BREAKING LUNCHTIME NEWS! The @ClassFestival programme has been announced - full details here bristolideas.co.uk/projects/class/ Please Retweet! ❤ Bristol Ideas Arts Council England, South West Arts Council England Literature Works All Together Network Royal Society of Literature The Bristol Magazine Mslexia ✨ Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) Watershed Bristol Libraries

Congratulations to Annette Dittert  on the 2020 Journalism and Media Award as well as to @NeumaierTheresa and Martin Riedelsheimer, my brilliant colleague Universität Augsburg, on this year's dissertation awards 🎉 #Anglistentag2021

So, so sad. Laura supervised my PhD project during a visiting scholarship The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing – her feedback was so valuable and generous...

Monthly Reminder: the Short Video Initiative is accepting video submissions! N4SJ Prompt: Describe in 1-5 minutes how your work uses narrative to advance social justice. Academics, activists, & individuals who use narrative as a tool for social justice are invited to submit.

Save the Date! The ISSN’s annual gathering - The International Conference on Narrative - will be hybrid this year, with online and onsite modes, on June 27-29, 2022. The onsite conference will take place at the University of Chichester. Information is forthcoming soon!

I'm really enjoying the #UsesOfLiterature conference Uses of Literature so far! Attended a great panel today on "Rethinking Class" which sparked an intriguing conversation about class & affect and work and/in literature. Already looking forward to the next 2 days 🎉

Brilliant talk by Professor Katy Shaw on the value of diversity in the creative industries and the need for inclusion. So powerful & personal, your story hits so close to home. "Culture illuminates" – yes! 👏 TED Talks