create a safe space for people to share and learn

We encourage all participants to keep their cameras on during the session.

Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to remove participants who are disruptive to a session.

NB: May feature content that some people may find upsetting, uses language or depicts scenes reflecting attitudes that are no longer seen as acceptable.

Pen to Print reserves the right to cancel, delay or postpone the event for any reason, including adverse weather conditions, an emergency situation or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances out of its reasonable control. In such cases, the event organiser will endeavour to inform participants as quickly as is possible.