Horror is a visceral, emotional genre. Not only a place where we can explore our fears, some of the greatest works of horror fiction also deal with grief, anger, shame, despair, and other difficult emotions.

It's no surprise that many of us are drawn to watching, reading, and writing horror as a way to express and process these feelings.

About the workshop

In this workshop we’ll look at theories about emotion and horror, read extracts from works by authors past and present, and do some writing exercises to give form to our feelings.

There will be space to share your work, but this is completely optional, you are welcome to simply listen.

The workshop will be delivered over Zoom and will be recorded, everyone who signs up will receive a copy of the recording and a list of extracts.

The workshop will include a brief section on self care when writing about highly charged topics or trauma.

About me

I'm a speculative fiction writer based in east London, UK. My short stories and poems have appeared in Strange Horizons, Translunar Travellers Lounge, Electric Spec, Tales From Between and more. I'm also editor of Inner Worlds magazine.

I've been delivering friendly and supportive classes, talks, and workshops for individuals, charities, community groups, and schools for over a decade. Kind things people have said about my writing workshops include:

• "This has been an AMAZING workshop. Thank you so much for the wonderful timing, commentary, background material, enthusiasm. Loved the balance of information/writing. THANK YOU!"
• "Clearly you're a skilled and experienced teacher. Your positivity and appreciation of all comments and contributions was fantastic, important and surprisingly rare."
• "I really appreciate how you made the workshop a safe space with trigger warnings, not forcing people to share or speak."
• "The prompts were amazing—very generative, specific yet flexible. I have several story ideas now."

You can find out more about me and my work at https://sarah-i-jackson.ghost.io/