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8 cheats and tricks for sparking writing ideas
Moments of intense inspiration – when the whole story arrives fully formed and sends you sprinting to your desk – are rare for most writers. Much of the time, we have to rely on tricks and cheats to get the words flowing. Dr Ed Hogan, Lecturer in Creative Writing, offers some advice, if you’re struggling […]
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Could you be a creative writer?
The short answer is yes. Anyone can develop skill in writing fiction; most of us were happy making up simple stories when we were children, just as we were confident about painting pictures. As we get older, we lose some of that artistic intuition, and feel as if the creative arts are the province of […]
Three ways Flash Fiction can help your future writing
Dr Sally O’Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, offers further insight on how to get your creative writing juices flowing if you are taking part in our #OU50words flash fiction competition… Writing flash fiction is useful for anyone wanting to develop as a fiction writer. It enables you to produce short pieces of finished work […]
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Hospital returns to our screens with a first-hand experience of the pandemic
Tonight, sees the return of the award-winning Hospital, the eye-opening, fly-on-the-wall series that follows the heroic men and women on the COVID-19 pandemic frontline. Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnerships team, the five-week series airs at 9pm on BBC Two and focuses on London’s Royal Free Trust, a world-leader in the […]
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Five top tips for writing flash fiction
Today is the launch of this years ’50 Words’ flash fiction competition, and for the next eight days we’ll be sharing a daily image on our social media channels using #OU50words and asking for your inspired 50-word stories in reply. Writing flash fiction can be harder than you think. How do you convey something meaningful in […]
Economic and social impact of OU revealed as close to £3bn
The Open University had a £2.77 billion impact on the UK economy in 2018-19, a landmark report into the economic and social impact of the OU reveals. The new report compiled by London Economics The economic and social impact of The Open University in 2018-19 quantifies the overall economic impact of the OU across the […]
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Marnie and Martin prove age is no barrier to study
You’re never too old to learn as the saying goes and the OU proves how much that rings true as we help celebrate Lifelong Learning Week From teenagers to pensioners, thousands of OU students – of all ages and stages of life – are among those choosing to study for a variety of reasons. […]
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50-word flash fiction competition launches
Our physical movements may be limited in yet another lockdown, but there’s no limit to creative freedom as we hook into the month of #NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) to launch a literary competition with a difference. Building on the success of our award-winning ’50 Words for 50 Years’ campaign last year, our flash fiction […]
OU pays tribute to pioneering historian of crime and policing
Staff and colleagues around The Open University (OU) have been paying tribute to Emeritus Professor Clive Emsley, a founding member of the History Department at The Open University and one of the world’s foremost exponents of criminal justice history, who has died this month aged 76. Among his accolades Clive provided the first scholarly history […]
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National roll out for successful OU and Jobcentre Plus scheme to upskill jobseekers
An initiative between The Open University (OU), the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and Jobcentre Plus (JCP) to tackle the common skills gaps among jobseekers is to be rolled out nationally following a successful pilot programme. Thanks to the pilots success the DWP have appointed the OU as a National Partner with a focus […]
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