Emotional Truth with Yvvette Edwards
There are the facts of what happened and then there is the emotional truth. Your emotional truth is what you felt about a situation and sometimes has nothing to do with the facts. It is about what people feel regardless of evidence, about expressing the voice of your heart rather than the voice in your head. Using real life experience as our springboard, this workshop will explore the often complex and layered emotions beneath the facts, helping to make your writing a more immersive experience for your readers, through the creation of more authentic emotional depth.
About the tutor
Yvvette Edwards is a British writer of Montserratian origin and author of A Cupboard Full of Coats and The Mother. She has written a variety of short stories which have been broadcast on radio and published in anthologies, including New Daughters of Africa. Her work has been nominated for a number of literary awards including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Booker Prize. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her third novel, Good Good Loving, will be published by Virago in March 2026.
About First Tuesday Writers
First Tuesday Writers is here to keep your writing fresh. Taking place on the first Tuesday of every month, each 90 minute session offers a deep dive into a writer’s creative world – designed to challenge and energise you, and lead you to new creative discoveries.
Every writer and every form of writing has something unique that we can learn and put to use in our own work. These workshops are all opportunities to learn from radically diverse writers – including poets, bloggers, crime writers and much more. Drop in for one or two events or sign up to them all: either way, you’ll leave buzzing, and ready to do your best and most innovative work.
Low cost places available
We believe the price of our courses should never be a barrier to your learning. If you are unable to pay for a place on this event, contact us to apply for a bursary place.