Developing philanthropic support for a range of exciting creative arts and cultural heritage activity at the University of East Anglia. Personal account.
A huge privilege for @uniofeastanglia & @gloucesterwreck to be nominated for 'Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences' at the Times Higher Education Awards 2024. We had a lovely time at the ceremony last night! Read more here:
uea.ac.uk/about/news/article…
I'm think of teaching a free 1hr short-story writing workshop - like a 101 of structure and shape (the hardest thing to do in the short form, imho). First, would you be interested? Second, pls RT! Probably early July.
Look forward to completing my hattrick of Norwich book launches at the brilliant @bookhive to celebrate the release of (Norwich-set!) WILD EAST. 22nd May. Save the date. Free tickets available to secure via Book Hive website soon (ignore rsvp below). Young adults welcome! 🟠🎧
Inviting you to the annual prize-award ceremony for the Snoo Wilson Prize for best scriptwriting dissertation on Thursday 25th April in Lecture Theatre 2, 6.30-8pm. This is a free event and all are welcome. @uealdc@uniofeastanglia @UnionUEA @UEA_HUMGrad@WritersCentre
Our quarterly update is now available uea-uk.libguides.com/archive… There's a big emphasis on creativity: creative encounters, creative processes, collaborative creations and more. Get a glimpse of our recent teaching, events and visitors @UEALibrary
What an incredible project to work on! Thank you to all involved for your contributions over the last 18 months and thank you to @MellonFdn for funding especially @michaeljgossett for initial encouragement.
ICYMI - on Wed 22 November we celebrated the archive launch of our four Poets in Residence: Gail McConnell, Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Jay Bernard and Joelle Taylor [1/7]
ALT Four poets in residence, plus the Visiting Poetry Fellow: jumping in the air. From left Jay Bernard, Gail McConnell, Will Harris, Joelle Taylor and Anthony Vahni Capildeo
I cannot emphasise how significant this project was - a new way of archiving work, a focus on unrepresented voices. Being on the Advisory Group for it was fascinating and informative. And I also got to reconnect with former IS&T Press poets Jay Bernard and @Gail_McConnell_
Join us on 22/11 to celebrate the launch of archives from four dazzling voices in contemporary poetry: Jay Bernard, Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Gail McConnell & Joelle Taylor. All will read & be in conversation with Will Harris. Register tinyurl.com/uncollectedpoets… #NationalPoetryDay
ALT A flyer invitation to the launch of four poetry archives at the University of East Anglia. The poets show are: Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Joelle Taylor, Jay Bernard and Gail McConnell
... not to mention getting to know the other Uncollected poets @JTaylorTrash and Anthony Vahni Capildeo along with (Visiting Poetry Fellow) Will Harris, @jntod, @justinemann, @GeorginaColby@hughespeg, Rachel Foss and the rest of the Project Team and the Advisory Group.
Join us on 22/11 to celebrate the launch of archives from four dazzling voices in contemporary poetry: Jay Bernard, Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Gail McConnell & Joelle Taylor. All will read & be in conversation with Will Harris. Register tinyurl.com/uncollectedpoets… #NationalPoetryDay
ALT A flyer invitation to the launch of four poetry archives at the University of East Anglia. The poets show are: Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Joelle Taylor, Jay Bernard and Gail McConnell
'Imagine attending a writing workshop for the first time, writing with a poet & finding your work in an exhibition.' @justinemann@ueaarchives & @mathewswith1tea @NorfolkLibs spoke to BBC Norfolk about workshops happening across Norfolk. [40:19-50:16] bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ft7r…
Thank you @RL_UK & fellow panellists @Michelle_Blake @kimtairi @nios_vob for the opportunity to share our work on community led shaping of inclusive archive collections using @UEAArchives Storehouse Model. [Project info tinyurl.com/54ye99sk] I shared but also learnt so much🙏
🎟️Don't miss the Snoo Wilson Prize for Scriptwriting 2023. Join us @_TheGarage in Norwich FREE 7pm 23/3 for performed readings of work from shortlisted undergrad & postgrad scriptwriters. Meet our judges, & celebrate the legacy of a true trailblazer & grad of @uealdc Snoo Wilson
ALT Portrait image of the highly acclaimed and award winning playwright and graduate of University of East Anglia, Snoo Wilson. Copyright: Jo Wilson.
📢Call for papers: Poetry, Representation and the Archive is a one day conference @uniofeastanglia 25 May 2023- part of a Mellon Foundation funded project to build a community led archive collection of underrepresented poetries -📅Deadline 6/3
More: tinyurl.com/52d6sehy@jntod
ALT Photograph of a draft poem with the title of the UEA project 'Towards a Centre for Contemporary Poetry in the Archive', the British Archive for Contemporary Writing logo and the names of the poets in residence at UEA: Jay Bernard, Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Gail McConnell, Joelle Taylor.
Call for Archive Volunteers! We are launching Unboxed 2023. An opportunity for UEA students to get behind the scenes at the archive, learn writing skills and find out about the cultural heritage sector.
TONIGHT our four UEA Poets in Residence read from and discuss their writing in Norwich @WritersCentre 6.30 (doors 6) with the poet Will Harris and @jntod. Last few places remain for what promises to be an incredible evening: FREE registration and more info tinyurl.com/2p94c6xh
UEA Poets in Residence @UEAArchives Jay Bernard, Joelle Taylor, Anthony Vahni Capildeo and Gail McConnell are reading and discussing their writing with the poet Will Harris & @jntod 6.30, Monday in Norwich at the National Centre for Writing Register FREE: tinyurl.com/2p94c6xh