Other projects exploring creative writing and place
Braemania
A 'community novel' being written by a town in Scotland, Braemar.
Writer in Residence, Rachel Marsh, has challenged the town of Braemar to write a collective novel. It is to be a work of fiction inspired by a town, plotted by a community, and collectively written by its residents.
Visit their site for more on the project and creative process.
Future and Form
Six projects by writers working with creative and immersive technologists to explore the link between imaginative writing and the possibilities of technology.
The poet Mona Arshi worked at Cley, a wetlands reserve in north Norfolk. Her resulting audio work, Shifting Lines, draws upon 'ghazal', an ancient Arabic poetic form. It's combined with digital audio enhancement by sound artist Peter Cusack and photography by Matthew Usher, bringing the flora and fauna of the reserve to life.
Song of the Reed
UEA Professor of Scriptwriting, Steve Waters' current project at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' reserve near Norwich, Strumpshaw Fen. Working together with students from all levels – undergraduates, masters, PhDs – Steve and Professor Jean McNeil (who's part of the Just-Scapes UK team) mounted a site-specific promenade theatre performance at this reserve in 2016.
Read more on Song of the Reed here, or listen to Steve's Radio 4 drama about reedbeds and wetlands past, present and future.
Visioning land use in Scotland
Six “conversations” — each focused on a different aspect of how land is used and how it could be better used, in Scotland. The virtual events will include contributions from Scotland-based poets and musicians, intended to stimulate fresh ways of thinking.
The SEDA-organised project is a response to the climate emergency, the impossibility of Scotland meeting its net-zero climate targets without radical change, and the Covid-19 pandemic.
