10th, 11th and 12th July 2013, Kingston University

Includes a One Day Symposium hosted by the Centre for Life Narratives (CLN), Kingston: Life Narratives, Practice and Pedagogy

Keynote Speakers: Philip Gross, University of Glamorgan Hanif Kureishi, Kingston University: Talking Teaching, an Interview Professor Vesna Goldsworthy, Kingston University

Relevant themes include, but are not limited to:

• Methodologies for teaching various forms of writing: fiction, non-fiction, academic writing, professional writing

• Hypertext pedagogy , digital culture and the 21st century creative writing workshop

• The role of critical theory in writing pedagogy

• The effect of social, cultural and economic change on curriculum design and classroom practices for writers

• Multicultural writing needs and practices

• Writing and Pedagogy: interaction, connectivity, creativity

• Assessment criteria at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

• Teaching writing research skills

The third day of the conference will host the fourth bi-annual Centre for Life Narratives (CLN) international conference, a Special One Day Symposium, with a focus on the Pedagogy and Practice of Life Narratives of all kinds (auto/biography, memoir, letters, documentaries, blogs, therapeutic journals, first person accounts, etc.) For this Symposium, we will seek proposals on themes such as those listed above, specifically in relation to non-fiction, documentary and experienced-based writing.