Kryminalna Gdynia — crime writing workshops for adults and youth with Zuzanna Gajewska

During workshops for adults and adolescents over 15 years old, you will learn the basic principles of creating a crime novel. You will learn how to find a topic, build a plot, create a hero and create an interesting criminal puzzle. You will learn how to draw inspiration from the reality around us and make the city not only a place of action, but also the protagonist of the story.Theoretical blocks will be interspersed with writing exercises. Get ready for a dose of knowledge and active writing. The workshop will last three hours and will begin with a short walk in the vicinity of the Library with Passion, and end with writing a crime scene with Gdynia in the background.

Bring a notebook, pen and if you want your favorite book (not necessarily a crime novel) with Gdynia in the background.

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e-mail: pasja@bibliotekagdynia.pl Telephone: 58 664 84 70 at the library counter Leader:

Zuzanna Gajewska — Writer, promoter of reading, teacher of creative writing.

Author of a series of funeral crime novels: “Storm”, “Blizzard”, “Odwilż” (Prószyński and S-ka), the main character of which is Ewelina Zawadzka, the owner of the funeral home. The action takes place in Młynary, the author's hometown. Her latest books are novels with elements of magical realism, which fit into the current of healing literature: “The Office of the Lost People” and “Buses full of empty places”. Two-time cultural scholarship holder of the City of Gdańsk.

Journalist and sociologist by education. Her professional life revolves around media, culture and marketing. For years she has been associated with the creative writing school “Typing Machine”, where she teaches writing courses and workshops and is engaged in running social media.

With a love of promoter and reading. She leads author meetings, organizes literary events, is also the founder and moderator of the book club #spotkaniaksiążkowe.

Events financed from the Civic Budget project: 2025/RED/0008 “Purchase of novelties (books and games) and organization of events in the Library with Passion”