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
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.
- Cost: Pay what you can
- Attendance: Booking required
Location
Room 4D26
Frenchay Campus Library
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1QY
UK
Online: Crowdcast
Frenchay Campus mapAccessibility
- Disabled parking
- Step-free access
- Accessible toilets
- Guide/assistance dog-friendly
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