Jean McNeil
@jeanmcneilwrite
Author of 14 books, latest: Day for Night, a novel, published by @ecwpress. Director of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. šš¬š§šØš¦
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Looking forward to discussing the longlist for the Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions next week with my fellow judges.
Iām tutoring an Arvon creative nature writing week this July with the brilliant Dr Miriam Darlingtonš¦. Really looking forward to it. Some places still available here: arvon.org/writing-courseā¦
So proud to have been part of this project. We have produced a book without precedent anywhere as far as we know - 3 communities writing about nature and landscape in 3 languages. And a phenomenal film from our colleagues at INRAE SantĆ© des Plantes et Environnement Toulouse. Literature@UEA UEA Research šš¦
More Shackleton polar medal news. See the first winner of the Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions, incredible and inspiring Dr. HeĆÆdi Sevestre in Nat Geo documentary #ArcticAscent .Ā We're proud to see her continue her amazing work! youtube.com/watch?v=esfM1wā¦
Iām a judge on the novel & short story strands of The London Libraryās Emerging Writer Programme this year, and thereās just one week left to apply. Itās a great opportunity with NO upper age limit (ie it takes real life into account) londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-emā¦
The first winner of the Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions, Dr. HeĆÆdi Sevestre, played a prominent role in this remarkable Nat Geo documentary #ArcticAscent .Ā We're proud to see her continue the inspirational work that won her the award. youtube.com/watch?v=esfM1wā¦
Event klaxon: come and talk to me Queen Mary University of London about Radical Attention, our popcorn brains, AI and life inside the machine. Free. April 9th. eventbrite.co.uk/e/show-and-telā¦
We won an award! Literature@UEA's Int'l Chair of Creative Writing Africa won the UEA Innovation and Impact Awards for most significant social and cultural impact. Thanks our donor and partners: Gaborone Book Festival Atuki Turner RĆ©my Ngamije, Doek , Zukiswa Wanner & Elias Mutani, ZTAT. š Tsitsi Dangarembga.
Congratulations to the winners: Jean McNeil Literature@UEA and Tsitsi
Dangarembga for the International Chair of Creative Writing Africa Year (2021-22)
#UEAIIAwards