Connect with the ocean and get inspired to write creatively about it in this live, online workshop

To coincide with the Year of Reading, join the Marine Conservation Society and author Christina Riley for an ocean creative writing workshop.

Learn more about the practice of nature writing, and take part in a series of prompted writing activities to create your own short pieces. Inspired by the hidden secrets of our underwater world and the small, beautiful details under the waves.

Date: Wednesday 10th June 2026
Time: 19:00-20:00

Open to all. For any questions, please get in touch with the team at education@mcsuk.org.

About the author

Christina Riley is a Florida-born, Ayrshire-based artist and writer. Her practice often focuses on small details of the natural world, particularly in coastal and underwater environments, and often incorporates collections and found objects and finding ways to blend photography and writing, often in the form of artist’s books.

Her debut book Looking Down at the Stars: Life Beneath the Waves was published by Saraband in Autumn 2025. She was longlisted for Canongate’s Nan Shepherd Prize for Nature Writing 2019 and a finalist in the 2023 Save Our Seas Ocean Storytelling grant.

World Ocean Week 2026

This year, the Marine Conservation Society are celebrating World Ocean Day (8th June) for a whole week!

With the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) launching in 2027, we’ll be focusing on drinks-related pollution throughout the week to shine a spotlight on collective action and prove why DRS is so necessary.