Writing Workshop for Patients and Caregivers

SHARE is offering creative sessions for anyone affected by a cancer diagnosis and interested in writing. The Writing Workshop for Patients and Caregivers will take place over Zoom for 90 minutes per session. During these sessions, participants will write original pieces in response to prompts provided by the facilitator. Participants may write in any genre and use the writing time however they wish – writing lists, poems, prose, lyrics, rants, or anything else that inspires them.

After writing for a specified amount of time, participants will have the option to share their brand new pieces with the group. Reading our writing aloud is completely optional and writers will only read their pieces if they choose to do so. There may also be time for sharing positive, supportive feedback from the group.

Considering joining one of our Workshops? Here are the basics, we ask that participants agree to these guidelines before signing up:

• We will be writing new, original pieces during the workshop. Please do not bring already written works to share.
• Everything we write will be treated as fiction to respect privacy and encourage open creativity without risk of judgment.
• Confidentiality will be respected. What happens in the workshops stays in the workshop.
• We ask that participants have access to and can write with pen or pencil and paper, or type on a computer or tablet.
• We ask that participants keep cameras on during the opening and reading and response times. Turning cameras off while writing is fine.
• We will encourage participants to be mindful of behavior on audio and video and refrain from any behavior that might interfere with the writing and sharing.
• Workshops will not be recorded and no photographs or video will be allowed at any time.
• We ask that participants join the workshop free of other distractions for the 90-minute session and please stay until the session ends, if they are able.
• If you would like to participate in one of our upcoming workshops, we ask that you register.

We welcome participants to join us for any of the workshops. You do not need to sign up for all sessions to participate.

If you would like additional information, please reach out to Beth at beth@sharecancersupport.org.

Looking forward to writing together!