CIT presents this session led by writer and editor Natalie Beech (Channel 4 Writing for Television Award 2022, editor Flourish Magazine), this workshop looks at how to draw upon real-life experiences in your writing.

No one can tell your story like you can, and some of the best stories of our time have come from a writer’s personal experience. But how do we fictionalise our own lives, make sure our stories are entertaining, whilst keeping our authenticity and voice?

This workshop will explore using real-life experiences as source material and how to protect our wellbeing through self-care in the process. Open to all abilities and backgrounds.

About The Artist

Natalie is a freelance scriptwriter, editor and arts marketer based in Manchester.

In 2022 she won the Channel 4 Writing for Television Award and has developed TV and audio dramas with companies including Rollem and Free Turn Productions. Her plays have been staged at theatres including Arcola, The Pleasance, The Bread & Roses Theatre and Attenborough Arts Centre, and she has received commissions from organisations including the international HeforShe campaign to create documentary and site-specific theatre. In 2024 she won the Women X Film Festival Script Competition, and she currently has a BFI-funded short film in production. Alongside her scriptwriting, Natalie edits the independent magazine Flourish and works in PR & marketing with several arts organisations across the UK.

Find out more at www.nataliebeech.com