The University of Birmingham's annual festival of the written and spoken word returns to campus on 18-19 October 2019, featuring an exciting programme of free workshops, panel discussions, performances and author talks.
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18-19 October 2019
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (10:00-11:00)
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- Simon Fairbanks: "But I don't have time to write!"
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (11:00-12:00)
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- Hope Virgo discusses how writing can help with mental health recovery.
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (12:00-13:00)
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- A talk on fictional worlds and role models, and the gender inequality within them.
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (12:00-13:30)
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- A workshop giving professional insight into the Creative Arts Industry, with tips and tricks on how to break into the industry.
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (12:00-13:00)
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- Join Rosie Walsh as she shares her story from her time as an English Student at the University of Birmingham, right the way up to how she published five book and became a New York Times Bestseller.
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (13:30-14:45)
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- Simon Fairbanks explains self publishing.
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (14:00-15:00)
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- Katie Lowe discusses the development and publication of her debut novel, while also exploring contemporary writers that us female rage as their subject, both before, and after #MeToo.
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (14:30-15:30)
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- An interactive session with Ciara Bomford on harnessing creative approaches to support career development.
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (15:00-16:00)
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- Richard House gives guidance and tips to assist you in getting your own writing published with a publishing house.
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (16:00-17:00)
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- A workshop on how to overcome creative anxiety and develop productive procrastination.
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- Friday 18 October 2019 (17:30-19:00)
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- Angela Saini discussed the origins of race and its consequences followed by an 'in-conversation' session with University of Birmingham's Dr Dina Kiwan.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (10:00-11:30)
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- Spend an exciting session with storyteller Anna O'Brian at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (10:00-16:00)
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- Join us for drop in activities for adults and children.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (11:00-12:00)
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- Ruth Gilligan discusses storytelling as a means of transcultural understanding.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (12:00-13:00)
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- Jack Brabant, Co-founder and Director of Birmingham's famous street food event, Digbeth Dining Club, will lead a panel of some of Birmingham's most popular food bloggers.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (13:00-14:00)
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- This event will aim to break down what 'activism' is today, and why it is so crucial that we expand its presumed definition.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (13:00-14:00)
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- Author Tasmina Perry discusses how to write a bestselling novel.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (14:00-15:00)
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- Clare Morrall discusses how she challenges preconceptions in her novels.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (15:00-17:00)
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- Join us to celebrate the vibrant local and national independent poetry publishing scene.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (15:00-16:00)
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- A panel on why writing for change is more important now than ever.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (16:00-17:00)
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- Poet and academic, Roshan Doug, discusses the story of poetry by shifting his focus from one culture to another - from the past to the present - to show the enduring powers of this form.
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- Saturday 19 October 2019 (18:00-19:00)
- Description
- University of Birmingham Alumna, Candice Brown, returns to her alma mater to discuss her road from "Brum to Bakes".
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