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English and Creative Writing at the Open University. Supporting aspirations by reading critically, writing effectively, and thinking creatively.
Milton Keynes
Joined January 2019
It's a new academic year and there are lots of exciting things happening in OU English and Creative Writing. Find out more at https://t.co/BA3uRwgmj5 or check out our new socials - search @ouliterature on various platforms
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Postcard 3/7 for our free online conference: Letters and Literature 1500-2025. Full details of the programme on our Insta and Bluesky, and at https://t.co/g5N1zxbsXU
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We've just announced a £1 online masterclass with the Open University and The Ruppin Agency to present an evening of advice, insight and practical exercises from editors and authors. @OU_Literature Book your place: https://t.co/CR8AkDeipZ
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Sigrid Nunez, one of the USA’s most esteemed authors, talks to Open University novelist Emma Claire Sweeney about the letters of Virginia Woolf and Susan Sontag. https://t.co/9l2wvyqNTz
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The first of a series of postcards for our free online conference: Letters and Literature 1500-2025 5-7 November 2025. Find out more at our Instagram and Bluesky accounts: search 'ouliterature'. Full programme at https://t.co/g5N1zxbsXU
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We are delighted to be supporting the W&A Working-Class Writers' Prize 2025 with W & A, Ruppin Agency, and SOciety of Authors. More info on our new socials
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TODAY: 14 October, 3pm. Official unveiling of the Writers’ Nook in Café Wilbers, Tees Restaurant, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton on Tees. Developed with Dr. Siobhan Campbell of @OpenUniversity Nurse Consultant Mel McEvoy and NHS staff. More details on our other SM
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We are delighted to share the news that our colleague Ed Hogan has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. His story, Little Green Man, is broadcast today on @BBCRadio4 at 15:30 today: https://t.co/BJYa1erBoe More on our new blue account sky @ouliterature
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Explore the connections between neurodivergence and creativity, with OU lecturer @laniaknight and jewellery designers from Goldsmith’s Centre @gsmithscentre 8th October 6-8pm. https://t.co/5kKQu1XeKY More on our new blue account @ouliterature
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Lots of great events at our upcoming conference: ‘Letters and Literature 1500-2025: histories, forms, communities’, 5-7 November 2025 (FREE online only) Find out more on our new blue account @ouliterature
https://t.co/d7KYP4Ww2H
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Excited to reasd these new works by Csilla Toldy and Francis O' Hare!
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TONIGHT: Andrey Kurkov, acclaimed Ukrainian novelist is a leading voice for his country’s literature, culture, and identity writing from the heart of Kyiv. Join us for an evening with Kurkov @MKlitfest
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@bucklitfest
@OUPolitics
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An Evening with Andrey Kurkov: The Literature and Politics of Ukraine – Zoom, Wed 11 Jun 2025 - Note: for tickets to watch a live screening at The Vinson Bulding, University of Buckingham, please...
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Andrey Kurkov, acclaimed Ukrainian novelist and author of Death and the Penguin, is a leading voice for his country’s literature, culture, and identity writing from the heart of Kyiv. https://t.co/gtLuwYXw6J
@AKurkov
@bucklitfest
@OU_Literature
@OUPolitics
#andreykurkov
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An Evening with Andrey Kurkov: The Literature and Politics of Ukraine – Zoom, Wed 11 Jun 2025 - Note: for tickets to watch a live screening at The Vinson Bulding, University of Buckingham, please...
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Buckingham Lit Fest, @MKlitfest and @OU_Literature present an evening with Andrey Kurkov, live from Kyiv with Christina Lamb of The Sunday Times. 7pm Wednesday 11 June. Tickets here: https://t.co/rhztmfMp6B Discounts for Ukraine nationals and OU staff/students: reply for details
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Last day to get tickets for the Creating Worlds, Real and Imagined Symposium on 28th May 2025! Ever wanted to know the strategies prose writers use to explore place and their relationship with the environment, both real and imagined? Details here: https://t.co/H2KROfcqyZ RT pls
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Just over a week now until the Creating Worlds, Real and Imagined Symposium. Ever wanted to know how prose writers use to explore place and their relationship with the environment, both real and imagined? Join us on 28th May 2025 Details here: https://t.co/H2KROfcqyZ Please RT
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An exciting opportunity to discover the strategies writers use to explore place and their relationship with the environment, both real and imagined, at the Creating Worlds, Real and Imagined Symposium on 28th May 2025 at Senate House, London WC1. Please RT https://t.co/H2KROfcqyZ
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Ever wanted to know the strategies prose writers use to explore place and their relationship with the environment, both real and imagined? Come to the Creating Worlds, Real and Imagined Symposium on 28th May 2025! Learn More Here: https://t.co/H2KROfcqyZ
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We are greatly looking forward to the live, in-person panel discussion @MKlitfest this Friday 11/4/25 featuring @AkiSchilz , playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, and @HenryCPorter in Waterstones, Milton Keynes at 6pm. https://t.co/Z4iNZLbrjK
#freespeech #literature
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On 11/4 at @mkLitFest our panel of writers explore Free Speech & Literature series with @akischilz @henrycporter Sabrina Mahfouz and Dónall Mac Cathmhaoill. 6pm, Waterstones Milton Keynes £10/£7 https://t.co/Z4iNZLbrjK
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