Open University English & Creative Writing

English and Creative Writing at the Open University. Supporting aspirations by reading critically, writing effectively, and thinking creatively.

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

We don't use this account very much any more, but you can continue to find updates on our Bluesky and Instagram accounts: search ouliterature.

Full details of all our courses and research are available on our website: https://t.co/BA3uRwgmj5

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

Postcard 3/7 for our free online conference: Letters and Literature 1500-2025. Full details of the programme on our Insta and Bluesky, and at
https://t.co/g5N1zxbsXU

[Writers & Artists @Writers_Artists]

We've just announced a £1 online masterclass with the Open University and The Ruppin Agency to present an evening of advice, insight and practical exercises from editors and authors.

@OU_Literature

Book your place: https://t.co/CR8AkDeipZ

[MK Lit Fest @MKlitfest]

Sigrid Nunez, one of the USA’s most esteemed authors, talks to Open University novelist Emma Claire Sweeney about the letters of Virginia Woolf and Susan Sontag.
https://t.co/9l2wvyqNTz
#openuniversity
#creativewriting
#lettersandliterature
@emmaclairesweeney
#sigridnunez

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

The first of a series of postcards for our free online conference: Letters and Literature 1500-2025
5-7 November 2025. Find out more at our Instagram and Bluesky accounts: search 'ouliterature'.
Full programme at
https://t.co/g5N1zxbsXU

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

We are delighted to be supporting the W&A Working-Class Writers' Prize 2025 with W & A, Ruppin Agency, and SOciety of Authors.
More info on our new socials

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

TODAY: 14 October, 3pm.
Official unveiling of the Writers’ Nook in Café Wilbers, Tees Restaurant, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton on Tees.
Developed with Dr. Siobhan Campbell of @OpenUniversity Nurse Consultant Mel McEvoy and NHS staff.
More details on our other SM

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

It's a new academic year and there are lots of exciting things happening in OU English and Creative Writing. Find out more at https://t.co/BA3uRwgmj5 or check out our new socials - search @ouliterature on various platforms

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

We are delighted to share the news that our colleague Ed Hogan has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. His story, Little Green Man, is broadcast today on @BBCRadio4 at 15:30 today:
https://t.co/BJYa1erBoe
More on our new blue account sky @ouliterature

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

Explore the connections between neurodivergence and creativity, with OU lecturer @laniaknight and jewellery designers from Goldsmith’s Centre @gsmithscentre 8th October 6-8pm. https://t.co/5kKQu1XeKY More on our new blue account @ouliterature

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

Lots of great events at our upcoming conference: ‘Letters and Literature 1500-2025: histories, forms, communities’, 5-7 November 2025 (FREE online only)
Find out more on our new blue account @ouliterature
https://t.co/d7KYP4Ww2H

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

Excited to reasd these new works by Csilla Toldy and Francis O' Hare!

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

TONIGHT: Andrey Kurkov, acclaimed Ukrainian novelist is a leading voice for his country’s literature, culture, and identity writing from the heart of Kyiv. Join us for an evening with Kurkov @MKlitfest https://t.co/l2yruMnvSf…

@AKurkov
@bucklitfest
@OUPolitics
#andreykurkov

[MK Lit Fest @MKlitfest]

Andrey Kurkov, acclaimed Ukrainian novelist and author of Death and the Penguin, is a leading voice for his country’s literature, culture, and identity writing from the heart of Kyiv.

https://t.co/gtLuwYXw6J

@AKurkov
@bucklitfest
@OU_Literature
@OUPolitics
#andreykurkov

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

Buckingham Lit Fest, @MKlitfest and @OU_Literature present an evening with Andrey Kurkov, live from Kyiv with Christina Lamb of The Sunday Times. 7pm Wednesday 11 June. Tickets here: https://t.co/rhztmfMp6B Discounts for Ukraine nationals and OU staff/students: reply for details

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

Last day to get tickets for the Creating Worlds, Real and Imagined Symposium on 28th May 2025! Ever wanted to know the strategies prose writers use to explore place and their relationship with the environment, both real and imagined?
Details here: https://t.co/H2KROfcqyZ
RT pls

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

Just over a week now until the Creating Worlds, Real and Imagined Symposium. Ever wanted to know how prose writers use to explore place and their relationship with the environment, both real and imagined? Join us on 28th May 2025
Details here: https://t.co/H2KROfcqyZ
Please RT

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

An exciting opportunity to discover the strategies writers use to explore place and their relationship with the environment, both real and imagined, at the Creating Worlds, Real and Imagined Symposium on 28th May 2025 at Senate House, London WC1. Please RT
https://t.co/H2KROfcqyZ

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

Ever wanted to know the strategies prose writers use to explore place and their relationship with the environment, both real and imagined? Come to the Creating Worlds, Real and Imagined Symposium on 28th May 2025!
Learn More Here: https://t.co/H2KROfcqyZ

[Open University English & Creative Writing @OU_Literature]

We are greatly looking forward to the live, in-person panel discussion @MKlitfest this Friday 11/4/25 featuring @AkiSchilz , playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, and @HenryCPorter in Waterstones, Milton Keynes at 6pm. https://t.co/Z4iNZLbrjK #freespeech #literature