Lecturer in Creative & Professional Writing

Closing Date Tuesday, 10th August 2010
Department School of Education

Salary £32620 to £43840 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience (salary can progress to £50,822 per annum, subject to performance)
Applications are invited for the above post in the School of Education, based at the University’s Jubilee Campus. The person appointed will provide leadership, curriculum development and quality assurance for the School’s BA creative and professional writing course. They will also write, research and publish in an area relevant to one of the School’s research centres.

Candidates should hold a good honours degree in English Language/Literature, creative writing or a related subject, a postgraduate qualification and a PhD (completed or near to completion). They should also have proven competence in teaching of creative writing.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr S Speight, Email: sarah.speight@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this Email address will not be accepted.

For full details and how to apply please see: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Jobs/CurrentVacancies/ref/SM00465E

Writer in Residence for Our Corby

Our Corby is an exciting project that will use an extensive collection of photographs to create new artistic work. Arts and heritage organisations, and local communities, will be brought together to celebrate Corby’s history of absorbing new cultures as it grew from stone-built village of fifteen hundred souls, to steel boomtown with a population of more than fifty thousand, in less than fifty years.

As Corby adapts to a new post-industrial identity, we are looking for a professional writer, with strong history of publication or performance and skilled in working in community settings, to be our Writer in Residence.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity and to download the full brief, go to http://writingeastmidlands.co.uk/services/professional/residencies/our_corby/writers_in_residence_advert/

Centre Managers – TŶ Newydd

The Taliesin Trust is looking to appoint a couple as centre managers/wardens at Tŷ Newydd. Centre managers live on the premises and are responsible for the smooth running of the courses. The couple would ideally be partners but friends who consider they could work and live successfully together/ as a partnership would be considered.

Centre Managers – TŶ Newydd: National Writers’ Centre For Wales
Location: TŶ NEWYDD
Salary: £20,000

The Taliesin Trust is looking to appoint a couple as centre managers/wardens at Tŷ Newydd. Centre managers live on the premises and are responsible for the smooth running of the courses. The couple would ideally be partners but friends who consider they could work and live successfully together/ as a partnership would be considered. This is an unusual, stimulating and extremely rewarding job. It requires many different skills and the ability to be adaptable and to expect no one day to be like another. The centre managers would share 50 hours a week

The centre managers would work as part of a small team and would be expected to support the executive director in all aspects of the business.

Accommodation is in Nant, a two bedroomed cottage on the Tŷ Newydd site.
There is a pool car for use by the centre managers when needed for work.

Interview date: to be decided

Please do phone Sally Baker if you require more information.

Applications should be made in writing together with a c.v and the names and addresses of 2 referees and should be marked job application/confidential and sent to:

Sally Baker, Executive Director, Tŷ Newydd, Llanystumdwy, Cricieth, Gwynedd. LL52 0LW
Tel: 01766 522811 Fax: 01766 523095 www.tynewydd.org

NWS seek Development Director

Freelance Development Director, Nottingham Writers’ Studio, Nottingham. Fee: 20 hour week, at £13.50 an hour, for a 12 month contract.

We are looking for an independent, ambitious and creative person who is able to work effectively at board level to turn our successful Arts Council bid into a deliverable programme, as well as being able to deal with the day-to-day needs of members efficiently.

Visit http://nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk/work-for-nws/ for an application pack or email applications@nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk for more information. Closing date is 23 June, and interviews on 5 July.

University of Stirling – Lecturer in Creative Writing

Applications are invited for a Lecturer in Creative Writing to commence on 1 September 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Deadline:
18 Mar 2010
Lecturer in Creative Writing
University of Stirling – Department of English Studies

£29,853 – £43,840

Applications are invited for a Lecturer in Creative Writing to commence on 1 September 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The successful applicant will be an established writer in any genre, have a research interest in creativity in education, have the ability to communicate, teach and inspire, and be able to contribute to creative writing teaching programmes. The department would welcome applications from individuals who have more than one genre in their portfolio: fiction, poetry and drama, but also (for example) prose, life writing, travel writing, biography / autobiography, feature writing and creative journalism. The lecturer in Creative Writing will be expected to contribute to the department’s research environment according to their own fields of interest and expertise, to teach creative writing to undergaduates, and to assist the Professor of Creative Writing in devising a new MLitt programme in Creative Writing. A subsidiary interest and an ability to contribute to teaching and research in one or more of the following areas will be an advantage: postcolonial studies; Scottish literature; Gothic studies; Publishing studies. The areas of subsidiary interest mentioned above are indicated as fields in which some research and teaching synergy with other colleagues would be of value.

For informal enquiries, please contact Mrs Jacqui Harrop, Departmental Assistant, English Studies, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA (email: jacqui.harrop@stir.ac.uk) or to the Acting Head of Department, Professor John Drakakis (email: john.drakakis@stir.ac.uk)

Further particulars and application forms can be found on www.stir.ac.uk/future and are available from the HR Services, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA; tel 01786 467028; fax 01786 466155; e-mail hr-services@stir.ac.uk. Please quote the above reference in all correspondence.

Closing date for applications: Thursday, 18 March 2010 @ 12 noon.

Please quote reference number: 16259/7098

www.hr-services.stir.ac.uk

ACE Literature Relationship Manager

Arts Council England have are recruiting for Literature Assessors and Relationship Managers in various regions.

Deadline:
08 Feb 2010

Relationship Manager, Literature East Midlands Office, Ref:EM11
Click here for job description and other details

Visit the website for more information
Organization:
Arts Council England
14 Great Peter Street
London
SW1P 3NQ
0845 300 6200 textphone: 020 7973 6564
www.artscouncil.org.uk

Youth Base Officer Wanted

2Funky Arts is a Leicester based organisation, committed to the creative learning and development of children, young people and artists. Our new Base is a centre for career, creativity and artistic development, inspired by music and youth culture. It has been funded by Big Lottery’s Young People’s Fund 2.

Plans for 2010 include young people’s projects in DJing, MCing, poetry, music production and vocal training. Alongside this will be a variety of high profile masterclasses with artists such as DJSS, 1Xtra’s G Child and producer Baby J.

Youth Base Officer
15 hours a week @ £7,000 per annum (1.5 years fixed term contract)

We are looking for a Youth Base Officer, with a passion for youth arts, to assist the Base Manager and deputise when required. You will need at least two year’s experience of working with young people and very strong communication skills.

Responsibilities include:
- Supervising artists, youth workers, young people and volunteers.
- Helping to run youth arts projects.
- Community promotion.

A recognised youth work qualification is desirable but not essential. Some evening and weekend work will be required.

This post will be offered subject to satisfactory references and CRB processing. The successful candidate will be subject to a three-month probationary period. To apply, please provide a CV and brief cover letter (outlining any relevant experience / your reasons for applying), to Vijay Mistry on info@2funkyarts.co.uk / 0116 222 0639/ 62 Belgrave Gate, Leicester, LE1 3GQ. Deadline: 5pm on Tuesday 22nd December (interviews to be held in January).

Freelance Project Coordinator & Programmer

January 2010 – October 2010

Fee – £7,500

The Lyric Lounge – part of the Igniting Ambition programme

The Lyric Lounge project (www.lyriclounge.co.uk) is the creation of temporary, transformed venues for spoken word and poetry events. It delivers programmes of activity including performance and workshops, open-mike and poetry slam. The project creates a platform for local and emerging talent and established performers. It engages a diverse range of young people, including Black and Minority Ethnic groups, and involves intergenerational activities.

The Leicester Lyric Lounge was hosted at the Y Theatre as part of the cultural programme for the Special Olympics in July 2009. The second stage involves extending the concept across the East Midlands in 2010 starting with venues in Nottingham, Derby and Leicestershire.

To deliver the project Writing East Midlands, on behalf of MLA East Midlands, Renaissance, Arts Council England and Igniting Ambition, seeks the following:

Project Coordinator & Programmer

The Project Coordinator & Programmer will work with Writing East Midlands on a freelance basis to deliver the Lyric Lounge between January and October 2010. The Project Coordinator & Programmer will offer excellent organisational skills, experience of live literature or arts programming in the East Midlands, and an ability to work with young people from diverse backgrounds. A fee of £7,500 is available for the contract. There will be approximately 50 days work.

Contact Antonia Bell at antonia@writingeastmidlands.co.uk for a project brief and application pack. To discuss the position contact Henderson Mullin on 0115 9597929.

Closing date 30 November 2009

Interviews w/c 14 December 2009

Marketing Assistant for Tindal Street Press

An exciting opportunity to join Birmingham’s prize-winning independent fiction publisher and work within a small energetic team three days per week or equivalent.

We seek an organised graduate with promotional flair and a passion for reading, who must be enthusiastic about marketing literary fiction. Previous PR, marketing or publishing experience desirable. £14,000 pro rata 0.6

The successful candidate will focus on marketing and publicity work and gain a broad understanding of the publishing industry. Tasks will include:

· Assisting in creating imaginative marketing and publicity campaigns for our books

· Writing marketing copy, sales material and press releases under direction

· Pursuing press coverage by phone and by email

· Building network of publicity and trade contacts; organising mail-outs

· Working closely with authors to generate ideas; accompanying them to events, festivals, etc.

· Creating and managing marketing and publicity schedules and ensuring deadlines are met

· Significant responsibility for editing website: writing news articles, event promos, updating books and author pages, generating feature ideas, synchronising new content with social networking sites like facebook and twitter

· Updating sales material for sales reps at our London-based sales and distribution force

· Assessing manuscripts alongside editors – for commercial appeal and potential marketing ideas

· Managing submissions alongside editors

· Representing Tindal Street Press at launches, book events, trade fairs, etc

There will be opportunities for training and development, and to develop some editorial experience with manuscripts. There is potential for the role to grow over time. Please apply with CV and letter of application to Alan Mahar, Publishing Director at editorial@tindalstreet.co.uk or Tindal Street Press, 217 Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham B9 4AA

Closing date: 30 October 2009. Interviews are planned to take place on 12 November. To start mid-December or beginning of January

www.tindalstreet.co.uk

WIC 2010 Event Coordinator

Event Coordinator wanted for Writing Industries Conference

Freelance, November 2009 – February 2010
Fee £3000, equivalent to 24 days @ £125 a day

Deadline for applications: Monday 28th September 2009
Interviews to be held on or around Monday 12th October

The Literature Network and Writing East Midlands are seeking a skilled event coordinator to deliver the annual Writing Industries Conference in March 2010. The WIC Event Co-ordinator will be responsible for finalising the conference programme, liasing with the conference venue and effectively publicising the event. The Event Coordinator will be managed by the Literature Network Coordinator and supported by Writing East Midlands.

The Writing Industries Conference (WIC) aims to support the East Midlands literature community by giving emerging writers access to leading professionals from the writing industries, and providing a central networking opportunity for individuals and organisatons working with literature in the region.

The second Writing Industries Conference will take place in March 2010. The event will build on the success of WIC 2008. Up to two hundred delegates representing a mix of emerging, early and mid-career writers will have the opportunity to attend the conference. WIC 2010 will feature leading professionals from the writing industries including editors, agents and producers who will share their expertise and be on hand to network with delegates.

Person Specification

• 2 years practical experience of event management preferred
• Knowledge of literature and the East Midlands regional literature community
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Registered self-employed or willingness to register
• Able to work flexibly across period of employment
• Able to effectively operate from own base

For a job description and details on how to apply please contact:

Damien Walter
Literature Network Coordinator
damien@charnwood-arts.org.uk

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