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14 December 2018
Voice’s Top 10's of 2018
A rundown of the best film, music, theatre, literature, visual arts and news of 2018
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11 December 2018 – 14 January 2019
Apply to be a writer in the forest
As part of celebrations to mark its centenary in 2019, the Forestry Commission has launched a new writing competition to diversify nature writing.
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18 November 2018
Interview with Kirsty Latoya; artist, poet, change maker
Artist and writer Kirsty Latoya discusses how her disability fuelled her depression, and how her art gave her an escape.
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8 November 2018
Interview with Andrew Hammond: Headteacher, Author and Creative Education Guru
Andrew Hammond has advocated creative education in all facets of his career. Here’s why it’s so vital to teach the next generation life skills over arithmetic.
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9 October 2018
Working with refugees - Interview with writer Alexandros Plasatis
We catch up with Alexandros Plasatis, an immigrant ethnographer who writes fiction in English, his second language, and recently completed a project for Writing East Midlands working with refugees and asylum seekers.
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9 October 2018
The top five ‘must-see’ plays of the 21st century
A guide to the best shows theatre can offer
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25 September 2018
Arts opportunities in schools
Are there enough Arts opportunities within English schools ?
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19 September 2018
New Reads: September
Looking for reading inspiration this month? Check out our round-up of what's going on in books this month!
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12 September 2018
Want my job? with Cat Sercombe, Head of Arts Award, Trinity College London
'Don’t be afraid to ask people for help along the way and be persistent... If you want to carve out a career in the creative and cultural industries, then you will make it happen'
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3 September 2018
Want my job? with Barbara Matthews, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Culture at Nottingham Trent University
Barbara Matthews MBE has had a long and illustrious career in the arts, and has now worked in the education sector for over five years. We talk about her highlights, the struggles, and what changes she has seen in the industry.
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29 August 2018
Loki, the Scottish Rapper: Poverty Safari Live
Loki brings an impressive blend of music, comedy and spoken word together while maintaining an intelligent commentary on social mobility, class and identity.
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20 August 2018
Matt Abbott and Joelle Taylor: Explosive Political Poetry
A brilliant hour of phenomenal poetry from two exceptional talents at the International Book Festival
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20 August 2018
Miranda Kaufman with Afua Hirsch: Africans in Tudor England
A fascinating discussion of Kaufman’s book, Black Tudors, and the parts of history we’ve lost or forgotten
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17 August 2018
Maimouna Jallow & Mara Menzies
Two incredibly talented storytellers who breathe life into African stories through their enchanting performances
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17 August 2018
International Book Festival - Ian Black, Region in Crisis
Ian Black, former Middle East correspondent and editor for The Guardian, discussed his new book, Enemies and Neighbours: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017 with Raja Shehadeh
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15 August 2018
The Surface Breaks by Louise O'Neill
A fiercely feminist fairytale retelling.
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15 August 2018
New Reads: August
What's new in fiction for August? Check out what to add to your summer reading list.
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15 August 2018
Man Booker Prize 2018: The Mars Room
Review of The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.