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.