The creative writing workshop was conducted with the vision of helping young people to engage freely and confidently in the process of writing. As a first workshop, it combined exercises that encouraged participants to think out of their comfort zones in order to make new meaning out of existing circumstances. A lot of emphasis was given to paying attention to one’s senses and what they evoke. Writing in a collective setting can often be difficult for amateur writers, but the participants easily came out of their inhibitions and enjoyed sharing their work with each other. In future workshops, we aim to go into more depth within various genres of writing, helping participants to generate an impressive portfolio in the long run.

Date: May 16, 2009

Time: 1-4pm

Venue: Crehpa, Kusunti, Kathmandu

Facilitator: Ayushma Regmi

About Ayushma Regmi
Ayushma recently completed her Bachelor’s in English Literature from St. Stephen’s College, India, and has begun a Masters in Development Studies at Kathmandu University, Nepal. Her primary interest lies in education and she has pursued this in a number of ways. She spent a semester at Rishi Valley School, India, where she participated in an individualized study program on alternative education. Her experiences of these months have left a profound impact on her life and reconfirmed her belief that children teach us more than we can ever hope to teach them. She is currently working in the capacity of library coordinator for Open Learning Exchange Nepal, an NGO that has collaborated with the One Laptop Per Child Program to provide laptops equipped with additional educational materials to children in rural public schools. Her work includes building a digital archive catering to the needs of Nepali school going children as well as teachers. She is deeply interested in poetry and along with writing, she is a poems editor for VENT! Magazine.