Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things opens up the "wild and hedonistic" world of 1920s and 1930s bohemia at the National Portrait Gallery bit.ly/2WfVRhe

This Saturday, David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency, Oxford Writer in Residence R. M. Francis is leading a FREE psychogeographic writing workshop in the form of a walking tour around Oxford, stopping and writing at significant sites to Evelyn Waugh’s experiences of the city. Book here: www2.le.ac.uk/projects/evely…

Fancy joining our David Bradshaw Creative Writers in Residence R. M. Francis and Sophie Swithinbank for a FREE creative writing and printing workshop, tomorrow Bodleian Libraries? No need to book just drop by 2 - 3.30pm www2.le.ac.uk/projects/evely… Worcester College, Oxford David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency, Oxford OxOnArts

Busy day in Oxford!

Free creative writing and printing activities today Bodleian Libraries 2 - 3.30pm. No need to book, just drop by! bodleian.ox.ac.uk/whatson/whats-…

We're underway. Uncovering the Overlooked

Psychogeography down Magpie Lane

Channelling Waugh's "The Balance" we drift the industrial-wild of canal channels.

This @ianfglass enjoying unpicking the spirit of place in Oxford

Postcards from Oxford

We love this man. The printer, Richard. The boss.

Place is within and without

7pm Monday June 3rd - Join our wonderful David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency, Oxford writers R. M. Francis & Sophie Swithinbank as they perform Waugh and Oxford-inspired work created during their residencies alongside Dr Barbara Cooke reading from her book 'Evelyn Waugh's Oxford' in the beautiful The Abingdon Arms OxOnArts

One of my favourite things about researching in archives is not so much the big ticket items (MS of Brideshead for example) but the little ephemeral things collected by someone that makes them much more "real" somehow. CW of Evelyn Waugh ransomcenter #EvelynWaugh #archives #research

Success all round at last night's performance The Abingdon Arms by R. M. Francis Sophie Swithinbank and Dr Barbara Cooke. Huge congrats to all!

Agreed!

Huge thanks to Worcester College, Oxford - an amazing host to one of our David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency, Oxford writers in residence R. M. Francis; we are very grateful for their support #Oxford #writingresidency #newwriting #writinginoxford #EvelynWaugh

Places still available on the MA Creative Writing University of Leicester for October 2019! Details here le.ac.uk/courses/creati… … Or email me jt265[at]le[dot]ac[dot]uk for more info @Arts_UoL English, University of Leicester UoL Creative Writing Leicester Writes College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Writing East Midlands #amwriting NAWE

“I have been opened up to the wild and glittering world of Evelyn Waugh, and therein I have found treasures.” Read Sophie Swithinbank's final blog post as David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency, Oxford Creative Writer in Residence Bodleian Libraries staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/… / #writinginoxford #EvelynWaugh #residency

“This residency has given me the chance to engage in the cultural bricolage that makes a place.” Read R. M. Francis' final blog post as David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency, Oxford Creative Writer in Residence Worcester College, Oxford Bodleian Libraries University of Oxford staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/… #writinginoxford #writingresidency