Blank Space
Alserkal Avenue

Write. Belong. Be Read.

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april schedule
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may 16-31
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Dear Writers,

 Through to the end of May, Sahab Collective will be in artists in residence at Warehouse 56, Alserkal Avenue.

As a Collective, we will be developing Spoken Commons, a creative project that will invite participants to engage with poetry both for the page and stage, culminating in a public performance. 

We will be continuing our regular programming across Dubai Public Libraries, Alserkal Avenue, and online. 

For more information, contact us directly, and find out how you can be part of the Collective. 

Write. Belong. Be Read.

Louis Garratt
Founder, Director
Warehouse 56, outlined in red

April
Schedule

Tuesday 
April 21

Setting Up
12.00-23.59
Warehouse 56, Alserkal
Sahab Collective will be preparing the Warehouse 56, which will be shared with Studio 13.

Wednesday
April 22

Manuscript Circle
18.30-20.00
Warehouse 56, Alserkal

Bring up to 1,000 words and engage with members of the Collective as you receive and give feedback on work. 

Thursday
April 23

Write Together
18.00-20.00
Warehouse 56, Alserkal
Drop in for an informal writing session. Begin by writing at your own pace alongside other creatives, and end by sharing about your progress. 

Friday 
April 24

TBC

Saturday 
April 25

Festival of Literature
12.00-20.00
Warehouse 56, Alserkal
At Warehouse 56, multiple members of Sahab Collective will be hosting events for writers, readers, and the curious to sink their teeth into.

Sunday
April 26

Cultures in Conversation
10.00-13.00
Al Safa Art & Design Library
This event is structured to bring writers from different backgrounds together and write collaboratively. 

Monday 
April 27

TBC

Tuesday 
April 28

TBC

Wednesday 
April 29

Manuscript Circle

18.30-20.00
Warehouse 56, Alserkal

Bring up to 1,000 words and engage with members of the Collective as you receive and give feedback on work. 

Thursday 
April 30

Write Together

18.00-20.00
Warehouse 56, Alserkal

Drop in for an informal writing session. Begin by writing at your own pace alongside other creatives, and end by sharing about your progress. 

Download Programme Brochure

Explore our brochure to discover our community, structure and the pathways available through our programme. Enquire and enrol today.

May
Schedule

Friday 
May 1

TBC

Saturday 
May 2

Fiction: Reading Like a Writer

10.00-13.00

Al Safa Art & Design Library

Seminar 1 of a 12-part series
Writers begin their journey toward publication with guided reading, discussion, and creative response to prompts that ask them to examine their memory and lived experiences.

Creative Nonfiction: Thought and Story

14.00-17.00

Al Safa Art & Design Library

Seminar 1 of a 12-part series

Writers approach the weaving of thought and story on the page as a mode for expressing thought. 

Young Writers: Paying Attention

17.30-19.00

Al Safa Art & Design Library

Seminar 1 of a 12-part series

Young writers begin to consider the stories they love and want to write themselves. 

Sunday 
May 3


Multi Genre: Image and Memory

10.00-13.00
Zerzura Books, Alserkal
Seminar 1 of a 12-part series

Writers explore Yuknavitch and Talbot as they discuss the styles available to writers in dedicating memory and image to the page.


Craft

14.00-17.00
Zerzura Books, Alserkal
Seminar 1 of a 12-part series
Suitable for writers working with a developed draft or manuscript. Writers workshop one another's pages and contribute developmental edits to ongoing pieces of work.
Monday 
May 4

TBC

Tuesday 
May 5

TBC

Wednesday 
May 6

Manuscript Circle

18.30-20.00

Warehouse 56, Alserkal
Bring up to 1,000 words and engage with members of the Collective as you receive and give feedback on work. 

Thursday 
May 7

TBC

Friday 
May 8

TBC

Saturday 
May 9

TBC

Sunday 
May 10


Multi Genre: Metaphor and Movement
10.00-13.00
Zerzura Books, Alserkal

Seminar 2 of a 12-part series
Writers explore Vuong and Sikken as they navigate forms of writing.


Between Memory and the Family (Arabic)
13.30-15.30
Al Safa Art & Design Library

Seminar 1 of a 12-part series

An interactive poetry session that explores family relationships through writing, with a focus on expressing human connections and the voice of the family in literary texts.


Craft
14.00-17.00
Zerzura Books, Alserkal

Seminar 2 of a 12-part series
Suitable for writers working with a developed draft or manuscript. Writers workshop one another's pages and contribute developmental edits to ongoing pieces of work.

Monday 
May 11

TBC

Tuesday 
May 12

TBC

Wednesday 
May 13

Manuscript Circle

18.30-20.00

Warehouse 56, Alserkal

Bring up to 1,000 words and engage with members of the Collective as you receive and give feedback on work. 

Thursday 
May 14

TBC

Friday 
May 15

TBC

Download Programme Brochure

Explore our brochure to discover our community, structure and the pathways available through our programme. Enquire and enrol today.

May
Schedule

Saturday
May 16

TBC

Sunday 
May 17

TBC

Monday 
May 18

TBC

Tuesday 
May 19

TBC

Wednesday 
May 20

Manuscript Circle

18.30-20.00

Warehouse 56, Alserkal

Bring up to 1,000 words and engage with members of the Collective as you receive and give feedback on work. 

Thursday 
May 21

TBC

Friday 
May 22

TBC

Saturday 
May 23

TBC

Sunday 
May 24

TBC

Monday 
May 25

TBC

Tuesday 
May 26

TBC

Wednesday 
May 27

Manuscript Circle

18.30-20.00

Warehouse 56, Alserkal

Bring up to 1,000 words and engage with members of the Collective as you receive and give feedback on work. 

Thursday 
May 28

TBC

Friday 
May 29

TBC

Saturday 
May 30

TBC

Sunday 
May 31

Closing Down
12.00-23.59
Warehouse 56, Alserkal

Sahab Collective will be saying goodbye to Warehouse 56. If you want to show off your muscles, you're more than welcome to lend a hand!

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