LAUREN TEMPLE (she/her) is a poet, performer, workshop facilitator, and events producer from Manchester, England. She is a member of the poetry and performance collective Young Identity, producer of variety night Shenanigans at the Shed, and runs monthly collage workshops at The Cosy Collage Club. Seeing herself primarily as a storyteller, Lauren often uses a narrative style that weaves fantasy with mundanity to examine our contemporary life. Lauren’s work often focuses on queerness, feminism, and mental health. Her workshops often involve playfulness, mixed media, and mindfulness. Lauren has worked with organisations such as Manchester International Festival, Apples and Snakes, HOME theatre, and Manchester City of Literature.
2021 – Present: Workshop Facilitator (Poetry and Performance) – Young Identity – OT Creative Spaces
2026: Performer (Poetic Theatre) – HomoGrown – Pride in Trafford – Sale Waterside Arts
2026: Workshop Facilitator (Collage) – Speed Hobbying – The Creative Tangent
2026: Commission (Art and Poetry) – Moving Through Greater Manchester – 42nd Street, The Horsfall, University of Manchester, and Transport for Greater Manchester
2026: Workshop Facilitator (poetry and collage) – The Creative Wellness Club (day retreat) – Wild Heather Wellbeing
2026: Workshop Facilitator (collage) – B*tch with a Baby Mothers Group
2026: Actor – Advertisement – Oyez Arts
2026: Workshop Facilitator (creative wellbeing activities) – LGBTQ+ Youth Group – The Brunswick Centre
2025: Young Producer – Imperial War Museum North
2025: Published (Poetry) – An Anthology of Queer Poetry & Prose – Edited by Kay Fulbrook
2025: Workshop Facilitator (Zines) – Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People
2025: ‘The Ladybird Killer’ (Poem) – Asylum Magazine
2025: Editor – Creation Through Form Anthology – No Disclaimers Press
2025: Performance (Poetry) – Balmy Army Showcase – Manchester International Festival – Contact Theatre
2025: Published (Article) – ‘Creativity is the Cure: a personal essay on art and play as an effective form of mental health treatment’ – Asylum Magazine
2025: Workshop Facilitator (Zine) – Big Fun Day Out – Victoria Baths
2025: Longlisted (Poetry) – Hive Young Writers Competition
2025 – Present: Workshop Facilitator (Spoken Word) – Making Tracks – The Irene Taylor Trust
2025: Performance (Poetry) – Sapphic Serenade – Hadrian’s Lover
2025: Commission (Poetry) – ORIGIN – The National Trust and A Right/Left Project
2025: Published (poem) – Terra Firma Magazine
2025: Producer and Host – The Golden Age Big Band
2024: Co-host – Manchester Culture Awards
2024: Performance and Workshop Facilitator (Poetry and Collage) – Blue Sci
2024: Youth Worker – Manchester Youth Academy
2024: Workshop Facilitator (Poetry) – The Garden City – The National Trust – Castlefield Viaduct
2024 – Workshop Facilitator (Poetry) – StretFest -Streford Library
2024: Performance (Poetry) – Manchester Youth Market – 42nd Street
2024 – Workshop Facilitator (Collage) – Religious Education day – Altrincham College
2021-2024: Activities Coordinator & Team Lead – Bowfell House Care Home
2024: Performance (poetry) – The Future is Ours Symposium – 42nd Street – The Horsfall
2024: Poetry Short Film Commission – Future Voices – Apples and Snakes
2024: Performance (Poetry) – Sapphic Showcase – LGBT Foundation
2024: Workshop Faciliator (Storytelling) – World Book Day – Mauldeth Road Primary School
2023: Assistant Editor – An Island Under Water Poetry Anthology – No Disclaimers Press
2023: Facilitator and Producer (Poetry) – Poetry Together (an intergenerational project)
2023: Performance (Poetry) – Limelight Live Lounge
2023: Performance (Poetry) – West Art Collective
2023: Published (Poetry) – No Disclaimers: Volume Two – No Disclaimers Press
2023: Performance (Poetry) – MEA Central Academy
2022: Published (Poetry) – Sink Magazine
2022: Performance (Poetry) – Altrincham Arts Festival – Altrincham Town Hall
2022: Performance (Poetry) – English Shared Futures – HOME Theatre
2022: Performance (Poetry) – First Street Festival – HOME Theatre
2022: Performance (Poetry) – One Mic Stand – Young Identity
2021: Published (Poetry) – #WriteThroughThis – Spread The Word
2021: Performance (Poetry) – Cabaret For Freedom – Manchester Literature Festival
2021: Published (Poetry) – Ecosystems of Fury – No Disclaimers Press
2021: Honourable Mention (Poetry) – Magdalena Young Poets Prize
2020: Performance (Poetry) – Festival of Libraries – Manchester City of Literature
2020: Performance (Poetry) – One Mic Stand – Young Identity
2020: Performance (Poetry) – International Women’s Day – Manchester Central Library
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