Pendemicus

To go where others dread, but writers tread

[peter kalu writer @peterkalu]

Breathing - a poem by @peterkalu
for the @LitBritish Int’l Digital Collaboration Project. Link here: https://t.co/X0LmimZHQj

[The Village Square @VillageSquarejo]

.⁦@obinnaudenwe1⁩ writes .@peterkalu on the #endsars  protest in Nigeria connecting this to the #blacklivesmatter protest and the #Usinsurrection at #CapitolHill
A @LitBritish Int’l Digital Collaboration Project. https://t.co/hgVa3YyAb7

[peter kalu writer @peterkalu]

Book launch 'Manchester, Something Rich and Strange'. I was wearing the hat to keep warm and they went live so I thought I'd just style it out. Knitted by Mei Yuk Wong. The book is very good too.

[Pendemicus @pendemicus]

Equalities Minister @KemiBadenoch, #MalcolmX predicted your behavior so well.
https://t.co/AMc9Icftky
#CriticalRaceTheory

[David Lunn @DJLdistraction]

“This government stands unequivocally against Critical Race Theory”. 😳
It’s not just Trump: the Tories are every bit as extreme in their attacks on legitimate and profoundly important academic work. I really am a bit speechless...
#CriticalRaceTheory
https://t.co/xY4FpNuPB3

[Pendemicus @pendemicus]

The difference between life and death is but a breath. The story lives there.

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The debris of life, is a goldmine for the writer.

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History as she is taught.

https://t.co/JsDIMmuR4W

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@markillis1 It's an alien!

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'The one who tells the story, rules the world.' Native American proverb.

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Not to be missed. Join us?

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Join Us: 22nd July, 5.00 pm. UK time -
Muli Amaye ,author,The University of the West Indies, Trinidad.
Mjiba Frehiwot, Research Fellow, the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana,Accra
https://t.co/f8Nw9WtRbH
@PanAfricanists @cwwriters @WritersofColour @blm @AAPRP

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Join Us: 22nd July, 5.00 pm. UK time -
Muli Amaye ,author,The University of the West Indies, Trinidad.
Mjiba Frehiwot, Research Fellow, the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana,Accra
https://t.co/f8Nw9WtRbH
@PanAfricanists @cwwriters @WritersofColour @blm @AAPRP

[Vanessa Gebbie @VanessaGebbie]

For writers who have found lockdown a struggle. For writers who were sad to hear “All this time! Now you can write! No excuses!” We’ve planned this week to re-invigorate you, re-inspire you. You CAN do this thing. 10 max. 6 had gone last week. Join us?Grab one of the last places.

[C @HeronChe]

“Crazy Dion” Diamond at one of his sit-ins as a teenager in Arlington, VA. June 10, 1960. He did these sit ins by himself, didn’t tell anyone about it, went to prison multiple times for it & he is still alive!

[Pendemicus @pendemicus]

Today on Pendemicus we take a look at the work of Tariq Mehmood. This is a rare chance to take a look at the how's and why's from a genuinely radical writer of both YA and adult political fiction. 5pm today, Wednesday 1st July

https://t.co/g2XC8zFNVZ

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Racism, writing and fiction.
Melvin Burgess & Peter Kalu in conversation with Tariq Mehmood, on why racism plays such a dominant part in his fiction.
https://t.co/HcHAXKw0Wy

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Racism, writing and fiction.
Melvin Burgess & Peter Kalu in conversation with Tariq Mehmood, on why racism plays such a dominant part in his fiction.
https://t.co/HcHAXKw0Wy

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

From this morning’s edition of The Cortado 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

[Tŷ Newydd @Ty_Newydd]

And our two digital Monday-Friday courses will mirror Tŷ Newydd’s residential courses, one looking to develop your poetry and the other aiming to reboot your prose.

[Tŷ Newydd @Ty_Newydd]

We are delighted to announce @LitWales’s first ever programme of Tŷ Newydd virtual courses for summer 2020.

Offering a whistle-stop tour of various genres and themes in both English and Welsh, our short taster courses will continue to inspire your writing during the lockdown.

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This week on Pendemicus - White Writes Black. Join us and our guest Lucy Christopher talking about the how's, the why's and the should's of white writers tackling black lives and characters in their fiction. Wednesday 17th June, 5pm.
https://t.co/g2XC8zFNVZ