Sunderland Centre for Regional Writing+Literature

Sunderland Centre for Regional Writing and Literature, championing regional voices and stories from our city @sunderlanduni | @alexlockwood | @sarahjanedobbs

[Sunderland Centre for Regional Writing+Literature @SCRaWL_Lit]

This year we launched our new and reimagined BA English: Creative and Professional Writing programme at @sunderlanduni and with it a renewed enthusiasm for championing and celebrating regional voices, accents, stories, and lives in our city and beyond. Make us welcome, Twitter!

[Ray Wood @rayfromreturn]

Last Friday was 200th anniversary of Martin's Act, the first parliamentary legislation for animal protection. It's important (& useful) to know history of our movement & learn from it for effective advocacy today. Pls RT (ty @PlantBasedNews) #animals https://t.co/M9AyIW1K6e

[Culture & Animals @cultureanimals]

9 days to Martin’s Act at 200: Irishman, duelist, abolitionist, spendthrift, politician, colonel, actor, shipwreck survivor, and animal advocate: That’s Richard Martin, a.k.a. “Humanity Dick,” here in a rendering by artist Sue Coe. See the full image at https://t.co/qyWmBDyE2p.

[Ray Wood @rayfromreturn]

I've been working on this for quite a while now... *Martin's Act @ 200* is a 6-part audio documentary celebrating the bicentenary of the first piece of animal protection legislation. Episode 1 & 2 launch July 22, but you can subscribe now via https://t.co/b6nvXSMZpF Please share!

[Sunderland Centre for Regional Writing+Literature @SCRaWL_Lit]

@Helenography They always feel a thousand days away and then, oops, you're ordering the wotsits for the launch party!

[University of Sunderland @sunderlanduni]

The Cost of Living Support Fund is open to students (UK, EU, and International) who reside in the UK. The fund can offer a non-repayable grant of £100 to provide a contribution to a student's gas and electricity costs.
Find out more/apply below
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[Charlotte Feather @MissFeather_]

1 week countdown to this year's #QueerVoices Virtual Conference!🌈 If you haven't yet booked your FREE ticket, you can register here: https://t.co/QYIovyyXW6

Schedule of speakers to be released this evening!👀

[Jessica Andrews @jessicacandrews]

28th July: Sunderland @poprecsltd @WaterstonesSun

https://t.co/ZkvB7pIZHy

[Jessica Andrews @jessicacandrews]

MILK TEETH EVENTS🍊 I'm going on tour! Ticket links below:

[Becci Sharrock @INKProducer]

Recommendations for directors, based in the North who specialise in small scale, new writing and/or themes of mental health & family relationships please - tell me your best people or if this is you, make yourself known please!

[Uni Of Sun Comms @UniOfSunComms]

In an article for @timeshighered @sunderlanduni V-C Sir David Bell tells how our medical school plays a key role in widening access to medical training, the NHS and the #LevellingUp agenda https://t.co/6RqXAj3cCm @Graemethedean @UOSMedicine @SunderlandUK

[Sunderland Centre for Regional Writing+Literature @SCRaWL_Lit]

If I have to fly, I always punish myself for the air miles carbon footprint by sitting in front of this sign at @NCLairport and getting wound up over the awful punctuation and syntax

[jonn elledge is mainly on bluesky @JonnElledge]

They phone you up, your mum and dad. They do not mean to, but they do.

[Nine Arches Press @NineArchesPress]

Join poets @JaneBurn11 & @jakecampbell88 as part of the Bottleworks pop up bookshop and live events later this month: Thursday 26 May at 7pm for in-store #poetry readings #Newcastle
Celebrating @inpressbooks 20th birthday in style: https://t.co/yjgnhXsD1x

[XR Writers Rebel @XrRebel]

🚨On Friday one of Denmark's best known writers, Carsten Jensen was arrested as part of @ExtinctionRDK @ExtinctionR_SV 🚨

Read the speech he made shortly before his arrest:

"If you think you can live the way you have always lived, you are wrong."

https://t.co/yGpjYhs0UO

[Ray Wood @rayfromreturn]

Come and join Dan Kidby and I talk about the #narrative development of climate and animal movement messaging over the past 20 years at the @LoomusNGO Animal Futures Conference, we're kicking off this morning at 930am (in 10 mins!) https://t.co/yV4z9qfdrF #animals #activism

[XR Writers Rebel @XrRebel]

We hear you Angus. No one should have to hunger strike *for 30 days* just to try and get the government to act on the climate collapse. Please, join us in supporting Angus here to get @GregHands to organise a public climate briefing https://t.co/bPf3tyHymq

[Ray Wood @rayfromreturn]

For those who can't make it in person you can watch via livestream from 4pm https://t.co/elY1quXNSC

But come down! @XrRebel @moniqueroffey @GDRNorminton @maggiegeewriter @lemnsissay @TongueFuShow @LivTorc @XRebellionUK

[Ray Wood @rayfromreturn]

If you're in London, love literature and would quite like the world to last beyond 2026 or so, come along to this on Easter Friday 15th, 4-6pm organised by @TongueFuShow @XrRebel @LivTorc @moniqueroffey & other voices for the climate. Read more + SHARE! https://t.co/8ITcMJnobm

[Ray Wood @rayfromreturn]

I'm journalling and just realised that 98% of what I've written in my life has never been published or read by another person. Maybe 99%. Now that is either demoralising or dedication.

[Ray Wood @rayfromreturn]

Great coverage from @thebookseller of our stellar line up for live literary event THE ANTIDOTE inc. @moniqueroffey @lemnsissay @nikeshshukla @nktgill @joedunthorne and many more

Friday 15th April 4-6pm, Jubilee Gardens SE1, come put an End to Oil! #ActNow https://t.co/kplzvWXtQH