@NorthModCont

Network for scholars based in the North of England working on Modern and Contemporary Literatures.

 The North, United Kingdom
Joined March 2024
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In solidarity with the strike @ucu at @NorthEnglishes we have postponed this event until further notice! Stay tuned :)
North Modern and Contemporary Network@NorthModContJan 16
Really excited for our first 2026 event! This time we'll repeat last year workshop as many people were interested in participating. If you're around, do sign up! lnkd.in/eMrTWebX spaces are limited!
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Really excited for our first 2026 event! This time we'll repeat last year workshop as many people were interested in participating. If you're around, do sign up! lnkd.in/eMrTWebX spaces are limited!
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We’re kicking off our next event, ‘Sabyn Javeri in Conversation with the North Modern and Contemporary Network’, at @ToonLibraries! 📚 @SabynJaveri
Sabyn Javeri, sitting on the stage in Newcastle City Library. She has dark hair and is wearing blue jeans and a black blazer. She is also wearing dark-rimmed glasses.

ALT Sabyn Javeri, sitting on the stage in Newcastle City Library. She has dark hair and is wearing blue jeans and a black blazer. She is also wearing dark-rimmed glasses.

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Q&A time with @SabynJaveri & @yeisilcarolina! 🎤
Sabyn Javeri, sitting on the stage in Newcastle City Library. She has dark hair and is wearing blue jeans and a black blazer. Yeisil is sitting with her, who is wearing a white shirt, a dark top and a skirt with a cherry pattern on it. She has dark hair and is wearing clear-rimmed glasses.

ALT Sabyn Javeri, sitting on the stage in Newcastle City Library. She has dark hair and is wearing blue jeans and a black blazer. Yeisil is sitting with her, who is wearing a white shirt, a dark top and a skirt with a cherry pattern on it. She has dark hair and is wearing clear-rimmed glasses.

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Onto the second part of the event — a workshop on Sustainable Writing Practices! ✍🏻
Yeisil and Sabyn perched on the stage. A white worksheet is held up, with the title ‘Write On: Sustainable Writing Practice Workshop by Prof. Sabyn Javeri.’

ALT Yeisil and Sabyn perched on the stage. A white worksheet is held up, with the title ‘Write On: Sustainable Writing Practice Workshop by Prof. Sabyn Javeri.’

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“Storytelling doesn’t have to belong to one tradition. These are stories that we tell ourselves. Sometimes we have to outrun them.” “What are the stories you’ve been told to carry? What are the stories have you never dared to write?”
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She cites Carol Ann Duffy, Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde (and others), as key inspirations — they “reached into silence and found voices.” Sabyn started to think, ‘could I write something like this, too?’
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“Being human isn’t about living in the stories that are handed to us, but rewriting them.” 📝 “Translation has become a way back in for me. I’m interested in the tales from the kitchen table. In these stories, I sense something radical.”
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A reminder we are hosting Sabyn Javeri at the Newcastle City Library this 3rd July. All welcome!
North Modern and Contemporary Network@NorthModCont27 May 2025
We are really looking forward to hosting our first event at @ToonLibraries with author, writer, and academic @SabynJaveri supported by Northern Bridge Consortium and @NorthEnglishes Sign up here: shorturl.at/7A6w4 @BACLS_official @EuroCompLit @ModConDurham @NCL_English
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We are really looking forward to hosting our first event at @ToonLibraries with author, writer, and academic @SabynJaveri supported by Northern Bridge Consortium and @NorthEnglishes Sign up here: shorturl.at/7A6w4 @BACLS_official @EuroCompLit @ModConDurham @NCL_English
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We had a lovely time with @anniezaidi yesterday at @READEnglish with lots of participation and a visit to the pub! Thank you to everyone who made it and shared their writing outcomes. What a lovely evening! More events by our NMC to come soon :)
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North Modern and Contemporary Network retweeted
Meghmala Bhattacharya@Malya_B29 Jan 2025
newwritingnorth.com/open-cal… – at Dunston, England

Open call: World Writes multilingual creative exchange - New Writing North

New Writing North’s World Writes group invites multilingual writers of all experience levels, based anywhere in the world, to take...

newwritingnorth.com
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Tomorrow! See you there! :)
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Research in English At Durham@READEnglish23 Jan 2025
Replying to @NorthModCont
@NorthModCont presents 'Creative Writing as Research Practice: A Workshop' with writer @anniezaidi, taking place 28 Jan 6-8pm, in ER146. Find out more here👉durham.ac.uk/departments/aca…
NMC Presents 'Creative Writing as Research Practice: A Workshop' with writer Annie Zaidi. 28.01.25, 6pm-6pm. ER146 (Elvet Riverside I), Durham University- 83 New Elvet, DH1 3AQ. Discuss the ways in which creative tools can be applied to your own writing. Participate in two creative writing exercises which will help to locate the context of your work and hone your voice. Annie Zaidi is a bilingual writer. Her award-winning body of work spans multiple genres including non-fiction, fiction, scripts, poetry and graphic storytelling.

ALT NMC Presents 'Creative Writing as Research Practice: A Workshop' with writer Annie Zaidi. 28.01.25, 6pm-6pm. ER146 (Elvet Riverside I), Durham University- 83 New Elvet, DH1 3AQ. Discuss the ways in which creative tools can be applied to your own writing. Participate in two creative writing exercises which will help to locate the context of your work and hone your voice. Annie Zaidi is a bilingual writer. Her award-winning body of work spans multiple genres including non-fiction, fiction, scripts, poetry and graphic storytelling.

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bacls@BACLS_official21 Jan 2025
Deadline extended to 7th Feb! You know what to do...✍️✍️✍️ Submit your abstract here: forms.gle/Jmx4BBpdB7L36PPd7
bacls@BACLS_official5 Dec 2024
📢The CfP for our next WHN-BACLS conference (10-12th June 2025, University of Stirling) is now live! Find it here forms.gle/Jmx4BBpdB7L36PPd7 and send us your abstracts by Friday 24th January 2025.
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We can’t wait for our next event! 🖋️ You can sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

NMC Network Workshop with Annie Zaidi RSVP

Please complete this form to register to attend a NMC Network Workshop with Annie Zaidi. The event will take place on Tuesday, 28 January (6:00pm – 8:00pm) at ER146 (Elvet Riverside I), Durham...

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AnnieZaidi PhD@anniezaidi20 Jan 2025
PGR scholars in and round Durham/Newcastle, this is happening next week, in case this is of interest 👇
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