"Contemporary Women's Writing and Literary Prize Culture"

Date: Monday 24 June 2013
Time: 09:30 - 15:30
Location: Northern Terrace, Rooms 117 and 118

The Contemporary Women's Writing Association and the School of Cultural Studies and Humanities at Leeds Metropolitan University invite you to a day conference on Contemporary Women’s Writing and Literary Prize Culture.

We are delighted to welcome the following speakers:

• Clare Hey is a fiction editor at Simon and Schuster and runs Shortfire Press, a digital publisher specialising in short stories by new and established authors.
• Gillian Roberts is lecturer in North American Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham and the author of Prizing Literature: the Celebration and Circulation of National Culture
• Helen Cousins and Jenni Ramone are both co-editors of The Richard and Judy Book Club Reader. Helen is Acting Head of English, Newman University, Birmingham. Jenni is Senior Lecturer in English, Nottingham Trent University.
• Jane Rogers is the author of seven novels, has written original television and radio drama, and adapted work (her own and others') for radio and TV. She adapted her novel Mr Wroe's Virgins for BBC2 in 1993. It was directed by Danny Boyle, and starred Jonathan Pryce, Kathy Burke, Lia Williams, Kerry Fox and Minnie Driver. Her most recent novel, The Testament of Jessie Lamb begins serialisation on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour on the day of this event. Her collection of short stories, Hitting Trees with Sticks was published in October 2012.

The event is open to all and free of charge.

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

For more information or any dietary requirements please contact Dr Susan Watkins at s.watkins@leedsmet.ac.uk.

For more information on the Contemporary Women's Writing Association please visit: The Contemporary Women's Writing Association

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Programme

• 9.30 -10.00 Registration and Coffee (Rm. NT117)
• 10.00 - 10.45 Clare Hey - 'Literary prizes, the publishing industry, digital publishing and short stories' (Rm. NT118)
• 10.45 - 11.30 Gillian Roberts - 'Literary prizes, national identity, postcoloniality and the case of Esi Edugyan' (Rm. NT118)
• 11.30 - 11.45 Coffee (Rm. NT117)
• 11.45 - 12.30 Helen Cousins and Jenni Ramone - 'Literary prizes and reading groups' (Rm. NT118)
• 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch (Rm. NT117)
• 13.30 - 14.15 Jane Rogers - 'Reading from The Testament of Jessie Lamb, Hitting Trees with Sticks and other work' (Rm. NT118)
• 14.15 - 15.00 Interview with Jane Rogers - 'Literary Prizes, Literary Careers and Literary Cultures' (Rm. NT118)
• 15.00-15.30 Tea, book signing and close (Rm. NT117)