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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…
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Graduation , Nov. 2024
Here are some pics of fun moments caught at the 2024 graduation ceremony. There were many highlights, including the online students seeing each other face-to-face for the first time and Sue Edser being awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Prize!
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Rising Voices
I attended a transformative event called Rising Voices that took place with the aim of creating visibility for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) writers in the Dorset area. This event was co-funded by Bournemouth University and the Arts University Bournemouth, and it was hosted at the Lees Lecture Theatre on BU’s Talbot campus.…