Our next online reading group pick: *A Time in Rome* - 25th Sep, 7pm, UK time. Link soon! '[A] glory of place-writing...she blends history and travelogue and memoir in an entirely successful attempt to capture in words what the Rome and its environs had meant to her.' S. Donoghue

The link for our reading group discussion of *A Time in Rome* on 25th Sep. at 7pm is here: tickettailor.com/events/elizabe… ALL WELCOME!!!

Join us on Wednesday! In this book, Bowen evokes Rome's moods - by day, under golden sunlight, and at night, when the blaze of the moon 'annihilates history'.

I had a fantastic time this afternoon sharing the wonders of our Hockliffe Collection with our 3rd year English students uniofbeds Bedfordshire English (particularly as I got to show my favourite item!). lrweb.beds.ac.uk/specialcollect…

The link is now added below for our next reading group on 27th Nov, 7pm GMT. We're reading *Seven Winters*. A slim book where Bowen recalls a Dublin '...child who could not read till she was seven and who fed her imagination only on sights and sounds.' buytickets.at/elizabethbowen…

Huge thanks to Swiss Centre of Irish Studies at the University of Zurich for the invitation to speak about Elizabeth Bowen and the Irish 'Big House' today - I loved every minute!

📻 FORMER & CURRENT STUDENT STATION MANAGERS 📻 My PhD research explores the development of student radio, from the 90s + I’m inviting people to participate in life story, oral history interviews of their experiences. Pls contact me if this is you! uniofbeds Radio LaB 97.1fm

We are thrilled to announce the official launch of our boutique, independent publishing house, Protea Press!

Excited to be exhibiting at two literature festivals over the next four weeks! On the 9th November we'll be at the @LutonLiterature and ost December you'll find us at the Oxford Indie Book Fair Come along, meet our authors and pick up a signed copy of some of our new releases 📚

6 months ago we started on a new path to publication...now a new independent publisher will support writers to make their publication dreams come true. Please follow Protea Press and help this new company reach writers. Thank you. #writingcommunity #indieauthors #indiepublishing

Wishing Protea a very bright future!

Only three weeks until the Oxford Indie Book Fair! If you're near Oxford, come support indie authors and publishers. Visit us at table S54, meet three amazing authors, get books signed, and enjoy free bookmarks with each book purchase. See you there! #indieauthors #oxindiebookfair

Call for Papers! Please spread the word. The next #englishsharedfutures will be in York, from July 3rd-5th. We've got lots of great events and special sessions planned, and warmly welcome submissions. englishsharedfutures.org/cfp #cfp

📢Signals from the Edge. A land-based “pirate” radio conference uniofbeds Sat 1st March 2025 #CfP Proposals for 15-minute presentations are invited on land-based unlicensed radio broadcasting in the UK, Ireland & globally. For more info, check out *radio studies network* on FB

Excellent interview with Dr Rachel Roberts on @timesradio today. Time to ditch the misleading idea that English doesn't lead to a good job: see universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreates/ and British Academy reports. English doesn't just lead to one career, but to a huge choice of careers

Flitwick Living History Flitwick Town FC University of Bedfordshire News Central Bedfordshire Council We are now looking for residents to talk about living, working or growing up in Flitwick Please email [email protected] about being interviewed, getting involved or, any further q's about the project

Creative Luton: Unite! We have our first official, free Creative Luton gathering coming up this month! We'll be sharing an Eventbrite link soon so you can sign up. Please put 30th April in your diaries. The meetings are at Tokko Youth Space. University of Bedfordshire News Luton Council

Join us at Flitwick Library to explore the history of retail and shopping in the area, for Historical Assoc Local and Community History month during May. Bedfordshire Archives are providing special displays and activities, covering retail and shopping uniofbeds Central Bedfordshire Council

Join Creative Luton on Thursday 15th May from 5:30pm – 7:00pm (online) for a free info session about DYCP, an Arts Council England funding programme supporting individual artists and creative practitioners. Book Now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/get-inspired…

Tomorrow! Free! Online! Thinking Forwards: Collaboration | Imagination and Cognition: Narratology Meets Psychology (30 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00) | The English Association englishassociation.ac.uk/thinking-forwa…