North Modern and Contemporary Network
@NorthModCont
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Network for scholars based in the North of England working on Modern and Contemporary Literatures.
The North, United Kingdom
Joined March 2024
We are really looking forward to hosting our first event at @ToonLibraries with author, writer, and academic @SabynJaveri supported by Northern Bridge Consortium and @NorthEnglishes Sign up here: @BACLS_official @EuroCompLit @ModConDurham @NCL_English
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@SabynJaveri @yeisilcarolina Onto the second part of the event — a workshop on Sustainable Writing Practices! ✍🏻
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“Storytelling doesn’t have to belong to one tradition. These are stories that we tell ourselves. Sometimes we have to outrun them.” . “What are the stories you’ve been told to carry? What are the stories have you never dared to write?”.
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“Being human isn’t about living in the stories that are handed to us, but rewriting them.” 📝. “Translation has become a way back in for me. I’m interested in the tales from the kitchen table. In these stories, I sense something radical.”.
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She cites Carol Ann Duffy, Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde (and others), as key inspirations — they “reached into silence and found voices.” Sabyn started to think, ‘could I write something like this, too?’.
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She also explored feminism more at Oxford, and started to question how many women’s stories were hidden.
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Sabyn talks about applying for a Masters degree in Creative Writing at Oxford: “I had a portfolio, a small constellation of published stories. I didn’t think of it as a constellation, I thought of it as a means of survival.”.
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“With each small piece that got published and each word that got sent out into the world, I could feel my spine straighten.” 🖋️✊.
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“Yes I am a storyteller, but the stories I’m interested in are the one’s that people don’t want to tell. I’m interested in the stories that are hidden and make people uncomfortable.” . We’re looking forward to hearing about Sabyn’s literary journey! 📚.
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We’re kicking off our next event, ‘Sabyn Javeri in Conversation with the North Modern and Contemporary Network’, at @ToonLibraries! 📚. @SabynJaveri
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A reminder we are hosting Sabyn Javeri at the Newcastle City Library this 3rd July. All welcome!.
We are really looking forward to hosting our first event at @ToonLibraries with author, writer, and academic @SabynJaveri supported by Northern Bridge Consortium and @NorthEnglishes Sign up here: @BACLS_official @EuroCompLit @ModConDurham @NCL_English
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We had a lovely time with @anniezaidi yesterday at @READEnglish with lots of participation and a visit to the pub! Thank you to everyone who made it and shared their writing outcomes. What a lovely evening! More events by our NMC to come soon :)
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RT @READEnglish: @NorthModCont presents 'Creative Writing as Research Practice: A Workshop' with writer @anniezaidi, taking place 28 Jan 6-….
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RT @BACLS_official: Deadline extended to 7th Feb! You know what to do. ✍️✍️✍️ .Submit your abstract here:
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We can’t wait for our next event! 🖋️. You can sign up here:
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Please complete this form to register to attend a NMC Network Workshop with Annie Zaidi. The event will take place on Tuesday, 28 January (6:00pm – 8:00pm) at ER146 (Elvet Riverside I), Durham...
PGR scholars in and round Durham/Newcastle, this is happening next week, in case this is of interest 👇.
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RT @NorthModCont: Our next event is with the lovely @anniezaidi! . Creative Writing as Research Practice: A Workshop . 📆 28.01.25 | 6pm - 8….
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Please do share with your networks or anyone that you think might be interested! . @NorthEnglishes .@READEnglish .@NCL_English .@EnglishTeesside .@BACLS_official.
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