Friday, September 25, 2015

Mass Observation 2015



Here we are again, with a new cohort of students, ready to submit their writing exercises to build an instant and composite vision of the university. In the time it has taken me to add this page to the blog I can see that two students - no, three - have already sent me work, and I will be posting that soon. This is just to note that last year (to celelbrate the 25th anniversary of creative writing at Edge Hill Univerity, I published the work of 25 Edge Hill poets on my blog, www.robertsheppard.blogspot.com. They may be accessed directly here.

This year we have at least two events in the Arts Centre relevant to your study. They are:


On other Wednesdays there will be public events at The Arts Centre, 7.30, hosted by the Creative Writing department:

Wednesday 11th November: Holly Pester

Holly Pester is a poet, critic and practice-based researcher. Her doctoral research at Birkbeck, University of London examined the poetics of noise and sound media-driven poetry. Her current research seeks to develop innovative practice-led research methodologies in relation to feminist archive theory. Her book on gossip and anecdote as forms of archive enquiry was published by Book Works, 2015. She currently teaches on Oulipo & the Avant-Garde and Poetic Practice at University of Essex.

 

Wednesday 18th November: Tessa Hadley

Tessa Hadley

Widely praised for the wit and compassion of her writing, Tessa Hadley is the author of five novels, and two short story collections, including Accidents in the 0Home, Clever Girl and Married Love. Married Love was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize in 2012. Her stories appear regularly in the New Yorker and she has also been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award.   Tessa Hadley is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University; her advice to fellow writers is 'What you're writing should hurt and make you feel slightly anxious, and almost ashamed'.


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