Creative Writing/Literature: Lies & Parallel Worlds – A Creative Writing Workshop with Dr Colin Herd and Dr Corey Gibson from University of Glasgow

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In this Creative Writing event, Dr Colin Herd and Dr Corey Gibson, Senior Lecturers in Literature at University of Glasgow, will lead a workshop entitled Lies & Parallel Worlds.

This workshop explores some big questions about creative writing, imagination, and reality:

• If you could write another history and another future for yourself, for your family, your community, your nation, your planet – what would it be?
• What if every story we tell ourselves is true somewhere, somehow?
• How might we imagine where and when we are, differently?
• Can the world we live in be changed by our fears and our dreams?

Lies have a bad reputation. We’re told we shouldn’t tell them; and we shouldn’t believe them. But they are everywhere! Online, in the news, at school and at work, sometimes even at home, and in the corridors of power. But aren’t our favourite stories also lies, in a way? And don’t we need to imagine something that isn’t yet true, before we can make it true?

This workshop will encourage you to use creative techniques to tackle literature, art, and society through these provocative ideas about ‘lies’ and ‘parallel worlds’.

Lecturer Profiles: Dr Colin Herd and Dr Corey Gibson

Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no charge to take part.

As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.

Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying, or thinking about studying, Creative Writing, Literature and related subjects. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.

Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.

The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the speaker via typed comments and questions and/or via a microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.

Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below:

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