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Jackie Kay | Conference & essay collection | Gylphi Contemporary Writers | June 3rd 2021 ljmu.libcal.com/event/3735844 LJMU, Liverpool / online Joined May 2021-
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If you're thinking of submitting a proposal for our edited collection, 'Jackie Kay: Critical Essays', you have till next week left - submissions close on Sept 13th! Contact @fptolan & @Tasha_Alden with any queries. gylphi.co.uk/events/JackieK…
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Book submission details are now available to download for Jackie Kay: Critical Essays (edited by Natasha Alden and Fiona Tolan). @KayConference @drsarahdillon #JackieKay
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Thrilled to open registration for the first of our Summer Sessions: 'From PhD Thesis to Monograph'! This free session is aimed at PGRs and ECRs and takes place on Wednesday 23rd June 2021. To register, follow this link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/turning-your…
Thank you so much to @JackieKayPoet for ending our conference with a wonderful reading, & an incredibly generous, funny & moving Q&A. Thank you to all our fantastic speakers; it was a real privilege to hear you. So much to think about! Watch this space for the edited collection.
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Great range of papers at the @KayConference today! Honoured to be a part of it and absolutely delighted to have @JackieKayPoet read a selection of poetry and prose and talk with us afterwards! Touched by how authentic and genuine the discussion turned out. So much to think about!
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And now Jackie Kay is going to read my favourite poem by her, Darling. What a special day. Thank you, @KayConference @JMUEnglish
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Wonderful reading and responses by @JackieKayPoet for @KayConference @ljmu. Thanks @fptolan and @ljmuResearch.
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Bit of tech trouble, now sorted. Just hanging with Jackie Kay at work. 😲👏 Thank you @JMUEnglish @fptolan @KayConference @Tasha_Alden
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Always a huge pleasure to hear @JackieKayPoet reading. Thanks to @KayConference for putting this on.
THIS EVENING: a free reading and Q&A session with the multiple award-winning poet, novelist, short story-writer, children's author, memoirist and playwright Jackie Kay. Registration will remain open till the event begins. ljmu.libcal.com/event/3735845
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