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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Kingston University
Penrhyn Road
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 2EE

Tel: +44 (0)20 8417 9000

Creative writing reading and research series

All events are free of charge and refreshments will be served.

2008/09

Semester 1

Readings take place from 5.00-6.30pm in Room JG5003 unless specified.

Date Title
9 December 2008 Catherine Webb (writer)
4 December 2008 Paul Perry (poet and writer)
27 November 2008 Al Alvarez (poet and critic)
25 November 2008 Alfred Corn (poet and critic)
18 November 2008 N.M. Browne (writer)
11 November 2008 Alison Baverstock (writer)
30 October 2008 Dr. Fiona Sampson (poet and critic, editor of poetry review)
28 October 2008 Professor Vijay Mishra

2007/08

Semester 2

Readings take place from 6.00-7.30pm in Town House Room 9 unless specified.

Date Title
31 January 2008 Scott Bradfield (American short story writer, novelist, and literary critic)
4 February 2008 Allan Swift (Writing for Television)
14 February 2008 Anne Devlin (Playwright, Short story writer, screenwriter)
21 February 2008 Diran Adebayo (Novelist)
28 February 2008 Stephen Jeffreys (Playwright and screenwriter)
13 March 2008 Jane Yeh (Poet)
10 April 2008 Paul Bailey
15 April 2008 Japhet Asher: Documentary Filmmaker on Telling Life Stories in different media
5.00pm - 6:30pm, Venue to be confirmed
17 April 2008 Richard Cohen: Cultural History of the Sun
30 April 2008 Norma Clarke: The Biographer's Choices 'Queen of the Wits' or a 'Profligate Whore'?
5:30pm-7.30pm, Clattern Lecture Theatre
1 May 2008 Richard Holmes: 'Life Writing! Where are we now?'
5.30pm-7.30pm, Clattern Lecture Theatre

Semester 1

Readings take place from 5.00-6.30pm in Town House Room 102 unless specified.

Date Title
11 October 2007 Nigel Richardson (Writer of Teen Fiction, Travel Writer and Biographer)
25 October 2007 Adam Baron (Crime Fiction author)
8 November 2007 C D Wright (Poet)
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