All amed Events (65)

The Power of Story, with Trevor Day

February 21, 2020 from 1:15pm to 4:30pm – Roots and Shoots, Lambeth The unread story is not a story ... The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story. Ursula K. Le Guin, Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places ‘A story only… Organized by Bob MacKenzie | Type: amed, writers', group, open, session

Our 200-year present: a fresh perspective through intergenerational writing, with Shelagh Doonan

April 17, 2020 from 1:15pm to 4:30pm – ZOOM Your invitation: Please join us in these extraordinary times for a free virtual gathering via ZOOM of the AMED Writers’ Group. Everyone is welcome. We're limiting numbers to 12 on a first come,… Organized by Bob MacKenzie | Type: amed, writers', group, free, zoom, session

The business of writing: how and when does it start for us?, with Nick Yapp (via Zoom)

June 19, 2020 from 1:15pm to 4:30pm – ZOOM Your business of writing: In ‘Why I Write’ (1946), George Orwell proposed that there are four motivators for writing: sheer egoism, aesthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political… Organized by Bob MacKenzie | Type: amed, writers', group

Issues in writing for social media: an open co-inquiry

August 21, 2020 from 2pm to 4pm – Zoom (anywhere) How can we write most effectively for social media? Social media (noun): websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. (Oxford… Organized by Bob MacKenzie | Type: amed, writers', group, free, coinquiry

Writing Support session via Zoom for prospective e-O&P Authors and Critical Friends, with John Sweet and Bob MacKenzie

September 12, 2020 from 10:30am to 12:30pm – via Zoom, everywhere Your Invitation to a Writing Support session via Zoom for prospective e-O&P Authors and Critical Friends As co-editors of the Winter 2020 edition of AMED’s journal e-Organisations and Peo… Organized by Bob MacKenzie | Type: amed, writing, support, group

AMED AGM 2020, and post-AGM events

September 24, 2020 from 11:30am to 2pm – Zoom Virtual Meeting The 25th AMED Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 24th September 2020 via Zoom from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm (UK Time) * followed by two short interactive 'Show-and-Tell' sessions and discu… Organized by AMED Admin | Type: agm, amed, trustees, workshop, show, and, tell
Post-AGM 'Show-and-Tell' & Diversifying perspectives sessions

September 24, 2020 from 1pm to 2pm – Zoom Virtual Meeting Post-AGM ‘Show and Tell’ sessions, via Zoom Thursday 24th September 2020, 1:00-2.00 pm Showing and Telling: After the AGM, from 1.00-1.25 pm, we’ll be hosting two short, innovative 10-minute inte… Organized by AMED Council | Type: agm, amed, trustees, workshop, show, and, tell

Spreading the word about writing: Why? and How? with Claire Pearce

October 16, 2020 from 1:15pm to 3:30pm – via Zoom, everywhere Claire writes about this free event: Self-discovery, self-soothing, self-expression – writing has so much to offer. It’s not just for writing poetry or novels. A lot of people don’t write because the… Organized by Bob MacKenzie | Type: amed, writers', group, workshop

AWG: Private Passions, and Highlights of our Writing Year, with Bob MacKenzie and Writing Friends (free, via Zoom)

December 18, 2020 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – via Zoom, everywhere (Image: Janus, ancient god of gates, doors and beginnings. Source: http://www.novareinna.com/festive/janus.html). Your Invitation: Please join us for our free annual AMED Writers' Group (AWG)… Organized by Bob MacKenzie | Type: amed, writers, group, annual, celebrations

Creative Climate Conversations, with Bridget McKenzie

February 19, 2021 from 1:15pm to 4:30pm – ZOOM Your invitation: Please join in this vital conversation, facilitated by Bridget McKenzie, founder of Climate Museum UK (CMUK). The workshop will offer some imaginative ways to approach an… Organized by Shelagh Doonan and Bridget McKenzie | Type: amed, climate, workshop