Community Values Policy

Published 09/06/26

The Writers Workshop aims to provide inclusive, welcoming spaces for people who want to write. Creative writing should be fun, but it can also be challenging, so it’s essential to build a kind, supportive community of writers.

We are not here to tell anyone how to think and what to write, but we do have expectations about behaviour at our events. 

  1. We have zero tolerance for harassment and discriminatory behaviour or language. Reports of such incidents will be treated with the utmost seriousness.

  2. We require that attendees respect each other’s physical and emotional boundaries. This includes no touching without consent and no uninvited sharing of past/present trauma that could trigger unwanted emotional responses in others.

  3. We require that attendees do not express personal opinions regarding another person’s background, gender, ethnicity, faith, age, sexuality, or lived experiences.

We agree with the writer Henry James: “Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” 

Our Promise

If you feel you have been the subject of discrimination or that this policy was not followed at an event you attended, either report it to the host/facilitator after the event, asking them to report it to the management, or report it directly via email hello@thewritersworkshop.co.uk outlining the time/place and nature of the policy breach. 

We will address each incident on a case-by-case basis in complete confidence and inform you of the outcome. We will respect the person but challenge their behavior where necessary, being clear with them about the impact of their conduct. We reserve the right to bar anyone from our events and/or membership programme who has repeatedly breached this policy.

Our Commitment to Human Creativity

Published 09/06/26

The Writers Workshop accepts that AI is an unavoidable component of the current and future technology landscape and that it can be a useful administrative and research tool. 

However, we are committed to protecting human creativity, as well as the intellectual property of our members and, more broadly, of artists and creatives. To that end, we are fully against the use of generative AI in the creative/cultural space, including but not limited to written and spoken word content, the creation of still and moving images, and the production of music/lyrics/sound. 

The Writers Workshop promises to never produce or knowingly promote or publish creative work that has involved generative AI at any stage of its production.