Write on the Tyne

Established in 2022, Write on the Tyne CIC aims to make creative writing and expression inclusive and accessible. We offer a range of writing services for individual and group needs including mentoring, teaching, and community projects. Getting the stories of marginalised people told is key to the work by Write on the Tyne, so we will always try and offer involvement and services through existing grant funded services, where possible.

Creative writing sessions

As a published author and using twenty years of health and social care experience, Helen Aitchison provides tailored courses to build skills and confidence. With a focus on inclusion, wellbeing, and empowerment, Helen offers a range of creative writing training sessions from two hours to four weeks. Courses are offered at different times of the year, depending on funding, and are free to individual learners.

Community projects

Write on the Tyne work with community groups on a range of writing projects and in partnership with charities to produce bespoke publications around local people and social issues. Commissioned projects may include creating an anthology, group writing projects and publications.

Projects completed include Veterans’ Voices anthology with Operation Veteran CIC, North Tyneside, Walking in the Footsteps of Walker Women with Pottery Bank Community Centre, Recovery Voices with Recovery Connections, and My North Tyneside, a community project of intergenerational experiences and memories of North Tyneside through poetry and prose.

Individual services

Helen can provide 1-2-1 writing mentoring, tailored to your writing goals.

Author services are available and include manuscript evaluation and support to self-publish.

Ghost writing is available if you have a story to tell but would like someone to write it for you.

All individual services incur a cost.

Write on the Tyne aims to offers support in the form of tailored consultancy advice for your writing needs. Please get in touch to discuss by emailing info@writeonthetyne.com