Proud Writing at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

Proud Writing at the Glynn Vivian Art GallerySaturday 14th November 13:00-15:30FreeThis creative LGBTQ+ writing workshop will allow participants to respond creatively to four objects featured in the gallery. If you write fiction, non-fiction, poetry, lyrics or do artwork, you'll find a wealth of inspiration here. The two and a half hour session will explore the queer history of the four items, allow time to begin writing, and conclude with tips on improving writing skills. Submitted works will appear later in a free ebook.Ysgrifennu Balch yn Oriel Gelf Glynn Vivian
Bydd y gweithdy ysgrifennu LHDTC+ creadigol hwn yn caniatau i gyfranogwyr ymateb yn greadigol i bedwar gwrthrych yn yr oriel. Mae digon o ysbrydoliaeth i chi yma ar gyfer testunau ffuglen, ffeithiol, barddoniaeth, geiriau neu waith celf. Bydd y sesiwn dwy awr a hanner yn archwilio hanes cwiar y pedair eitem, yn caniatau amser i ddechrau ysgrifennu a bydd yn gorffen gydag awgrymiadau ar wella sgiliau ysgrifennu. Bydd y gweithiau a gyflwynir yn ymddangos yn ddiweddarach mewn e-lyfr am ddim.Norena Shopland is an author/historian, specialising in researching and writing about diversity in Welsh history. Her works include Forbidden Lives: LGBT Stories from Wales the first work on Welsh sexual orientation and gender identity history; and A History of Women in Men's Clothes: From Cross-Dressing to Empowerment. Norena writes a monthly column for Nation Cymru on Welsh history. Her latest books are, My love all Love excels: The Remarkable Life and Times of 17th-Century Poet, Katherine Philips (Parthian Books, forthcoming June 2026) and Queer Wales on This Day (Calon Books, forthcoming February 2027). Several fictional stories have appeared in e-Publications.Mae Norena Shopland yn awdur/hanesydd sy'n arbenigo mewn ymchwilio i amrywiaeth yn hanes Cymru ac ysgrifennu amdano. Mae ei gwaith yn cynnwys Forbidden Lives: LGBT Stories from Wales, y gwaith cyntaf ar gyfeiriadedd rhywiol Cymru a hanes hunaniaeth rhywedd ac A History of Women in Men's Clothes: From Cross-Dressing to Empowerment. Mae Norena'n ysgrifennu erthygl fisol am hanes Cymru ar gyfer Nation Cymru. Ei llyfrau diweddaraf yw My love all Love excels: The Remarkable Life and Times of 17th-Century Poet, Katherine Philips (Parthian Books, Mehefin 2026) a Queer Wales on This Day (Calon Books, Chwefror 2027). Mae sawl stori ffuglen wedi ymddangos mewn e-gyhoeddiadau.