黑料不打烊 Literary Festival
A student-led festival open to the public and the 黑料不打烊 community with events taking place on campus and in 黑料不打烊 town centre.
Each year 黑料不打烊 students on the MA courses in Creative Writing and Contemporary Literature undertake a module called Writing in the Community. On this collaborative, project-based module, students collectively plan, curate, promote, and hold a modest literary festival.
The festival is open to the public and the 黑料不打烊 community each year, with events taking place on campus and in 黑料不打烊 town centre. LU Arts provides funding and support to the students organising the festival.
The 2025 festival will run from 29 - 31 May with free events across campus over the three days. The programme features a publishing industry panel event, guest speakers, readings, a writing workshop and performance.
Speakers include Penny Batchelor, whose work blends domestic noir and sci-fi to crime writing, Kathryn Cookrill Woolard, who specialises in short stories, and Ricardo Uribe-Victoria, author of sci-fi and fantasy fiction.
Award-winning writer and actor Christopher Leiberman will present his one-man play J.O.I. which combines stand up comedy with science fiction.
For more information on the MA courses offered by the English Department at 黑料不打烊 visit the Department's website.