SYMPOSIUM - 'Writing Across Cultures', City University of Hong Kong 9-10 March [05.09.2009]
'Writing Across Cultures'
A Symposium for Students and Teachers of English Language Creative Writing 9-10th March 2010 at the City University of Hong Kong. In conjunction with The Man Hong Kong Literary Festival (9-20 March).
Organised by The Department of English of The City University of Hong Kong and The Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership
Registration HK$250 (US$33) (Discounted to HK$100 for members of the Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership www.apwriters.com)
We hope that you'll be interested in joining us. All institutions funding overseas participants will be acknowledged.
Selected papers from the symposium will be published by TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses. (An international electronic refereed journal. www.textjournal.com.au).
Program Outline
9 March 2010 --Day One Theme: 'Teaching Creative Writing in the Academy'
8:30 am - Coffee & Registration
9:00 am - Welcome by Kingsley Bolton, Chair Professor of English & English Department Head at The City University of Hong Kong.
9: 15 am - Keynote address: Robin Hemley (University of Iowa's writing program)
10.00 am-12:00am - Roundtable led by 3-4 teachers of creative writing each of whom will give short provocative papers (10 mins) leading into interactive discussion with participants. Provocateurs include Catherine Cole (RMIT), Jose Dalisay (University of the Philippines) and Page Richards (University of Hong Kong)- moderated by Xu Xi.
2:00 pm -- 4:30 pm: Featured Writers who teach in the academy. Each will speak briefly (5 - 7 minutes) about different aspects of their creative writing process, followed by brief illustrative readings of their work (5-7 mins max). Feature writers include: Xu Xi; Robin Hemley; Jose Dalisay; Catherine Cole.
10 March 2010 --Day Two Theme: 'Teaching Creative Writing in the Asia'
9:00 am - Keynote address: tba
9.45 am-11:45 am Roundtable led by 3-4 teachers of creative writing who will each give short provocative papers (10 min max) leading into interactive discussion with participants. Provocateurs include Brian Castro, Ouyang Yu and Rukmini Bhaya Nair (tbc) - moderated by Jane Camens.
2:30 pm -- 4:30 pm: Featured Writers include: Ouyang Yu; Rukmini Bhaya Nair; and (TBC) Ken Chen and Shirley Lim.
Evening 11th March: Opening & 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
An additional day on 12th March at Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PRC, will be arranged on request for international creative writing teachers with students at that campus.
Organising Committee:
Chair, Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership & Faculty Chair - MFA in Writing, Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Jane Camens - Director, Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership/University of Adelaide
Kingsley Bolton - Chair Professor of English & English Department Head at The City University of Hong Kong.
Dr Rodney Jones - Associate Head, Dept of English, The City University of Hong Kong.
Susannah Chow & Roxanne Ha, The City University of Hong Kong.
For more information see: http://apwriters.org/ or email: jane.camens@apwriters.com