Reading Time: < 1 minute What new kinds of stories can we tell as our media become pervasive? What kinds of new experiences do location based technologies offer readers? Ambient Literature is a two-year research project, a collaboration between UWE Bristol, Bath Spa, and Birmingham Universities, involving a combination of historical and theoretical research and tangible practice-led inquiry. The post… Read more »
Article Archive: News
New Beginnings: The Writing Platform Issue a Call for Articles
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Writing Platform launched four years ago as a website and programme of live events dedicated to arming writers with digital knowledge. Set up by The Literary Platform and Kate Pullinger with initial support from Arts Council England, its current sponsors are Bath Spa University and Queensland University of Technology. The Writing Platform is now… Read more »
NEW OPPORTUNITY: Senior Editor at Book Kernel
Reading Time: 2 minutes Book Kernel are seeking an entrepreneurial, flexible, senior editor with a desire to do something different. Person Specification This person must have editing and publishing experience but needn’t necessarily define themselves as working in the publishing industry – you could be working in technology, theatre, event management, education, or anywhere so long as you can… Read more »
NEW: PhD Studentship in Digital Publishing and Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes Bath Spa University’s Graduate College and the British Library invite applications for a fully funded AHRC PhD studentship on the topic of ‘Digital Publishing and The Reader: Interactions between Readers and Writers of Creative Texts in Digital Environments’. Closing date: 23:59 (GMT) Monday 2 May, 2016. Interview date: Tuesday 17 May, 2016. The studentship will… Read more »
NEW VACANCY: Post-Doctoral Research Assistant – Ambient Literature
Reading Time: 2 minutes About the role: The Post-Doctoral Research Assistant will undertake research under the guidance of Co-Investigators, Bath Spa Profs Kate Pullinger and Ian Gadd, in collaboration with the UWE-based Ambient Literature core delivery team, Dr Tom Abba, Research Fellow Amy Spencer and Principal Investigator Jon Dovey, and Birmingham University Co-I, Dr Matt Hayler. The PDRA will work… Read more »
Full Programme for Author Day Announced
Reading Time: < 1 minute FutureBook 2015 have announced the full programme for their inaugural Author Day on 30 November. With sessions focused on meaningful dialogue and discussion, and speakers addressing important issues for authors such as income, diversity and reaching new audiences, this event places authors at the centre of the contemporary publishing conversation. Author Day extends a warm welcome… Read more »
Provocare: A New Digital Story Exploring Female Agency and Violence Against Women
The Writing Platform
Reading Time: 5 minutes Recently launched, ‘Provocare’ is a multimedia verse thriller created by Meg Vann, writer; Mez Breeze, interaction designer; and Donna Hancox, research lead for Creative Industries at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). It is the first work to be commissioned and produced for ‘Queensland Writers on the International Stage’, an Arts Queensland funded programme created by… Read more »
Call for Entries: New Media Writing Prize 2015
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bournemouth University in association with if: book UK announces the sixth annual New Media Writing Prize, now open for entries The competition encourages writers working with digital media to showcase their skills. It also aims to provoke discussion and raise awareness of new-media storytelling. The prize has four categories: Overall Winner, Best Student, the People’s… Read more »
Opportunities for writers at Bath Spa University
Reading Time: 3 minutes News just in! Bath Spa University are looking for three writers to join their department of Creative Writing and Publishing: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing (Creative Enterprise) About the role: The appointment will have up-to-date professional knowledge of industries associated with creative writing, such as publishing, literary agencies and the relevant areas of broadcasting or digital… Read more »
MIX 03: Writing Digital
Eloise Wales
Reading Time: 5 minutes Last week, we returned to Bath Spa University for the annual three-day MIX Digital Conference, held for the first time in the new Commons building on Newton Park Campus. Writing Digital: MIX Digital 3, supported by partnerships with the Digital Cultures Research Centre (DCRC), The Writing Platform, and Conducttr, gave participants the chance to catch… Read more »