Events: Institute of Creative and Critical Writing
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Public Events: We welcome members of the public and Birmingham City University students and staff.
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Student and Staff Events: We welcome Birmingham City University students and staff.
The Institute of Creative and Critical Writing programmes a number of talks and readings throughout the year. Confirmed events are detailed below, along with an archive of previous events.
Events
ICCWriting Day
Wednesday 10 April 2019
You’re warmly invited to join us for two guest seminars on the second ICCW Day of the semester, on Wednesday 10 April 2019. The day comprises a masterclass with Helen Cross and a guest author seminar with Liz John.
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Wednesday 20 March 2019
You’re warmly invited to join us for two guest seminars on the second ICCW Day of the semester, on Wednesday 20 March 2019. The day comprises a session on Punk Publishing and a seminar on publishing short fiction.
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Wednesday 20 February 2019
You’re warmly invited to join us for the first ICCWriting Day of the semester on Wednesday 20 February 2019. The day includes a masterclass with Helen Cross and guest author seminar with Alys Fowler.
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Wednesday 5 December 2018
You’re warmly invited to join us for the final ICCWriting Day of the semester on Wednesday 5 December 2018. The day includes a masterclass with Helen Cross and a Creative Writing Careers Panel with Writing West Midlands.
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Wednesday 7 November 2018
You’re warmly invited to join us for the second ICCWriting Day of the semester on Wednesday 7 November 2018. The day includes a workshop led by Anna Lawrence and a masterclass with Professor David Roberts. David is a biographer, novelist and scholar of English literature and drama.
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Wednesday 10 October 2018
You’re warmly invited to join us for the first ICCWriting Day of the semester on Wednesday 10 October 2018. The day includes a masterclass with Helen Cross and a guest author seminar with Patrick McGuinness. Patrick is a novelist, poet and memoirist, and Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Oxford.
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Wednesday 18 April 2018
You’re warmly invited to join us for our ICCWriting Day on Wednesday 18 April 2018. The day includes a masterclass with Kit de Waal and a guest seminar with poet, editor and publisher Jane Commane.
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Wednesday 14 March 2018
You’re warmly invited to join us for our ICCWriting Day on Wednesday 14 March 2018. The day includes a live poetry show with Angela France, a masterclass with Helen Cross and a guest author seminar with Patrick McGuinness.
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Wednesday 14 February 2018
You’re warmly invited to join us for our first ICCWriting Day of the year on Wednesday 14 Feburary 2018. The day includes a masterclass with Helen Cross and a guest author seminar with Ian Marchant.
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Wednesday 6 December 2017
You’re warmly invited to join us for our final ICCWriting Day of the semester on Wednesday 6 December 2017. The day includes a masterclass with Jonathan Davidson and a Creative Writing Careers Panel with Alison Jean Lester and Liam Brown.
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Wednesday 8 November 2017
You’re warmly invited to join us for our next ICCWriting Day. The day includes a masterclass with William Gallagher and a guest author seminar with Sarah Howe.
More informationSchool of English Creative Writing Summer Show [Public Event]
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
The Creative Writing Summer Show 2017 will celebrate the exciting new work in poetry, fiction, screenplay and creative non-fiction produced by students and staff of the School of English at Birmingham City University over the past year.
More informationStairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back
Saturday, 3 June 2017
The Institute of Creative and Critical Writing - in partnership with Nine Arches Press - warmly invites you to join us for the launch of Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back.
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Wednesday, 29 March 2017
An ICCWriting Day seminar with Jo Unwin, Helen Cross and Jonathan Taylor.
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Wednesday, 22 March 2017
A special event with Valley Press, featuring poet Di Slaney, novelist and short story writer Michael Stewart and memoirist Tom Preston – and an opportunity to read your work alongside these excellent authors.
ICCWriting Day
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
An ICCWriting Day seminar with Gregory Leadbetter, William Gallagher and Nikesh Shukla.
ICCWriting Day
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
An ICCWriting Day seminar with Gregory Leadbetter, Helen Cross and Lisa Blower.
More informationGuest author seminar with Helen Cross
This event took place on 12 Oct 2016
The Curzon Building from 3.00pm to 4.30pm
A seminar with Helen Cross, our first guest author on the ICCWriting programme this year.
Poetry Reading
This event took place on 13 Apr 2016
The Woodman from 5.30pm to 7.30pm
An informal poetry reading from Gregory Leadbetter, Patrick McGuinness and students from the School of English.
William Gallagher / Kerry Hadley-Pryce
This event took place on 13 Apr 2016
The Curzon Building from to
Blogging for writers workshop, ICCWriting masterclass, guest author seminars and informal poetry reading.
Catherine Summerhayes / Tania Hershman
This event took place on 16 Mar 2016
The Curzon Building from 10.45am to 4.30pm
Discussions about Summerhayes' and Hershman's practice, careers, and current literary projects as well as what agents look for and how to submit your work.
The Poetry Review: Autumn Launch
This event took place on 29 Oct 2015
The Curzon Building from to
The launch of our latest issue of 'The Poetry Review' with readings from contributing poets Gregory Mort, Billy Ramsell and Julian Stannard.
Kit de Waal
This event took place on 19 Mar 2015
The Parkside Building from 6.30pm to 8.30pm
A discussion of short stories and the role of competitions, including readings from Kit de Waal.
Curious Tales
This event took place on 12 Dec 2014
Birmingham School of Art from to 7.30pm
An evening of midwinter ghost stories from ' Souls' Light', in the beautiful Gothic foyer of Birmingham City University's School of Art.
Alison Brackenbury and Michael O’Neill Poetry Reading
This event took place on 4 Dec 2014
Birmingham School of Art from - 7.30pm
An evening of fine lyric poetry from Alison Brackenbury and Michael O’Neill including wine and refreshments.
Deborah Moggach
This event took place on 3 Dec 2014
The School of English from
A guest seminar with the award-winning novelist and screenwriter Deborah Moggach.
Poetry Book Society Next Generation Poets reading
This event took place on 18 Nov 2014
The Parkside Building from to
The Poetry Book Society, in partnership with Writing West Midlands and the Institute of Creative and Critical Writing at Birmingham City University, present two poets from Next Generation Poets 2014.
Charlie Hill
This event took place on 12 Nov 2014
The School of English from
A seminar with guest novelist and short story writer Charlie Hill discussing his life and practice as an author.
Student and staff events
Birmingham City University staff and students are welcome to attend.
Catherine Summerhayes / Tania Hershman
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
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Catherine discussed the modern role of the literary agent, with an ICCWriting and guest author seminars.
William Gallagher / Kerry Hadley-Pryce
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
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Blogging for writers workshop, ICCWriting masterclass, guest author seminars and informal poetry reading.