We are delighted to announce that York St John University will be sponsoring WHAT NEXT? Writing in Education and Communities in 2021 and Beyond, NAWE’s first ever virtual conference taking place on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 March 2021.
In addition to their generous sponsorship of the event, York St John University will be delivering a session on Friday 12th March, 2.45 – 3.15pm, about Creative Writing and Publishing at the university. Dr Rob O’ Connor lectures in Creative Writing at York St John University and will talk about creative writing and publishing, fostering employability skills, and some of the creative writing projects and publications that students are working on.
Abi Curtis, Professor of Creative Writing, York St. John University, said, ‘The York Centre for Writing at York St. John University is pleased to support NAWE which is one of the leading organisations for creativity, education and writing opportunities. ‘
Seraphima Kennedy, Director and Fiona Mason, Interim Director, NAWE, said: ‘We are delighted to be able to renew our relationship with York St. John University which has acted as the host of past NAWE conferences and welcome their support for our very first online conference. The York Centre for Writing is a hub for all kinds of exciting writing events, projects and publication and has a strong track record of partnership working. We very much look forward to working with them.’