Digital Storytelling with Commonword & The American University of Beirut
Event Information
About this event
Enter 'The Bloods', a dystopian civil-war world, where you are faced with life-and-death decisions to protect yourself and the resistance movement. Choose carefully!
In this interactive event we will be showcasing five stories created using the digital storytelling tool Twine. Biting, controversial and innovative, the stories form part of a collaboration between writing development organisation Commonword in the UK and The American University of Beirut in Lebanon.
Format of the event:
• Meet the writers, coders and illustrators
• Audience members play 5 interactive stories
• Q&A
This online event will be hosted by Dr Pete Kalu, co-Artistic Director of Commonword/Cultureword.
Event time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Auto-captioning available, e-mail radhaika@cultureword.org.uk with any questions
This event is free, donations to support Commonword/Cultureword’s work with marginalised writers are gratefully received.
Organiser Commonword Cultureword
Organiser of Digital Storytelling with Commonword & The American University of Beirut
Commonword is a writing development organisation based in Manchester, providing opportunities for new and aspiring writers to develop their talent and potential. Our competitions, workshops and events act as a point of focus for many writers seeking encouragement and confidence. From small beginnings in 1977, we have grown into the largest new writing, community writing and publishing organisation in the North West. We work on regional, national and international levels, promoting new writing and helping new writers become more successful.
Cultureword is one of the strands of Commonword. It was established in 1986 as a centre for Black creative writing in the North West of England. It has achieved national renown for discovering, developing and promoting Asian, African Caribbean and Chinese writers. Cultureword provides the facilities for people to develop their writing, and our activities act as a point of focus for many writers seeking encouragement and confidence. Cultureword is a part of Commonword.