An evening with Jane McKie, Lauren Pope, Allie Kerper & Anne-Laure Coxam In brief Date - 21 August 2023 Venue - Typewronger Books Festival - Book Fringe About the event An evening at Typewronger Books with Jane McKie, Lauren Pope, Allie Kerper and Anne-Laure Coxam. They will each read from their new publications, as well as engage in enlightening and fascinating conversation about their processes and the joy of writing. About the speakers Jane McKie Jane McKie’s first collection, Morocco Rococo (Cinnamon Press), was awarded the 2008 Sundial/Scottish Arts Council prize for best first book of 2007. Recent collections include Quiet Woman, Stay (Cinnamon Press, 2020), Jawbreaker (2021), which won the Wigtown Poetry Festival’s Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize 2021, and Carnation Lily Lily Rose (Blue Diode, 2023). A Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh and an Edinburgh Futures Institute Fellow, Jane McKie teaches both poetry and fiction, focussing on concrete poetry and artists' books, Surrealism, visual art and poetry, digital art/poetry, writing speculative fiction, and interdisciplinary studies. Read Jane's staff profile Lauren Pope Lauren Pope was raised in Los Angeles and lives in Edinburgh. Her poetry pamphlet, Announce This (Templar Poetry), was shortlisted for the Callum Macdonald Memorial Awards. She is a Manchester Poetry Prize finalist and won the Brotherton Poetry Prize. Her debut collection, Always Erase, was published by Blue Diode Press in 2022. Lauren also runs courses in British and Irish Literature, Creative Writing, and Theatre and Performance at the Scottish Universities' International Summer School. Read Lauren's staff profile Allie Kerper Allie Kerper is an Edinburgh-based poet originally from the USA. She has earned too many Creative Writing degrees, most recently from the University of Glasgow. She works as an editor of university course materials designed for distance learning. Pale Hairs Reach Between Us (Blue Diode Press, 2022) is Allie’s first poetry collection. You can also catch Allie at another Book Fringe event with SPAM Press on 16th August 2023. Read about both events on Typewronger's website How to attend This event is free and open to all. No registration is required. Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh? We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study. Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about studying English Literature Aug 21 2023 18.00 - 19.00 An evening with Jane McKie, Lauren Pope, Allie Kerper & Anne-Laure Coxam An evening of discussion and readings from Jane McKie (Creative Writing), Lauren Pope (MSc and PhD in Creative Writing, SUISS Summer School Administrative Manager), Allie Kerper (MSc in Creative Writing) and Anne-Laure Coxam. Part of the Book Fringe. Typewronger Books 4a Haddington Place Edinburgh EH7 4AE Find the venue on Google Maps Read more on Typewronger's website
An evening with Jane McKie, Lauren Pope, Allie Kerper & Anne-Laure Coxam In brief Date - 21 August 2023 Venue - Typewronger Books Festival - Book Fringe About the event An evening at Typewronger Books with Jane McKie, Lauren Pope, Allie Kerper and Anne-Laure Coxam. They will each read from their new publications, as well as engage in enlightening and fascinating conversation about their processes and the joy of writing. About the speakers Jane McKie Jane McKie’s first collection, Morocco Rococo (Cinnamon Press), was awarded the 2008 Sundial/Scottish Arts Council prize for best first book of 2007. Recent collections include Quiet Woman, Stay (Cinnamon Press, 2020), Jawbreaker (2021), which won the Wigtown Poetry Festival’s Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize 2021, and Carnation Lily Lily Rose (Blue Diode, 2023). A Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh and an Edinburgh Futures Institute Fellow, Jane McKie teaches both poetry and fiction, focussing on concrete poetry and artists' books, Surrealism, visual art and poetry, digital art/poetry, writing speculative fiction, and interdisciplinary studies. Read Jane's staff profile Lauren Pope Lauren Pope was raised in Los Angeles and lives in Edinburgh. Her poetry pamphlet, Announce This (Templar Poetry), was shortlisted for the Callum Macdonald Memorial Awards. She is a Manchester Poetry Prize finalist and won the Brotherton Poetry Prize. Her debut collection, Always Erase, was published by Blue Diode Press in 2022. Lauren also runs courses in British and Irish Literature, Creative Writing, and Theatre and Performance at the Scottish Universities' International Summer School. Read Lauren's staff profile Allie Kerper Allie Kerper is an Edinburgh-based poet originally from the USA. She has earned too many Creative Writing degrees, most recently from the University of Glasgow. She works as an editor of university course materials designed for distance learning. Pale Hairs Reach Between Us (Blue Diode Press, 2022) is Allie’s first poetry collection. You can also catch Allie at another Book Fringe event with SPAM Press on 16th August 2023. Read about both events on Typewronger's website How to attend This event is free and open to all. No registration is required. Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh? We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study. Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about studying English Literature Aug 21 2023 18.00 - 19.00 An evening with Jane McKie, Lauren Pope, Allie Kerper & Anne-Laure Coxam An evening of discussion and readings from Jane McKie (Creative Writing), Lauren Pope (MSc and PhD in Creative Writing, SUISS Summer School Administrative Manager), Allie Kerper (MSc in Creative Writing) and Anne-Laure Coxam. Part of the Book Fringe. Typewronger Books 4a Haddington Place Edinburgh EH7 4AE Find the venue on Google Maps Read more on Typewronger's website
Aug 21 2023 18.00 - 19.00 An evening with Jane McKie, Lauren Pope, Allie Kerper & Anne-Laure Coxam An evening of discussion and readings from Jane McKie (Creative Writing), Lauren Pope (MSc and PhD in Creative Writing, SUISS Summer School Administrative Manager), Allie Kerper (MSc in Creative Writing) and Anne-Laure Coxam. Part of the Book Fringe.
