by nwcdtp-admin | Jan 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
I finished a novel recently about a boy who is mad about football and who goes deaf. I sent the final manuscript off and got the nod from a publisher – they will publish it in 2015. Cue applause? If only. We dream that getting a book published will be like a ship...
by nwcdtp-admin | Jan 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve had another day of staring at walls. And doors. And ceilings. I’ve been reading around the critical thinker, Homi Bhabha (buzz words: liminality, mimicry, post colonial discourse, hybridity, culture). ‘Culture’ is one of the two or three most difficult words in...
by nwcdtp-admin | Jan 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Having received an email confirming that my exemption from a 3-day research skills workshop request has been approved by two of the three administrative levels of hell required, I feel partly satisfied that I have ticked off the training and development tasks the...
by nwcdtp-admin | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m off to France, the long, Winter route way. Manchester- Southampton by train, overnight in a Premier Inn hotel, inc bath. Ah, the luxury! Then next morning Southampton over into France. Stay in icy, sparse house and set about cleaning it, doing routine minor...
by nwcdtp-admin | Jan 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
PhD Creative Writing Lancaster Blog Entry, Pete Kalu 28 Sep 14 So the departmental Welcome Lunch is hoving into view. It’s a long way to go for a lunch – Manchester to Lancaster. What if it’s cheese sandwiches? Should I eat beforehand? – I have heard of all the...
