Winning Poem Published by NASA-Chandra
A poem by Bethan Nutting, second-year English with Creative Writing student, has been published on NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory’s blog here. As part of the second-year Creative Writing module, “Using Stories,” students are encouraged to explore the relationship between science and writing, and to use theories and concepts from science as starting-points for their […]
Reading with Armenian Embassy at London Book Fair
I’ll be reading from my novel, Entertaining Strangers (Salt, 2012), at the pavilion of the Armenian Embassy at the London Book Fair, in conjunction with the Armenian Institute. The reading will take place at midday on Thursday 16 April 2015. You can see more details here. The novel is set mainly in the U.K. in 1997, but […]
The Soles of Harborough Folk: New Digital Resources Reveal Leicestershire’s Shoemaking Past
[Posted on behalf of Corinne Fowler] Wise souls talk to young souls about shoe soles. The Centre for New Writing’s Sole2Soul project is based in the School of English and directed by Corinne Fowler. The project is funded by Arts Council England and commissioned by Leicestershire County Council. Sole2Soul has created new digital resources for […]
Two upcoming poetry events
Science, Poetry and Creative Writing, 11-12.15pm on Sunday 16 November, Bristol Mercure Holland House. I (Jonathan Taylor, Lecturer in Creative Writing in the School of English) am hosting and giving a poetry reading at this panel, as part of the National Association of Writers in Education annual Conference. Other poets reading and speaking will be […]
Literary Leicester: Unveiling Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane
Literary Leicester 14 November, 2014 1.30, Special Collections Reading Room, David Wilson Library Unveiling Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane: A Commemorative Pot To mark the 50th anniversary of Leicester-born writer Joe Orton’s first stage play, his sister Leonie Orton Barnett will unveil a pot specially commissioned for the David Wilson Library from local ceramicist Rachel […]
Two upcoming readings
In the next few days, I’ll be taking part in two public events, at Nottingham Festival of Words, and at the London launch of a unique book of essays. Overheard: Stories to Read Aloud, Nottingham Festival of Words, 12.15-1.15pm, Saturday 18 October See also: Nottingham Festival of Words’ website, here. Overheard: Stories to Read Aloud […]
New Voices Wagon Project – Remarkable Experience!
By Eshara Wijetunge During my final year as an undergraduate studying History of Art and English, I was involved in the New Voices Wagon Project (NVWP), a Leicester-based project that aims to promote reading and writing amongst migrant communities – especially refugees. This fantastic work experience was offered through our School of English in […]
Centre for New Writing hosts AHRC-funded Event on Dalit Literature
Local writers and international scholars attended an event on Dalit Literature hosted by the Centre for New Writing and co-organised with Paul-Valery Montpellier and Nottingham Trent Universities. Historically, Dalits (formerly labelled as ‘untouchables’) have been considered to exist outside caste. They have traditionally been assigned to menial tasks such as cleaning toilets and sweeping streets. The scholar and […]
‘Untouchable’ works to be investigated at University of Leicester event
On Wednesday 25th June, the Centre for New Writing will host an international symposium called ‘Writing, Analysing, Translating Dalit Literature. Innovative and revolutionary literature by a body of writers formerly known as ‘Untouchables’ will be explored by writers and academics at the University. The event is hosted in partnership with the Centre for Postcolonial Studies […]
Centre for New Writing Trains Pioneers of Creative Writing in Secondary Schools
On June 12th and 13th, the Centre for New Writing ran a two day residential course called ‘Teaching Creative Writing at Post-16 Level: For Teachers Who Write (Or Want to Write)’. Many attendees will teach the new A-level in Creative writing at their schools and colleges from September. One of these pioneers was pleased but shocked […]
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