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David Herring,
Don’t miss our last Heard Word online writing workshop until next October. Our Featured Writer will be poet and publisher DG Herring. If you want to find out how to make your prose more poetic and how to get your poetry in print, DG (AKA David) has invaluable insights to share. That’s Thursday the 3rd…
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Across Borders: Reflections from Heard Word and the Journey of Dark Circles Under the Eyes
When I first saw my picture in the Bournemouth Journal as the next Featured Writer, it was a shivering, goosebumps moment that left a long cheerfulness in my spirit for weeks on end. It wasn’t just about being featured—it was the thought that I was going to be listened to and heard by writers from…
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Ted Tremper, 27th of March
Our next Heard Word Featured Writer, Ted Tremper, is easy going, but he’s not afraid to make it awkward, as in really super funny awkward, like, well, this. Please join Ted to talk comedy and amateur woodworking on Thursday the 27th of March, 2025 from 5-7PM GMT on Zoom. To get Ted’s feedback on your…
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Bourne Creative – the group for MA Creative Writing and Publishing alumni
As I walk through the café doors, I feel like I am hosting a party and fear I might be the only one going. I scan the tables, looking for familiar faces. In the far corner, I see Brad Gyori, the MA Creative Writing and Publishing Programme Leader, and Nika, a fellow graduate from my…
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Sade Fadipe, 20th of March
Sade Fadipe writes stories about migrant children for readers around the world. Our next Heard Word Featured Writer connects with audiences through illustrated books, spoken word, and theatrical productions. She looks forward to sharing and discussing her work Thursday the 20th of March, 2025 from 5-7PM GMT on Zoom. To get our Featured Writer’s feedback…
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Outsiders Project Anthology Session
In February, the MA Creative Writing & Publishing cohort at Bournemouth University was joined by members of the Outsiders Project, a local creative writing collective that focuses on uplifting the underrepresented voices of those that have been sidelined from society. The students have been tasked with a group project – producing an anthology of writing…
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Uche Odogwu, 13th of March
The best social commentary doesn’t preach; it portrays humanity in all its raw and complicated glory. Find out how Uche Uche dramatizes plots that seemed ripped from today’s headlines during our next Heard Word session on Thursday the 13th of March, 2025 from 5-7PM GMT on Zoom. To get our Featured Writer’s feedback on your…
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For the love of Dickens…
When I talk about what inspired my historical mystery series, The Berylford Scandals, three names come to mind. Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Charles Dickens. I grew up knowing about all three, but Dickens resonated with me from an early age, probably going back to watching The Muppet Christmas Carol as a kid. The language,…
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Jenna Adams, 6th of March
How do you write YA fiction as vivid and vital as your youthful protagonists? That’s what our next Featured Writer, Jenna Adams specialises in. Please join our next Heard Word session on Thursday the 6th of March, 2025 from 5-7PM GMT on Zoom. To get our Featured Writer’s feedback on your work sign up to…
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Valerie French, 27th of February 2025
As real life gets stranger than fiction, how can you mine it for plausible stories? That’s the type of challenge creative nonfiction author Valerie French will address on the next Heard Word. Please join us on Thursday the 27th of February, 2025 from 5-7PM GMT on Zoom. To get our Featured Writer’s feedback on your…