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                            CALL FOR PAPERS

                             GREAT WRITING
              the International Creative Writing Conference

                            10th Great Year!

Great Writing, the UK's international Creative Writing Conference invites
papers/creative work/panel suggestions for this very special 10th Year
Conference.

                            GREAT WRITING 2007

                    Friday 29th June - Sunday 1st July

                          BANGOR UNIVERSITY (UK)

The organizers will consider creative work as well as papers on creative
writing teaching, creative writing theory and method, nd on contemporary writers
and their work.

To celebrate this 10th Year Celebration Great Writing can announce:

(1) the inclusion of the "2007 Creative Writing Speculations" featuring
Professor Simon Liversedge, Professor of Psychology at the University of
Southampton, looking at the nature of reading for writers; and Professor Graeme
Harper, of the International Centre for Creative Writing Research and the AHRC
Committee on Practice-led Research, looking at critical responsive
understanding in Creative Writing;

(2) a celebration of the work of Philip Pullman;

(3) Launch of the new 3-issues-a-year version of "New Writing: the
International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing"
http://newwriting.up.to/

All suggestions for presentations (1 person), or panels (3 people), are very
welcome.

Critical papers or creative presentations: 20 minutes in length, plus 10
minutes introduction or questions.

For proposals, send to: s.rayner_at_bangor.ac.uk or creative_at_bangor.ac.uk

           **Closing Date for Submissions: April 13th 2007**
                
                 Early submission is highly encouraged

This is a very special conference year, and we invite presenters to join in
the celebrations by showcasing the best range of creative and critical
practices in Creative Writing. Ideas for critical presentations might include
papers relating to: creative writing teaching methods and techniques; issues in
creative writing research; contemporary writers and their work; history and
context; structure, style and technique; technology; aesthetics and the writing
arts, creative writing and the other arts. And more! Ideas for presentations of
Creative Work are open!

For further enquiries: Dr Samantha Rayner, Research and Development, NIECI,
s.rayner_at_bangor.ac.uk

For international visitors: the Bangor University is located at the base of
Snowdonia (http://snowdonia.org.uk/), 2 hours by train/boat from Dublin, 1.5
hours by train or car from Manchester International Airport.

--Join us for "Great Writing 2007" 10th Year - http://www.greatwriting.org.ukY Athro/Professor Graeme Harper BA MLitt DCA PhD FRGS FRSACyfarwyddwr/Director, Sefydliad Cenedlaethol er Rhagoriaeth yn y DiwydiannauCreadigol, National Institute for Excellence in the Creative IndustriesPrifysgol Cymru, Bangor, University of Wales, Bangor LL57 2DGFf/Ph: 00 11 44 (0) 1248 382114 - CAST Technium: 00 11 44 (0) 1248 675160-------------------------------------------------------------Athro mewn Ysgrifennu Creadigol/Professor of Creative Writinghttp://www.parlorpress.com/biaz.html--This mail sent through http://webmail.bangor.ac.uk ========================================================== From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List CFP_at_english.upenn.edu Full Information at http://cfp.english.upenn.edu or write Jennifer Higginbotham: higginbj_at_english.upenn.edu ==========================================================Received on Mon Mar 05 2007 - 14:01:35 EST