Connecting your research with Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature

This event will showcase a series of collaborative projects underway with the City of Literature and other partner organisations and provide an opportunity to explore how your own research may fit with forthcoming City of Literature initiatives.

Provisional schedule:

11.30am: doors open and buffet available

12 noon: Welcome (Jim Moran)

12.05pm: Introduction to City of Literature (Sandeep Mahal, Chair, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature)

Case Studies

12.15pm: Literary Tourism (Jillian Rickly, NUBS)

12.30pm: Building a City of Literature (Joanna McIntyre and Susan Jones, Education)

12.45pm: Storysmash (Becky Parry, Education)

1pm: Citizen Scholarship (Jo Robinson, English)

Coffee and sandwiches

Forthcoming Initiatives

1.30pm: Introduction to forthcoming initiatives:

Big City Read - Sandy Mahal (5 mins)

Supporting literary tourism as a pathway to impact – Jillian Rickley (5 mins)

1.45pm: Break-out groups (Group 1: Big City Read and the Boots 170th anniversary, Group 2: one on Literary Tourism)

2.30pm: Group feedback session

3pm: Next steps and close

External guests will include Sophie Clapp from the Boots Archive and Wayne Norrie, CEO of the Greenwood Academy.

The room is booked until 4 so further networking and project planning can be completed on the day.