The Pour Over is a fully funded eight-week online writing container for women of colour writers in the UK, led by Ella Achola from Coffee With Ella. It is designed for writers who feel called towards creativity, voice and a more expansive life - on and off the page. This free programme is not only about the writing itself, but the writer behind the work. Together, we explore what it means to reconnect with your creativity, build momentum, move through blocks and create from a place that feels more like you. Whether you are writing fiction, memoir, essays, scripts, poetry - or returning to the page after a long hiatus - you are welcome here. Over eight weeks, participants move through Ella's signature creative process: Play: Return to joy, curiosity and what lights you up Follow the Breadcrumbs: Notice what keeps pulling you in Try Things On: Experiment with voice, ideas, form and visibility Notice What Expands: See what feels interesting and expansive Make It Your Own - Keep what fits and release what doesn't Share It: Offer something into the world on your terms The programme includes: 8 live online group sessions Optional co-writing spaces Small cohort experience 1:1 momentum and group mentoring support Guest masterclasses with authors Jendella Benson and Giselle La Pompe-Moore 6 months membership to The Espresso Collective writers' salon A £350 bursary per participant A publication opportunity through Espresso Press' new periodical, DRAFTS The Pour Over is a space to reconnect with your voice, imagination and possibility in community - and to begin building a creative life that feels more like your own.