NAWE conference
Magazine
Friday 29 – Saturday 30 October
Writing Aloud: Voice and the Writer
The National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE) is the one organization supporting the development of creative writing of all genres and in all educational settings throughout the UK.
Booking is now open for the next NAWE conference, which will be held this autumn in York on the theme of ‘voice’. NAWE aims, through its conferences, to bring together writers and other education workers to share practise, learn from each other and develop professionally in a focused and supportive environment.
The conference will open on the evening of Friday 29 October with our launch event, Voices. Poet Ros Barber, young performance poet Joseph Coelho, York St John Royal Literary Fund Old-established British organisation which is using substantial new funds from writers' estates for excellent new scheme offering grants to published writers, who act as 'fellows' helping to improve students' writing in higher education institutions. The fellows each have a page and contact details on the website. www.rlf.org.uk
The cost of the conference is £25 for members and £40 for non-members. For anyone wishing to attend the Voices event only, tickets are £5 / £3 concessions and may be booked by calling 020 8670 5407.
For more information on the conference or to book, please contact:
Joanna Ingham
Programme Manager
NAWE
PO Box 1
Sheriff Hutton
York
YO60 7YU
020 8670 5407