In conversation with Noreen Masud

Word Live in Libraries, a regional literary tour.

Key Information:

Date and time: Thu 12 October 2023
18:00 - 19:00
Location: Hybrid: Online and Room 4D26, Frenchay Campus Library, Further info
Contact: Ellen Reed EllenReed@uwe.ac.uk
Cost: Pay what you can
Attendance: Booking required

Past

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Description

Join us for a ‘meet the author’ talk and Q&A with author Noreen Masud.

We’ll be talking with Noreen about her book A Flat Place and career as an academic and author. Noreen Masud is a lecturer in Twentieth Century Literature at the University of Bristol and an AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker 2020. Noreen’s publications include 'Stevie Smith and the Aphorism: Hard Language' and 'A Flat Place'.

This event is part of Word Live in Libraries, a tour of authors and creative practitioners to 20 libraries across the South West.

The tour has been organised by South Western Regional Libraries Services (SWRLS), in partnership with Literature Works. It is supported by funding from Arts Council England.

Registration and tickets

This is a hybrid event:

The in-person event is open to UWE Bristol students and staff.
The live-streamed event is open to the public.

Tickets are available on a ‘pay what you can’ basis.

Book tickets

Cost: Pay what you can
Attendance: Booking required

Location

Room 4D26
Frenchay Campus Library
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1QY
UK

Online: Crowdcast

Frenchay Campus map

Accessibility

Disabled parking
Step-free access
Accessible toilets
Guide/assistance dog-friendly

This relates to:

Online Frenchay Campus General public Staff Current students Alumni English and Creative Writing

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