"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Look to tomorrow. Rest this afternoon."
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Hi! I'm Philip Cowell. I'm a writer, facilitator, and creative development consultant for the inspirational theatre, Good Chance, with over 20 years' experience in the arts (Arvon, English PEN, The Walk) and sustainability (Abel & Cole, Here Design, Futerra). At the non-profit Street Wisdom I get people walking and connecting together. My focus is on the role of creativity, imagination and community in helping us find new and better futures!

My focus

Creative development
Art and theatre can change lives and change minds! At Good Chance, I lead on development to help create new art and theatre that contributes to our understanding of this beautiful, complex world in surprising ways that open up new possibilities for the future. I've worked on The Jungle in the US, The Walk in Europe, the world's biggest ever Afghan kite flying festival, Fly With Me, and the company's new climate crisis play, Kyoto.Creative walking
I love walking as a creative practice. I performed in Matthias Sperling's Walking Piece. I was head of creative development for Good Chance's The Walk. I'm on the online jury for walk listen create's Sound Walk September awards. At Street Wisdom, I programme and lead walking workshops to get people wandering outdoors for insights, ideas and intention, including a monthly online session with participants from all over the world. I'm part of the creative team behind the World Wide Wander.Creative writing
I'm a creative writer and the author of award-winning This Is Me, Full Stop (Penguin), Keeping A Journal (Sheldon Press) and Stress (with Lorraine Millard, Sheldon Press). I devise and lead creative writing workshops to get people curious about their way with words. I collaborate with amazing people like the singer-songwriter Helen Chadwick. My writing has appeared in Poetry Review, The Guardian, BBC Culture, Wanderful, POEM, Ambit, Butcher's Dog and others. My freelance writing offer is here.

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