Reading by Professor Kathleen Jamie
A reading of poetry by this acclaimed Scottish writer and academic will take place on Tuesday 8 February, 2011. Further details.
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Literary Archives Conference
The full programme and registration details are now available for this conference hosted by the Centre for South West Writing. For full details click here.
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 Keeping Thomas Hardy in the South West
The drive to keep an important collection of original papers, adaptations and staging of Thomas Hardy's works by the Hardy Players in the UK and in the West Country is underway. Click here for full details.
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 Hardy conference
Exeter English PhD students Will Abberley, Demelza Hookway are organizing an international postgraduate panel at the Thomas Hardy at Yale Conference, 2-5 June 2011 Conference. A Call for Papers is at the conference web page.
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South West Writers Mentoring Project
Applications are invited for a new project for ten UK writers to be mentored by our two Writers-in-Residence. Click here for full details.
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 Appointment of two new Writers-in-Residence
The Creative Writing & Arts Programme, funded by Arts Council England South
West, has appointed two Writers-in-Residence to develop Creative Writing
across the SW region for two years. Novelist Clare George and
writer/producer Paul Dodgson will build extensive regional and national
links with diverse communities, helping our CW Programme to develop as a
major centre for creative innovation and partnership within the South West.
They will offer innovative creative provision with audiences and
participants who might not ordinarily have arts access, as well as running a
programme of Mentoring for some of the regionÕs most promising up-and-coming
writers. Clare George has published two critically-acclaimed novels, The
Evangelist (Sceptre, 2005) and The Cloud Chamber (Sceptre, 2003). Paul
Dodgson has produced over 400 literature and drama programmes for the BBC,
is an accomplished writer for television and radio, and also writes short
fiction and music lyrics for TV, theatre and animation.
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Grant success for the appointment of new Writers-in-Residence
The Creative Writing & Arts Programme has just been awarded an Arts Council of England 'Grants for the Arts' Award of £30,700 to appoint two new Writers-in-Residence. These Writers will act as providers, ambassadors and mentors for our Creative Writing activities across the region. Each Residency will be for two years, 30 days per year, beginning October 1st 2009. The two new Writers will build on our extensive existing partnerships, established over the past 7 years of funded Residencies, as well as developing new projects and partnerships. A part of each Residency be dedicated to a Mentoring project for selected applicants of merit from the region.
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 "The Lie of the Land": Readings from the Poetry of Patricia Beer
On 10 June 2009, a special event was held to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Patricia Beer, and also celebrating the completion of the 'Writing Lives' cataloguing project in Special Collections. Click here for details..
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 Cornish poet's love letters unearthed
Heartfelt Valentine's cards written by the Cornish poet Reginald John ('Jack') Clemo have been made available for the first time in the University archives. Click here for the full story..
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 The Artist and the Poet
To mark the tenth anniversary of the death of poet laureate Ted Hughes, the Centre for South West Writing and Special Collections are hosting the premiere of a documentary feature by film-maker Noel Chanan. 'In The Artist and the Poet' Chanan has set to images a unique audio recording of the Leonard Baskin in conversation with Ted Hughes.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Noel Chanan, Carol Hughes, Lisa Unger Baskin, and the acclaimed Faber poet Alice Oswald.
The event is now fully booked. Exclusive audio clips from 'The Artist and the Poet' can be heard via the University's press release.
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 Cornwall Campus building named after Daphne du Maurier
The University of Exeter has named the original building on its Cornwall Campus the Daphne du Maurier building. Click here for full details
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 William Golding website launched
The official website of Cornish born Nobel Prize winning novelist Sir William Golding is providing an opportunity for postgraduate students to contribute their literary work to the website. Click here to visit the site. |
 Grant awarded
Tim Kendall and Jo Gill have won a grant by Great Western Research to appoint a PhD student to work with Gloucestershire Archives to create an online archive of the papers of Gloucester poet and composer Ivor Gurney. |
 GWR grant update
Philip Lancaster has been appointed to the GWR post. He has already produced a catalogue of Gurney’s music, is a Lay Vicar Choral at Lichfield Cathedral, an editor of Gurney's music, and the founder of a small press. He has been on the committee of the Ivor Gurney Society since 2005. |
 Beer papers acquired
Special Collections has recently acquired the papers of local poet Patricia Beer. Born in Exmouth, she studied at the University of Exeter. Her work includes seven collections of poetry, a novel and a volume of literary criticism on Victorian writing. |
