Monthly Archives: October 2013

Work Write Live: with Vanessa Gebbie

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We are delighted to welcome Vanessa Gebbie to the University of Brighton.

Vanessa Gebbie has won awards for both short fiction and poetry. Her novel The Coward’s Tale (Bloomsbury 2011/12)  was chosen as a Financial Times Book of the Year. She is author of two collections of short fiction, Words from a Glass Bubble and Storm Warning (Salt Modern Fiction 2008 and 2010). She is also contributing editor of a text book, Short Circuit – Guide to the Art of the Short Story (Salt 2009). The second edition of the text book was published in August 2013. Her poem Immensi tremor oceani was awarded the 2012 Troubadour International Poetry Prize and her poetry pamphlet The Half-life of Fathers is published in September 2013 by Brighton publisher Pighog.

www.vanessagebbie.com

 2p.m. 23rd October 2013.

This event will take place in Room 218 (the Lecture Theatre), Checkland Building, Falmer Campus.

All welcome.

There is no charge for this event, but pre-booking is essential as space is limited.

 

BOOK HERE:
http://shop.brighton.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=5&deptid=3&catid=22&prodid=102

Details of our other courses can be found here:

http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/business-and-community/work-write-live/forthcoming-events

Postponed: Granta Best of Young British 2013

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C21 Presents: Granta Best Of Young British 2013 with The British Council

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In 1983, Granta devoted an entire issue to new fiction by 20 of the ‘Best of Young British Novelists,’ and did so again 10 years later. From Martin Amis, Salman Rushdie, Kazuo Ishiguro, to Zadie Smith, these lists have offered a revealing snapshot of a generation of writers about to come into their own. Join two of the novelists from the 2013 list – Xiaolu Guo and Nadifa Mohamed – for readings and discussion with Dr Katy Shaw, Director of Centre, C21: Centre for Twenty First Century Writings. In partnership with the British Council.

Cost:
£6 full price £4 Students, OAP’s and Unwaged – with valid ID book here
Venue: Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton, 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY
 
[box]Please note that the below event has been POSTPONED due to unforeseen circumstances. The event will now take place in December – news of the new date will be circulated shortly[/box]

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Meet the Writer in Residence: Isabel Ashdown

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We are delighted to announce that Isabel Ashdown is our 2013-14 University of Brighton Writer in Residence.

Isabel Ashdown was born in London and grew up on the salt-swept south coast of England. She is the author of three novels, Glasshopper (London Evening Standard and Observer Best Books of the Year), Hurry Up and Wait (Amazon Top Customer Reads 2011), Summer of ’76, and winner of the Mail on Sunday Novel Competition 2008, judged by Fay Weldon and the late Sir John Mortimer.

Dr Jess Moriarty will introduce and interview our Writer in Residence, followed by a reading and Q&A.

When: 3rd October, 6-8pm

Where: venue tba

[ilink url=”http://isabelashdown.com/”]Isabel Ashdown website[/ilink]

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