Hello!

I'm Ben Mellor – a writer, performer, facilitator, and creative project manager with over twenty years of experience bringing stories to life and helping others find their voices.

My work sits at the intersection of creativity and community. I write and perform poetry, fiction, theatre and music, deliver workshops that unlock people's creative potential, and manage projects that use the arts to forge connections, develop skills, and change lives.

Over the years, I've worked in theatres, schools, prisons, community centres, and festivals across the UK and beyond. I've created touring shows, published poetry collections and audio projects, facilitated workshops for hundreds of people of all ages and backgrounds, and delivered projects and residencies for some of the country's leading creative literacy organisations including The British Library, First Story, and Apples & Snakes.

These days, you'll find me developing creative learning programmes, delivering writing workshops, mentoring emerging artists, and returning to my own fiction writing with fresh enthusiasm. Whether I'm helping a young person discover their voice, designing a community engagement project, or crafting a poem or short story, it all stems from the same belief: that creativity is transformative.

If you're looking for someone to facilitate workshops, manage creative projects, or develop programmes that genuinely engage people, I'd love to hear from you. If you're interested in my creative work – current projects, past shows, or the events I've produced – explore the rest of this site.

Current focus areas:

• Creative writing & drama workshops, residencies and education (I recently completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing at Cambridge University)
• Community engagement and outreach programmes
• Arts project development and management (I'm currently imitating the dog's Creative Engagement Manager)
• Fiction writing (my current creative obsession)

Want to know more about my background and experience, see examples of my work, find out what I'm up to, or get in touch? Just click through.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ben