Matt Kendrick
Writer | Editor | Teacher
What is Learnt in the Cradle: How our childhoods affect our adult selves
Workshop
How do a character's early influences affect who they become in later life? What do they inherit? What do they learn? And how do we use all of this within our writing to create character depth?
Date(s)
Tuesday 5th May 2026 (19:00-20:30 BST)
Saturday 9th May 2026 (09:00-10:30 BST)
What we'll cover
The importance of the childhood home
Families of difference sizes and shapes
Inherited traits
Values and beliefs
Other families
The persistence of childhood
What to expect
A mix of visual presentation, audio/video presentation, and writing prompts.
Explanation and exploration of new ideas and different techniques.
Opportunities to plant story seedlings which can be developed at a later date.
Facilitated through
Google Meet
Price
Pay What You Can (Pricing options - (A) £25, (B) £20, (C) £14)
Free places
There are five free places available for low income writers who wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. These will be allocated via a lottery system. To be eligible, please apply before the 31st March.
Additional information
Closed captions will be available during the workshop.
Following the workshop, participants will have access to a recorded version as well as a summary of the workshop content in PDF form.
Workshop tutor
Matt Kendrick is a writer, editor and teacher based in the East Midlands, UK. His short fiction has appeared in various journals, and has been included on the Biffy 50 list for 2019-20, in Best Microfiction 2021, Best Small Fictions 2022 and the Wigleaf Top 50 2022.
Can't attend live?
A video recording will be available to purchase following the event.
Price:
£8
Publication date:
10th May 2026
