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Saint Teresa of Avila 1515-2015 @ Somerville College
Saint Teresa of Avila 1515-2015 @ Somerville College
Mar 28 all-day
Interdisciplinary conference to commemorate the quincentenary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Avila, featuring talks about various aspects of her life and work. To include three events open to the public: a talk by[...]
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10:00 am Elizabeth Edmondson and Juliet McKenna: “Survival Strategies for Writers: Negotiating the Rough Seas and Rocky Shores of Publishing” @ Corpus Christi College
Elizabeth Edmondson and Juliet McKenna: “Survival Strategies for Writers: Negotiating the Rough Seas and Rocky Shores of Publishing” @ Corpus Christi College
Mar 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Elizabeth Edmondson and Juliet McKenna have published between them more than 40 full-length novels, several novellas and numerous short stories as well as non-fiction and criticism. Now they share their insights and answer questions on[...]
10:00 am Survival Strategies for Writers: Negotiating the Rough Seas and Rocky Shores of Publishing @ Corpus Christi College Lecture Theatre
Survival Strategies for Writers: Negotiating the Rough Seas and Rocky Shores of Publishing @ Corpus Christi College Lecture Theatre
Mar 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
As part of St. Hilda’s College Writers’ Day at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival, Juliet McKenna and Elizabeth Edmondson share their insights and answer questions on how to survive and thrive in today’s uncertain[...]
12:00 pm Nadifa Mohamed and Claire Armitstead: “The Orchard of Lost Souls” @ Corpus Christi College
Nadifa Mohamed and Claire Armitstead: “The Orchard of Lost Souls” @ Corpus Christi College
Mar 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Somali-born writer and winner of the Betty Trask prize Nadifa Mohamed discusses her new novel, The Orchard of Lost Souls, with Guardian literary editor Claire Armitstead. The novel follows the fate of three women caught[...]
12:00 pm The Orchard of Lost Souls @ Corpus Christi College
The Orchard of Lost Souls @ Corpus Christi College
Mar 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
As part of St. Hilda’s College Writers’ Day at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival, Nadifa Mohamed, winner of the Guardian First Fiction prize, discusses her new novel with Guardian literary editor, Claire Armitstead.
2:00 pm “Stories of our Lives” – Selina Todd and Lyndall Gordon, Chaired by Nicolette Jones @ Corpus Christi College
“Stories of our Lives” – Selina Todd and Lyndall Gordon, Chaired by Nicolette Jones @ Corpus Christi College
Mar 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Two historians and writers Selina Todd and Lyndall Gordon discuss how they research and write about their own and other people’s lives. Todd and Gordon are both fellows of St Hilda’s College. Todd researches and[...]
4:00 pm “Children’s Books: An Overview” – Adèle Geras, Wendy Meddour and Nicolette Jones @ Corpus Christi College
“Children’s Books: An Overview” – Adèle Geras, Wendy Meddour and Nicolette Jones @ Corpus Christi College
Mar 28 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Two children’s writers and a children’s books critic consider the trends, workings and expectations of the modern children’s books industry. What are the changing tastes among publishers and young readers and how does the writer[...]
6:00 pm “The Value of Memory – the Ideas That Make Us” – Bettany Hughes talks to Nicolette Jones @ Corpus Christi College
“The Value of Memory – the Ideas That Make Us” – Bettany Hughes talks to Nicolette Jones @ Corpus Christi College
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Historian, author and broadcaster Dr Bettany Hughes discusses the history of ideas with fellow St Hilda’s College alumna Nicolette Jones. Hughes has presented two recent BBC Radio 4 series on the history of civilisation’s most[...]
6:00 pm British Heritage Lecture: The Value of Memory – The Ideas that Make Us @ Corpus Christi College Lecture Theatre
British Heritage Lecture: The Value of Memory – The Ideas that Make Us @ Corpus Christi College Lecture Theatre
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
As part of St. Hilda’s College Writers’ Day at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival, historian, author and broadcaster Dr. Bettany Hughes discusses the history of ideas with fellow St. Hilda’s College alumna Nicolette Jones.