Borough of Literature, Workshop

Lewisham Writers’ Link Up

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Date

Saturday 3 October 2026

Time

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Costs

Free

Location

Downham Library, BR1 5EP

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Writing often calls for solitude, but writers thrive on community and connection. Join London Writers Centre and writer Tutku Barbaros at Downham Library for a session designed to inspire, connect, and support.

What’s in store:

Thoughtful, speed-date-style prompts for reflection
Space to ask, offer and answer questions
Room to voice your writerly needs, wants and desires
Opportunities to discuss tricky industry questions; commissions, publishing, agents and more
Conversations on how Lewisham, as a Borough of Literature, can meet the complex needs of its creative community
Meaningful connection-building and legacy-making
Playful collective poetry creation

Writers of all ages and stages are welcome.

Part of our Lewisham, Borough of Literature campaign.

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About

Tutku Barbaros

Tutku Barbaros

Tutku is a writer, all round creative and trauma informed workshop and events creator of Turkish Cypriot heritage from Lewisham. Her debut book All The Women She Knows was hailed “the perfect women’s history month read” by Darling Zine.

She’s an alumna of Google Rare Leadership Academy & the Royal Court Writers Programme. Her debut play LAYLA & YOUSSEF was longlisted for the Bruntwood and Paines Plough Women’s Prize. Her short story ‘Sauce, Sprinkles and A Flake Please Boss’ was published in the Deptford Literature Festival Anthology last year.