Writers’ Circle

Join us for A Writing Practice, which builds on our Pencil In series. This writing seminar features six sessions held across three months, alternating between guided teaching and communal workshopping, designed for writers at any stage of their practice.

The program is built around care: helping participants develop a steady writing practice alongside a genuine sense of community. Two questions run through it: how can writing become play, and how can it serve as an anchor for the curiosities and ideas we want to explore? Each session makes space for putting pen to paper, sharing work, and giving and receiving feedback with openness and trust.

Teaching sessions move through intuitive writing, form and poetics, and narrative building, anchored by a curated reading list that introduces participants to a range of literature as a site for inquiry and imagination. Workshopping sessions shift the focus to each other's writing, building the collaborative foundation of a community that challenges and supports each other to grow.

Whether you are developing a new practice or returning to one, A Writing Practice offers a welcoming space to write alongside others and find your voice on the page.

Accessibility & Participation

Open to ages 18+ 

No prior experience required. 

Language: English and Arabic

About the Instructor

Sarah Afaneh is a researcher and writer interested in decolonizing knowledge production. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Creative Writing from NYU Abu Dhabi, with a double major in Social Research and Public Policy and a minor in Political Science. Sarah's recent work has been dedicated to understanding the body as storage; a space where emotion, memory, and knowledge are hosted consciously or subconsciously.