Doris Lessing

Official home of Doris Lessing centenary celebrations, including international conference & exhibition. Finalist for Outstanding Social & Cultural Impact Award

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

A huge loss. We so enjoyed working with him over the years and will miss his energy and enthusiasm for Lessing's archive and body of work.

[UEA Archives @UEAArchives]

Incredibly saddened to hear of the death of @PatrickFrench authorised biographer of Doris Lessing who regularly visited her vast archive at UEA from 2015. Although unable to make @DorisLessing100 in 2019 his contribution was vital. It was a pleasure to work with him.

[UEA Archives @UEAArchives]

Delighted to announce a special @dorislessing100 issue of the journal @CritQuarterly (Wiley) edited by DL100 Co-Curators #MatthewTaunton & @nonia_williams @uealdc & featuring articles drawing on our Lessing archive is available now on open access. More: https://t.co/gm2G4lhHvB

[Miles Leeson @miles_leeson]

Interesting reflection by Rushdie on Midnight's Children forty years on; and nice to see he's a fan of @DorisLessing100 and @IrisMurdoch !

https://t.co/aaPLAYgKHF

[UEA Archives @UEAArchives]

Publication: #MatthewTaunton @uealdc's article 'Communism by the Letter: Doris Lessing & the Politics of Writing' is published in 88.1 of @EnglishLitHist & draws on the vast collection of her letters in the #DorisLessingArchive @UEAArchives Visit: https://t.co/jweYfjhIDt

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

A podcast on #DorisLessing’s #TheGoldenNotebook from three of our speakers @DorisLessing100 @uealdc and @UEAArchives

[Literate podcast @literatepodcast]

New episode! Explore Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook with us.📙

We hear from three expert guests: Assoc. Prof. @alice_ridout of @AlgomaU, Prof. Emerita Roberta Rubenstein of @AmericanU, and Prof. Susan Watkins of @BeckettEnglish and @Centrcultureart.
https://t.co/NI53LLvPqo

[Emma-Louise Jay @emmalouisejay]

In this essay, I discuss Doris Lessing's 1950 novel 'The Grass is Singing' from the perspective of a Colombian immigrant.

This was a talk I gave at @DorisLessing100 in 2019.

I welcome your comments.

https://t.co/yaD7gMXpEg

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

Happy 101st birthday to #DorisLessing. We hold an incredible archive of her personal correspondence, working papers and diaries @UEAArchives & look forward to another 101 years of Lessing readership & scholarship.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

“Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”

- Novelist Doris Lessing was born on this day 101 years ago.

Lessing was awarded the 2007 Literature Prize when she was 88 years old. She was and still is the oldest person to receive the award.

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

@AHicksonLovence Am going on there next to tip the scales the other way. Great book.

[UEA Archives @UEAArchives]

ICYMI-This means the last day of our #DorisLessing100 exhibition is tomorrow-Sat 8 Feb. Thanks to all who helped to create such a wonderful centenary celebration of an extraordinary life. @SainsburyCentre @PatrickFrench @PaulMMCooper @nonia_williams @matthewtaunton @CHASE_DTP

[UEA Innovation and Impact Awards @UEAIIAWARDS]

The third finalists in the Outstanding Social or Cultural Impact Category are: @matthewtaunton, @nonia_williams and @justinemann.

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

Our exhibition @SainsburyCentre - a finalist in an award that recognises Outstanding Social & Cultural Impact - ends on Sunday 9/2. Catch it while you can. The incredible life & times of the only British woman to win the @NobelPrize for literature. MORE: https://t.co/RV37MiYQR9

[UEA Archives @UEAArchives]

Delighted to announce that our @DorisLessing100 exhibition & programme has been shortlisted for an Innovation & Impact Award in the category of Outstanding Social or Cultural impact! @UEAIIAWARDS @nonia_williams @matthewtaunton @SainsburyCentre On behalf of the team -thank you!

[UEA Archives @UEAArchives]

Do you recognise yourself on the Norwich set of this 1980s science fiction film which starred an Oscar-winning actress? @DorisLessing100 & @scvaeducation screening of ‘Memoirs of a Survivor’ takes place Tue 21/1 @CinemaCityNrw More: https://t.co/420nehIeGw

[UEA Archives @UEAArchives]

On 10/1 we welcomed local art teachers to the @dorislessing100 exhibition to consider the curatorial process in relation to a writer's life. It stimulated ideas for lesson plans & further links between the archive + schools. Part of an INSET day @SainsburyCentre

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

Fantastic! Yes it is being shown just before the film itself. With an intro from @uealdc & recollections from some of those who witnessed auditions for extras @NorwichArtCentr. Hope you can make it!

[Stephen Morgan @stemorgs]

There's a rare screening of @DorisLessing100 adap MEMOIRS OF A SURVIVOR (1981) in Norwich later this month. Just found my notes from almost 10 years ago, when I catalogued the @EAFilmArchive footage (presumably) being shown before the film.

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

Delighted to be selected as a finalist for this award and thanks to our partners @SainsburyCentre The Doris Lessing Society & @MillenniumLib for an excellent collaboration. If you haven’t encountered the exhibition - do head along before it closes 9/2.

[UEA Innovation and Impact Awards @UEAIIAWARDS]

@matthewtaunton, @justinemann and @nonia_williams
are the third finalists in the Social/Cultural Impact Category.
Their @DorisLessing100 project marked the centenary of the writer Doris Lessing with a range of events and an exhibition, @SainsburyCentre.

https://t.co/QjQELjcW1f

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

@antonia_writes @KevHewitt6 Done!

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

@KevHewitt6 @antonia_writes @tkingdot Bit more to it. If you message me your email I can send you a copyright form to complete and send a copy of the letter for private use which shows her reasoning.

[Doris Lessing @DorisLessing100]

This letter and many more available to view as part of our exhibition @sainsburycentre