Graeme Harper

Creativity, Design and Medicine

2010-12-27T12:26:00.000-08:00

Wonderful working with the physicians, healthcare staff and researchers in the US on the "Creative Spaces and Medicine" project. Onward!

On Creative Writing

2010-07-23T06:28:00.000-07:00

I've been enjoying discussing "On Creative Writing" with fine folks, worldwide! Lots of fabulous things going on at present in the creating, and discussing, of Creative Writing, from lots of folks. Lots of gaps of course - some folks haven't been involved, or simply don't want to be. Those voices will be heard now and then. And so they should be! Personally, I'm looking forward to more fabulous work emerging. . .

Great Writing 2010 - Final Call

2010-05-24T01:39:00.000-07:00

*** Final Call for Papers***

Great Writing 2010

Critical or creative presentations are invited for the 13th Annual International Creative Writing Conference, to be held this year: 18 - 20 June 2010, Bangor, North Wales.

Final Call Closes: 31st May 2010

Keynote discussion/talks include such notable speakers as:

Robert Sharp, award-winning journalist and the Campaigns Manager for English PEN:
www.englishpen.org

2010 Theme: What future is there for Creative Writing?

Where are we now? Where are we going? Let?s set the agenda! How do creative and critical knowledge in Creative Writing relate, and how can we advance our understanding of Creative Writing? What is the future of university study in Creative Writing? Is there a future for Creative Writing in schools? What are the strengths of Creative Writing in Higher Education? What can we improve? What about postgraduate study in Creative Writing - what is the present, what is the future? And what about Creative Writing beyond education - what relationships can be built or strengthened with publishers, producers?

What new creative or critical work is emerging and has it a future? What's your latest creative project and how will we discover it?

Single presentations: 20 minutes, 10 minutes questions.
3 person panels: 90 minutes in total.

For queries contact Professor Graeme Harper, Conference Director:

Please send proposals to: creative@bangor.ac.uk

Early submission is highly encouraged.

Absolute Final Call. Must close: 31st May 2010

New Writing Journal Call for Submissions

2010-01-21T11:03:00.000-08:00

Hi All

New Writing: the International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing is pleased to call for submissions for its issues 7.2 and 7.3 (2010) and issues beyond this 8.1 and onwards in 2011.

To submit login in to Manuscript Central - at www.newwriting.org.uk

Creative or critical work very welcome.

all best wishes
Graeme

Camera Phone (novel) by Brooke Biaz - Out Now

2009-12-28T09:19:00.000-08:00

I crouch in Modern Film Classics while Karen, coming in from the backroom, and from the left, ten minutes after opening, makes some comment about some writer or another looking like Rene Russo. To which I call out: “O, right, who exactly?” I phone shoot her in medium shot with a wall of films by Scorsese behind her.

On the seventh floor all is pretty quiet. The corridor is long, dog-legging at half way. A TV somewhere is playing what sounds like a repeat of ‘80s cop show Hill Street Blues. I have no idea which episode and, even though I’ve seen them all more than once, I can’t seem to get interested in thinking about it. The carpet being a low pile is allowing me to glide effortlessly and silently over it, while not forgetting to shoot each one of the apartment doors so that the threatening notion that one of them could open at any minute and reveal . . .

Camera Phone is a novel of cell phones and films -- with some fabulous, low-cost recipes and recommendations for further reading.

Let’s face it, there’s more than meets the eye when you’re studying film at the University of Southport.

ISBN 978-1-60235-162-2 (paperback, $16.00; £11.00; €13.00; $18 AUS; $18 CAD)
ISBN 978-1-60235-163-9 (Adobe eBook, $12.00; £8.00; €9.00; $13 AUS; $13 CAD)

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On Creative Writing

2009-11-01T01:46:00.000-07:00

New Book on Creative Writing

2009-11-01T01:43:00.000-07:00

Now available:

http://tinyurl.com/oncreativewriting

November 13th - Postgraduate Networking Event

2009-11-01T01:23:00.000-07:00

October 30th's Creative Writing in Schools event was very successful!
Yeehah! Lots of discussion about development of creative writing with pupils and teachers in primary schools and high schools, with the assistance of creative writers in Higher Education! Fabulous.

The next Creative Writing in HE event will be a Postgraduate Networking event on November 13th . . .

After that a Creative Writing Doctorate event on November 27th, with discussion of the undertaking of Creative Writing doctorates (ways, projects, ideas etc), and some discussion of funding opportunities.

For more information on these events contact Hilary Jenkins, the HE Network Coordinator, on h.jenkins@nawe.co.uk

Creative Writing Series - London

2009-10-25T02:11:00.000-07:00

Why not join us at the Creative Writing in Universities and Colleges Series in London, between
October 30th and December 11th. 4 events. All Welcome! Free workshops and talks.
Contact Hilary Jenkins at www.nawe.co.uk on h.jenkins@nawe.co.uk