writingtheasylum

'Writing the Asylum' is a creative project funded by University of Glasgow Medical Humanities/Wellcome and edited by Dr Gillean McDougall

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Happy St Cecilia's Day! Text by WH Auden, performance of Britten's Hymn to St Cecilia by Voces 8. Fabulous, magical text - 'startle/Composing mortals with immortal fire' (works for redrafting wordsmiths too). https://t.co/uR6wlmhfn7

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

FANFARE! Congratulations to the winners of ‘the prescription’ @RCPSGHeritage’s prizes in creative writing 2023 – AC Clarke, Lorna Fraser, @luckycockayne and Rieve Atkinson. Read the winning entries here https://t.co/xVblerVQyw. Good to see new writing on the RCPSG collections!

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

And it's a wrap! Thanks to all involved in 'the prescription' launch last night @RCPSGheritage esp our special guest @gavinfranc and everyone who took part in this amazing #medhums #writing project. How beautiful is our book? #poetry #shortfiction #image #medicalarchive #truth

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

How I love a prep day at home under a heated throw! Can't wait for 'the prescription' launch event on Wed at 7pm @RCPSGheritage, guest @gavinfranc, readings from the 'ology, drinks, PRIZES! PRIZES! #medhums #writing https://t.co/KHTzMmtDQJ

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

The winners of 'the prescription' prizes @RCPSGheritage have now been chosen and everyone on the shortlist informed by email. So much wonderful writing on medical archive, congrats all. Launch event at RCPSG Wed 25th with @gavinfranc, tickets via Eventbrite! #medhums #writing

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Only a few tickets left for our 'the prescription' anthology launch on Wed 25th @RCPSGheritage so don't delay! Modest ticket price includes a copy of the fabulous book 📖📖📖

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Super proud of 'the prescription' writers and the Heritage and design staff making this anthology a thing of beauty, worthy of the archive inspiring the project. Tickets on sale now! @UofGWriting @UofGCritStudies @rcpsglasgow #medhums #writing #archives

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📣Join us Wed 25 Oct for the launch of ‘the prescription’ anthology.

Dr Gavin Francis is our special guest, with anthology readings and the announcement of the open competition winners🤩

More info here: https://t.co/SUtpTnMFzo

#GlasgowEvent #WhatsOnGlasgow

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

TOOT! The shortlist for 'the prescription' prizes in creative writing on the @RCPSGheritage archive is now LIVE on the blog, follow the link! Congrats to all listed & thanks to everyone who entered. An amazing range of takes on the brief! #writing #medhums
https://t.co/qncdQIyOPy

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Developing this project with @RCPSGheritage has been fantastic - creating a dedicated group and encouraging creative writing on medical archives. Our competition closes at midnight tonight, free to enter, cash prizes for prose/poetry/hybrid! Details here https://t.co/nP4kVAZSw9

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Thrilled to be shortlisted by @JennyBrownBooks from a massive field of entries! Congrats to all finalists and commended writers, and thanks to @UofGWriting @RCPSGheritage @glasgowmedhums @MungoMirrorball for listening to me banging on about Gartnavel! #debutnovel #gabrielthorne

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@sarah_m_phelan @gilleanmcd @JennyBrownBooks @UofGWriting @RCPSGheritage @glasgowmedhums @MungoMirrorball Thank you so much! You know how important @writing_asylum is to us!

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Urine test, anyone? Just 5 days left to plunder @RCPSGheritage’s archive for ‘the prescription’’s new creative writing competition. Don't be caught short! Categories for prose/poetry/hybrid writing, deadline 31st July, details here https://t.co/nP4kVAZSw9

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Don’t mess with the Heritage team, we want your entry and just 6 days to go! Plenty to inspire @RCPSGheritage’s archive for ‘the prescription’’s new creative writing competition. Categories for prose/poetry/hybrid writing, deadline 31st July, details here https://t.co/nP4kVB0qlH

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Something for everyone (well…) @RCPSGheritage’s archive and plenty to inspire for ‘the prescription’’s new creative writing competition. Find YOUR fit in categories for prose/poetry/hybrid writing, deadline coming up on 31st July, details here https://t.co/nP4kVAZSw9

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Still time to put your stamp on your entry to ‘the prescription’’s new competition on @RCPSGheritage’s archive. Get a handle on it and impress the judges! Categories for prose/poetry/hybrid writing, deadline coming up on 31st July, details here https://t.co/nP4kVAZSw9

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Yes, that’s you we’re looking at. Got your eye on ‘the prescription’’s new creative writing competition on @RCPSGheritage’s archive? Blink and you’ll miss the categories for prose/poetry/hybrid writing, deadline coming up on 31st July, details here! https://t.co/nP4kVAZSw9

[Gillean McDougall 💙 @gilleanmcd]

Enema, anyone? You want to have a clear passage through to the deadline for ‘the prescription’’s new creative writing competition on @RCPSGheritage’s archive of curiosities. Categories for prose/poetry/hybrid writing, enter by 31st July, details here! https://t.co/nP4kVAZSw9