Jackie Kay Evening Event

IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BRISTOL FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

‘FIERE: Exploring Deep Friendships Between Women’

Saturday 13th September 2014

7pm – 8pm

Venue: Room 410,  4th floor, Graduate School of Education,  35 Berkeley Square, Bristol University

REGISTRATION FROM 6.30PM

The FWSA are delighted to announce that Jackie Kay will be joining us on the evening of the 13th September, at Bristol University, to provide a talk as part of the ‘Rethinking Sisterhood’ conference proceedings. The talk, entitled FIERE: Exploring Deep Friendships Between Women will look at poems and stories that explore the bonds and affinities between women over the years.

This event will begin at 7pm, and will be ticketed separately to the events taking place during the day. Tickets will also be on sale to the general public, although discounted rates will be made available for FWSA members.

Tickets will be available to purchase when registration for the ‘Revisiting Sisterhood’ conference is open.

This event is in association with the Bristol Festival of Ideas. You can find more details of their events and activities here: http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/

Biography

Jackie Kay was born and brought up in Scotland.  THE ADOPTION PAPERS (Bloodaxe) won the Forward Prize, a Saltire prize and a Scottish Arts Council Prize. FIERE, her most recent collection of poems was shortlisted for the COSTA award.  Her novel TRUMPET won the Guardian Fiction Award. RED DUST ROAD (Picador) won the Scottish Book of the Year Award, and the LONDON BOOK AWARD. She was awarded an MBE in 2006, and made a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University.

For a full list of Jackie Kay’s work, please select the following link: http://literature.britishcouncil.org/jackie-kay