Root to Route – Creative Writing Workshop with Apeksha Harsh
Every story starts somewhere. Every journey goes somewhere else.
Root to Route invites you to explore the places, people, and moments that have shaped you, and to turn them into something creative, honest, and sharply your own. Led by Warwick alumna Apeksha Harsh, this online workshop blends conversation, guided writing, and gentle reflection on what internationalism actually feels like when it is lived rather than theorised. Expect to write. Expect to surprise yourself. Expect to leave with a piece of work you did not know you had in you.
This workshop is co-organised with the Warwick India ForumLink opens in a new window, bringing authentic student voices into One World Warwick and spotlighting the creative links between Warwick and India.
Workshop Details
25 November, 13:30–14:30 (Online)
Open to students, staff, and alumni
Registration: Sign up hereLink opens in a new window
What you will experience
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A conversation about creative journeys, identity, and crossing cultures
- A guided writing exercise to help you turn your roots into a creative piece
- A space to reflect on how origins and influences shape your voice
- A chance to connect with others through story, imagination, and curiosity
No prior writing experience is needed. Curiosity is enough.
About Apeksha
Apeksha Harsh is a Warwick graduate (MA in Writing, 2012), an international workshop leader, writer, and storyteller. She designs and leads creative learning programmes across India and the UK, working with the Warwick Writing Programme in Schools, Writing West Midlands, YMCA, and cultural spaces across Mumbai. She teaches Storytelling and Creative Writing at the Somaiya School of Design and has delivered workshops at Círculo Summer Conference and the On Writing for Young People: Leaf Conference.
Her work has appeared in UK and Australian publications, she has been shortlisted for the Heroines Women’s Writing Prize 2024, placed in the Top 30 Poets at the All India Poetry League 2025, and she co-anchors Librarians of India, a collaborative community promoting children’s literature. She has also been featured at Word Travels’ Story Week and Gaatha Mumbai International Storytelling Festival.