This inspiring workshop led by Jo Scott, shines a light on how great copy and creative writing tell captivating stories at heritage sites like museums and parks, with plenty of opportunities to write about your own history and heritage in different ways for different audiences.

Participants are invited to bring an object or photograph that is important to their own or their family / community story.

A three part writing workshop:

Writing For The Heritage Sector: What I do, how I started, the different places I work and the different kinds of writing I do (reporting, interpretive copywriting, creative writing).

The Principles Of Interpretive Copywriting: Writing for the audience, clear ideas for non-specialist readers, reading ages, great explanations, good and bad examples of writing for panels and labels.

Creative Writing For Interpreting Our Heritage: Examples of Jo’s projects that include collaborative creative writing, why it was successful, examples of writing from these projects.

Optional Homework: A selection of historic images as story prompts (with ‘true’ stories to look at afterwards).

Jo Scott has been writing stories ever since her childhood in the south-west of England, and storytelling is at the heart of her work today as a heritage consultant in the north-east. When she’s not rummaging through a museum collection or poking about in a castle, she’s at her desk conjuring up characters and writing them into tricky situations. In 2024 her short stories were shortlisted by Yeovil Literary Festival and Cranked Anvil.

Visit Jo’s website: joscott-heritage.co.uk

Connect with Jo via X: @JoScottHeritage

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