{"id":5455,"date":"2023-05-11T10:36:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T09:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersrebel.com\/?p=5455"},"modified":"2023-05-11T14:22:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T13:22:49","slug":"now-is-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersrebel.com\/now-is-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Now is the time to set up a local Writers Rebel<\/span>Rebecca Stonehill<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2022, a writer friend and I began talking about how we wanted to draw local poets and writers together, to build community around those who were addressing (or wanted to address) the climate and ecological emergency in their writing. We put some feelers out and on a warm evening in June, twelve of us gathered in a room above a pub. We talked of our hopes and fears around the climate emergency, the history and journey of Writers Rebel and offered a prompt to create a short piece of writing. And so Norwich Writers Rebel was born. It really was as simple as that.<\/p>\n

Since then, we have held writing workshops, had a few picnics, held an open mic ahead of The Big One and run a campaign called #WordsInTheWild whereby people were encouraged to express their rage and love for the earth and leave these words around the city in creative ways.<\/p>\n

If you are considering setting up a local Writers Rebel, first and foremost I would say don\u2019t overthink it. Don\u2019t worry if you don\u2019t have all the resources you feel you need. All it takes to begin is a willingness and a few people. In the wake of thousands coming together on the streets of London for The Big One and the collective energy and resolve around this, the time has never been riper for us to come together as writers to recognise our responsibilities and set our sights upon the defining issue of our time.<\/p>\n

With Norwich Writers Rebel almost a year old now, I have a few suggestions to help you on your journey:<\/p>\n