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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…
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Donald Nordberg, 20th of Feb, 2025
How can you capitalise on rich life experiences by incorporating them into your work? Join our next Heard Word and find out. Our Featured Writer is a man for all seasons, many countries, and a few professions. Donald Nordberg keeps his writing fresh by always looking toward the future while keeping his feet planted firmly…
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Ruby Vitorino Moody, 13th Feb, 2025
You’ve unearthed some fascinating historical information but how do you weave it into a page turning narrative? That’s the specialty of our next Heard Word Featured Writer, Ruby Vitorino Moody. Please join us on Thursday the 13th of February, 2025 from 5-7PM on Zoom. To get Ruby’s feedback on your work sign up to be…
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Long Day’s Journey
At a university interview for my bachelor’s English degree, still aged seventeen, I declared, ‘I want to write a book’. ‘Everyone says that’ one of the profs scoffed. I was dismayed. I’d been writing since I was eight. Eventually, I went into journalism and wrote news stories instead. It took thirty years to finally achieve…
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Books by MACWP Alums
Here are some of the books produced by graduates of the MA in Creative Writing and Publishing. As a proud supporter of the arts, I purchase a copy of everything our writers produce, including many works they started on our degree. Our alums are a prolific lot, so this has proven a tad costly, but…