University of East Anglia launches CW50 celebration, marking 50 years of its pioneering Creative Writing MA
Ayòbámi Adébáyò in our CW50 launch video
FMcM was delighted to work with the University of East Anglia on their campaign to celebrate 50 years of their pioneering Creative Writing MA. The ambitious international programme officially launched this week. Congratulations, UEA!
The coming year will see a wide-ranging line-up of events, projects and initiatives, celebrating UEA's extraordinary heritage, exploring key trends shaping literature today, uncovering the next generation of global voices, and pushing the boundaries between contemporary writing and creative technology.
The CW50 launch video
As part of our campaign, we conceived, scripted and directed this launch video, featuring Ian McEwan, Louise Doughty, Tracy Chevalier, Tash Aw, Ayòbámi Adébáyò, Mona Arshi, Imogen Hermes Gowar and Ayanna Gillian Lloyd. It was produced under strict lockdown.
The first of its kind in the UK, UEA’s Creative Writing course was founded by Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson in 1970. It has more published and prize winning authors than any other UK institution from Sir Kazuo Ishiguro OBE, Anne Enright and Naomi Alderman to John Boyne and Neel Mukherjee.
The International Chair of Creative Writing
This week, UEA announced its new International Chair of Creative Writing (ICCW) and Global Voices Scholarship programme, which celebrates leading writers from around the globe while continuing UEA’s tradition of nurturing the world’s most promising emerging writers. Its first chair will be the internationally acclaimed Zimbabwean novelist, playwright and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga.
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Future and Form
As well as looking back to our impressive legacy, UEA is looking forward to the future of imaginative writing. The university, with Arts Council England funding and backing from regional cultural and educational organisations, has commissioned six leading writers, representing prose, poetry, script and children’s fiction, to explore the interface between contemporary literature and creative technologies: Ayòbámi Adébáyò, Mona Arshi, Tash Aw, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Mitch Johnson and James McDermott.
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