The programme for the Writing and the Small Press Conference at Salford University on Saturday 31st March is now available. This conference aims to bring together publishers, writers and academics to discuss the influence of the small presses on creative practice and to consider their broader role in cultural production. In addition, there will be practical sessions on how to publish with a small press and opportunities for publishers to showcase their books.
Salford University
Writing and the Small Press – Conference
- Date: 31st March 2012
- Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
- Venue: The Old Fire Station, The Crescent, Salford
This conference aims to bring together publishers, writers and academics to discuss the influence of the small presses on creative practice and to consider their broader role in cultural production. In addition, there will be practical sessions on how to publish with a small press and opportunities for publishers to showcase their books.
Confirmed speakers include the novelist Elizabeth Baines, poet Robert Sheppard and Alec Newman of The Knives Forks and Spoons Press. Manchester publisher The Red Telephone will also be in attendance.
More at the Salford University site.
FRESH 2011
An evening of performance, poetry and visual text showcasing work from the Drama and Creative Writing programmes at Salford University.
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