This short story competition for amateur writers is part of an effort to raise £5000 for Stepping Stones Nigeria. A panel of judges including award winning novelist Goretti Kyomuhendo will select the three winning short stories. Short stories of no more than 1000 words are invited with the opening or closing line: ‘In the distance… Continue reading Stepping Stones Nigeria: Short Story Competition
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Two March Events
Distinguished Guardian international journalist Gary Younge spoke about his new book ‘Who Are We: and why should it matter in the 21st century?’ on March 8th at a lunchtime seminar in IAS organised by the centre for Transcultural Writing and Research. The event was chaired by Dr. Lindsey Moore and led to a wide discussion… Continue reading Two March Events
International Radio Playwriting Competition 2011
The biennial International Radio Playwriting Competition is run bythe BBC World Service and the British Council and is now in its twenty second year. It is a competition for anyone resident outside Britain, to write a 60-minute radio drama for up to six characters. There are two categories: one for writers with English as their first language and one for… Continue reading International Radio Playwriting Competition 2011
Two Forthcoming Film Events
Stepping Stones Nigeria invites you to attend the Lancaster screening of: ‘The Fake Prophet’ The Dukes Theatre (Moor Lane, Lancaster LA1 1NN), Friday the 26th of November, 7pm. ADMISSION FREE ‘The Fake Prophet’ is a ground breaking new Nollywood film which has been made in collaboration with the child rights charity, Stepping Stones Nigeria. It… Continue reading Two Forthcoming Film Events
Mambo Writers Circles reading at Midlands State University
Mambo Writers Circles was established in 2005 at a workshop organized by the Budding Writers Association of Zimbabwe (BWAZ). The initiative reduced in membership when BWAZ Gweru chapter became defunct about six months after the launch of the project. 2010 has been dubbed a year of re-launch following the returning of other members from economical and political exiles.… Continue reading Mambo Writers Circles reading at Midlands State University
Films of Migration Stories
Literature Northwest filmed a set of Manchester readings recently for YouTube, and some of them featured readings from Migration Stories (Crocus Books, March 2010). See our page featuring four films, with readings by Muli Amaye, Kim Wiltshire, Maya Choudry and Sue Stern. “Migration Stories is a fantastic collection of short fiction that gets right under the skin of the… Continue reading Films of Migration Stories
AIMING HIGHER: Poetry and Fiction: 25-30 October 2010
Ty Newydd National Writers’ Centre is offering a week-long course that will be particularly helpful for writers who would like to apply for entry to postgraduate creative writing courses. Sara Maitland andGraham Mort (plus guest writer, novelist Tristan Hughes). Residential: £525 (single); £450 (shared) . In partnership with Lancaster University. Whether you write poetry or prose, and whatever your… Continue reading AIMING HIGHER: Poetry and Fiction: 25-30 October 2010
Lancaster/Leicester University Collaboration
Researchers at Lancaster and Leicester Universities will be collaborating from January 2011 on a new literature project – Grassroutes – to document the work and influence of migrant writers in Leicester. The project is funded by the Arts Council of England and will be led by Dr. Corinne Fowler of Leicester University(former researcher on Lancaster’s AHRC-… Continue reading Lancaster/Leicester University Collaboration
Conference 2010: ‘Africa: Cultural Translations’
The ‘Africa: Cultural Translations’ conference took place from 21-22 May 2010 at Lancaster University. It was organised by Lancaster University African Studies Group in association with the Centre for Transcultural Writing and Research. One of the main events on the afternoon of the first day way a reading by Goretti Kyomuhendo and a discussion with… Continue reading Conference 2010: ‘Africa: Cultural Translations’
Friends Funding for Lancaster/Uganda Women’s Writing Link
Dr Graham Mort has been successful in his bid to the Lancaster University Friends Programme with a proposal for linking Ugandan women to postgraduate mentors here in the UK, who will deliver monthly online tutorials in response to their work. The project will enable PhD students to widen their teaching experience and will be an invaluable… Continue reading Friends Funding for Lancaster/Uganda Women’s Writing Link