Free programmes designed by ND creatives for ND creatives

 Creative prompts and exercises

The resources below were created as an accompaniment to the 2024 edition of our Mainspring Virtual Studios online courses: Writing Poetry with Vicky Morris, Freedom to Play with Justine de Mierre and Writing the Self with Nicola Werenowska.

Each resource features a few of the facilitator’s favourite exercises from their course, with illustrations by Abi Stevens. They’re designed to give you a little taste of Mainspring Virtual Studios at home, so if you’re in need of some creative inspiration or want to try something new, give them a go!

Click the buttons below the images to download the resources.