As part of my PhD research at Central Saint Martins, UAL, I am collating the ‘moving’ research into a blog.…
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There was much uproar on our Writers’ Hub facebook group after Adele Parks came to talk to us about writing.…
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‘I loved living in Pompey. Your charming map reminds me why. Congratulations.’ – Shirley Conran ‘Some of the city’s most…
Food politics in children’s books
Living in the US has had me more aware of how politics slips into seemingly neutral aspects of society. These…
Food Genre?
Can you write about food within a genre? Food is food right? I am currently doing the Good Food Institute’s…
Food Writing, tips from Chagrinnamon Toast
‘Food is known as fluffy and feminine, but it’s not,’ Misti Traya explained. She recommends reading Julia Child, Elizabeth David…
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Well done to all the writers that appeared in The News with one of their short stories. I was very…
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ART REVIEWS
DAVID SHRIGLEY & ICA’s Remote Control David Shrigley’s Brain Activity Even though the Hayward Gallery offers a booklet to…
Creative Writing Lecturing & Dissertation Supervisor
Some quotes for writers… ‘I was walking through the woods (…) It was there that the idea came to me…
Writing about ART
An art dealer’s perspective: René Gimpel on Hirst vs. Hockney, Tracey Emin & grown up art by Tessa Ditner JANKEL…