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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.…
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Memory Markers
As a carer for my elderly mother, I thought I’d had a bellyful of old people. However, Bournemouth University’s outreach project Memory Markers revealed to me a world of unexpected creative writing opportunities, inspired by working with elderly people living with memory loss. “It was my mum’s idea,” Dr Brad Gyori, the project’s leader told…
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Creative Writing Master’s student receives prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Prize
Susan L. Edser completed the MA in Creative Writing and Publishing at BU in 2024 and received the prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for her academic ability, creative writing, and personal achievements. Susan believed in making the most of all the opportunities on offer to receive the most rounded experience from the course. She honed her writing…
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Abbey Woolgar, 18th Dec, 2024
What’s so funny about psychotic squirrels and pensioners trapped in an undersea care home? Ask Abbey Woolgar. Her darkly comedic stylings will be on riotous display when she’s the Featured Writer on our special holiday edition of Heard Word brought to you by Bournemouth University’s MA in Creative Writing and Publishing. Bust out those ugly…
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Georgia Hilton, 11th Dec, 2024
How can you write lines that sing in many voices? Lend an ear to our next Heard Word Featured Writer and find out. Our guest will be Georgia Hilton who will be talking about her unique polyphonic writing style. That Wednesday the 11th of December, 2024 from 5-7PM on Zoom. To get Georgia’s feedback on…
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A Month in the Life: A Programme Leader’s Diary
Here is a whistle stop tour of a busy month in the life of MA in Creative Writing Progamme Leader, Brad Gyori (pen name Bradford Gyori), November 2024. It’s worth mentioning that this was a particularly hectic period as–in addition to the activities mentioned here–I was teaching 125 students across four different degrees, running Personal…