Young Writers’ Café with Thomas Welsh

Young Writers' Café with Thomas Welsh

Date/Time
Date(s) - Thursday 10 Sep, 2026
4:30pm - 6:30pm

Location
WASPS Studios Inverness, Inverness, , IV2 3JP


Writer Thomas Welsh will lead the Young Writers’ Café for young people in Inverness and surrounding areas in September.

Do you want to write for videogames? Join Thomas Welsh, games writer and author (Cloudpunk, Best Served Cold, Nivalis and more) as he talks about creativity, the games industry, fantasy and sci-fi writing, and how to start your games career. He’ll even show you how to write and develop your own game – by yourself!
This session will feature fun creative activities and plenty of time for questions and interaction.

No need for experience, just bring along a playful mind and pen and paper! Drinks and snacks provided.

Please note, this workshop is free but but you do need to secure your place by booking below. By booking, you confirm that you are a young writer aged 14-24, and based in Scotland. For enquiries, contact youngwriters@moniackmhor.org.uk.

 

About the author

Thomas Welsh is a games writer and fantasy novelist. He was lead writer and narrative director on the award winning Cloudpunk, City of Ghosts, Nivalis, Best Served Cold and more. He has written for numerous game sites including Kotaku and has several short stories in print. Tom has presented at The Games Developers conference in San Francisco, and he won the Creativity Award at the Scottish Game Awards in 2023 for Cloupunk. He is a BAFTA and Society of Authors member and works with The Scottish Book Trust on their Live Literature Programme. He is the author of Anna Undreaming and the bestselling Metiks Fade Trilogy, and is teaching Interactive Digital Narrative at the Glasgow School of Art. Tom founded his own game studio, “Box of Greebles”, in 2026.


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