The Literature Ecology and what it can do for me with Melanie Abrahams

Visiting Lecturer Talk:
The Literature Ecology and what it can do for me: curating and producing work (and life) by Melanie Abrahams

This session will explore the literature ecology and the ways that you can design and produce the career you'd most like to have - or at the very least - explore more deeply the options you have before you. It will look at the role literature can play in helping you to curate and produce your work and life and will include some perspectives and tips on making the most of your interests and resources. 

The session will include a Q & A session to provide an opportunity to bring and ask questions and dig a little deeper into the themes being explored.

This talk is suitable for anyone who works in literature or is planning to whether you are a student, publisher, writer or interested in developing a role that has not yet been created. Whether you know what you wish to do at this stage, the session will encourage you to think about your skills and abilities and how you can apply them to your chosen career.

The event is free, book a ticket via Ticket Tailor

Venue: ATT 206 (Attenborough Building, 2nd Floor, Room 206), University of Leicester, University Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH

Melanie Abrahams FRSA Hon FRSL is a curator, visiting lecturer and creative producer who has channeled a love of words and books into initiatives. She consistently pushes for greater diversity in the arts, with a focus on narratives of race, class, background and mixed race identities. Melanie is Creative Director of organisation Renaissance One and spoken word project Tilt, both of which have championed literature/spoken word artforms through events, mentoring and learning for over twenty years. She has curated festivals and programmes including Caribbean Fest (marking Caribbean creativity), Modern Love a spoken word project exploring contemporary love and relationships which toured the UK and Europe, and an events series on 'otherness' for the Bronte Parsonage and Museum (This, That & The Other).