Tag Archives: A363

A Fine Balance: writing, teaching, public engagement

Posted on 26th October 2023 by Emma Claire Sweeney

When the world opened again after lockdown, my steadfast companion was the view out my home office window of a fell in Cumbria. Fell ponies often arranged themselves along the ridge of the commons above grazing sheep, backlit by low … Continue reading →

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Cursed art, ekphrastic poetry and Prague

Posted on 5th April 2023 by Emma Claire Sweeney

Staff Tutor and Associate Lecturer, Jennie Owen, travelled to Prague to present at a conference on the theme of Global Horror. The conference was run by Progressive Connexions, an organisation that supports sustainable global interdisciplinary research, and promotes collegiate exchange … Continue reading →

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From software tester to novelist, publisher and PhD candidate

Posted on 30th September 2022 by Emma Claire Sweeney

Insurgent Press’s recent take over of the Barbican Library featured readings from Brian Kelly’s debut Murph – a novel about a virus that reveals everyone’s internet search histories, and a joke shop owner who finds himself swarmed with customers seeking disguises. … Continue reading →

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A Writing Chance: Margins to Mainstream

Posted on 6th April 2022 by Emma Claire Sweeney

Stephen Tuffin, Associate Lecturer on OU Creative Writing courses A215 and A363, has recently won A Writing Chance bursary – an award that celebrates fresh perspectives and great stories from people whose voices have not historically been heard in publishing and … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: A363

A Fine Balance: writing, teaching, public engagement

Cursed art, ekphrastic poetry and Prague

From software tester to novelist, publisher and PhD candidate

A Writing Chance: Margins to Mainstream

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