{"id":40251,"date":"2026-10-05T12:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warsztatykultury.pl\/wydarzenia\/between-the-lines-stories-of-migration-creative-writing-workshop\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T12:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:02:55","slug":"between-the-lines-stories-of-migration-creative-writing-workshop","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/warsztatykultury.pl\/en\/wydarzenia\/between-the-lines-stories-of-migration-creative-writing-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the lines: stories of migration | creative writing workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

About the event<\/h2>\n

How can we tell a story about migration without losing the person behind it? How do we find a subject and a protagonist, build a story and then edit it? During a six-day creative writing workshop with Marcin \u017by\u0142a, we will go all the way \u2013 from the initial idea and working with source material to a finished text.<\/p>\n

Where do we come from? Where is home? How do we make new places feel like our own? What do we gain, and what do we risk, when we travel?<\/p>\n

The subject of the workshop will be migration \u2013 a term that encompasses almost the entire world. But during the workshop, we will focus on what is hardest to capture: emotions, the experience of loss and the dream of putting down new roots. The \u201cwords\u201d in the workshop title are also people \u2013 immigrants and emigrants whose experiences and stories have always helped shape the spaces we live in. We will bring them into our collective work.<\/p>\n

What is elusive lies between the words. So we will read, talk and write. Each of the three sessions will explore a different thread: \u201cthere\u201d, \u201chere\u201d and \u201cin between\u201d. In other words: a lost home, a new home and the journey \u2013 often an endless state of being in between. We will look at the language used to describe migration and stereotypes (not only anti-refugee ones), consider what it means for migration to be both a global and a local phenomenon, and ask why journalism (and even literature) can sometimes prove powerless when it comes to describing migrants\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n

We will read, talk and above all work on our own texts<\/strong>. We will focus on choosing a subject and protagonist, working with source material, style, editing and cutting down the text. We will also discuss the ethics of working with protagonists and the responsible portrayal of migrants\u2019 experiences. We will examine the language we use to talk about migration, stereotypes, and the ways in which literature and journalism try to tell stories about the experience of migration.<\/p>\n

Each session will mark another stage in working on the material. <\/strong>You will write, receive feedback and revise your text under the guidance of the workshop leader<\/strong>.<\/strong> The workshop will culminate in a finished text.<\/p>\n

You do not need to work with texts professionally. This workshop is for people who want to develop their writing skills and try their hand at telling stories.<\/p>\n

About the workshop leader<\/h2>\n

The workshop will be led by Marcin \u017by\u0142a<\/strong>, a journalist associated with \u201cRaport o stanie \u015bwiata\u201d, and the author of correspondence and reportage on refugees and migrants. The sessions will draw on excerpts from novels published as part of the \u201cSk\u0105din\u0105d\u201d series \u2013 stories from different eras and countries connected by the experience of migration.<\/p>\n

Marcin \u017by\u0142a will lead the final December workshop together with journalist and reporter Anna Goc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Details<\/h2>\n

When:<\/strong> the full workshop program takes place over three weekends<\/p>\n

November 14-15, 2026, 9:00-14:00
\nNovember 28-29, 2026, 9:00-14:00
\nDecember 12-13, 2026, 9:00-14:00<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Workshops of Culture, Grodzka 5a, performance hall \u2013 2nd floor
\nFor:<\/strong> adults who want to learn creative writing
\nRegistration: via the online form<\/a><\/strong>
\nAdmission free<\/strong>, places are limited<\/p>\n

Accessibility<\/h2>\n