YOUNG writers are encouraged to attend a free workshop to brush up their penship.

Waltham Abbey author Tracey Rolfe will lead a creative writing workshop at Epping Forest District Museum on Saturday, June 19.

The children's author will be at the museum, in Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, from 12pm to 4pm, where she will give readings, offer advice on how to create characters, and plot, and sign copies of her book The White Witch of Spiton.

Admission is free and there is no need to book in advance. The event is aimed at children aged eight to 12.