Polly is a library experience and engagement facilitator at Wellcome Collection and an art historian who loves the history of trade routes, collage making, and occultism.

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Polly Bonodetto

Polly Bodetto

Facilitator

Maryam is a library, information and archive services apprentice at Wellcome Collection. They adore all things creative, particularly poetry and media that blur the lines between literature and art.

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Maryam Bouteldja

Maryam Eka Bouteldja

Katie Hanlon trained and worked as a teacher and is now a library assistant at Wellcome Collection. Her favourite part of teaching was helping people express their ideas and feelings through creative writing. She reads and writes whenever she can. 

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Katie Hanlon

<p>A practical activity where you will create something or develop skills.</p>

Workshop

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Workshop in the Viewing Room

We’ll be in the Viewing Room. It’s next to the Library entrance on level 2, which you can reach by taking the lift or the stairs.

Viewing Room

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

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Creative Writing Workshop

Join Polly Bodetto, Katie Hanlon and Maryam Bouteldja from our Library and Visitor Experience teams in a creative writing workshop inspired by items from our collections. You’ll be looking at a selection of images and texts focusing on the magic and mythologies of frogs and toads over time.

You’ll participate in several activities, such as word games, readings and collaborative writing, to help you consider how to write about animals, companionship, and the environment. You’ll then have a chance to write your own piece inspired by the items you’ve examined.

The workshop is open to all levels, from beginners who want a place to start, to more experienced writers who may be looking for a spark for their next piece.

Join this practical workshop to develop your writing skills, taking inspiration from items in our collections focusing on the magic and mythologies of frogs and toads.

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