Sign up for a free creative writing workshop at the Charles Dickens Museum!
Join creative writer Rosa Chalfen to explore the lives of some of the extraordinary women who inspired Charles Dickens, one of the world’s greatest writers. Using the Charles Dickens Museum’s collection as stimulus, Rosa will introduce you to some writing techniques with fun, creative prompts. Delve into the stories of the women that Dickens knew, and the ones he created, and put pen to paper to imagine their lives in the house where Dickens wrote Oliver Twist.
Choose from listed dates (subject to availability):
Date: Saturday 4 July 2026
Time: 11.30 am
Date: Sunday 20 September 2026
Time: 2.00 pm
Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026
Time: 6.30 pm
Duration: 2 hours.
No prior experience needed.
Pen, notebook and tea/coffee provided.
Eligibility: The workshop content is designed for adults therefore tickets are restricted to persons aged 18+.
Funded by the University of Hertfordshire Co-Production Award.
Please note, places are limited, so book early!
For more info and to book head to the museum’s website.
If you are attending the workshop please note that the free event ticket does NOT include museum admission. If you wish to see the historic house and/or special exhibition you will need to purchase a ticket.
Rosa Chalfen is a writer from London. She studied English at the University of Oxford and has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. She has run creative writing workshops at heritage sites in Norfolk and London and her work has been shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize.
