Dear all,
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our external examiner
has had to resign mid-year. This is an urgent call for
a replacement.
The St Martin's College Creative Writing Programme
includes undergraduate minor and joint pathways, as
well as a part-time MA. There are approximately 70
undergraduates and 8 MA students. However, this isn't
as much as it sounds because externals do not look at
work from the 35 first-year students.
St Martin's is located in Lancaster, about an hour
north of Manchester. It's a stone's throw from the
Lake District, if that's any enticement! Travel
expenses are reimbursed and there is a stipend.
I'd be so grateful if could forward this email to
others. We really need to fill this position quite
urgently.
Thanks a lot!
Kathy Flann
Course Leader for Creative Writing
St Martin's College
--- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hi Kathy
>
> Sure does.
>
> Unfortunately, the bigger arguments are made (in
> timeframe terms)
> well in advance. Thus the 'smaller' ones then
> generate from internal
> university decisions on how to manage the banding,
> and banding
> changes when they occur.
>
> Sounds like your place is managing the recent
> banding change rather
> like a few others are doing (ie: creative writing is
> lumped in with
> those who will gain from the over all funding band
> change, but only
> after institutions individually manage the
> transition period by not
> changing anything). Like running to keep still.
>
> Of course, if you ever notice any departmental
> increased income will
> be unlikely anyhow because by the time it could
> happen the new
> student fees will have hit the UK (ie: those new,
> circa £3000, fees
> arriving in 2006).
>
> This is the argument from most institutions, in
> fact: that the HEFCE
> banding changes should be managed by leaving their
> implementation
> until after 2006 when the impact of the new UK fees
> structure will
> equally impact on student perceptions of 'value for
> money'.
>
> What students consider 'value for money' in creative
> writing terms is
> going to interesting in itself.
>
> all best wishes
> Graeme
>
>
>
>
>
> On 6 Feb 2005 at 9:44, Kathy Flann wrote:
>
> > Hi Graeme!
> >
> > I wrote to HEFCE directly a few weeks ago to find
> out
> > where they slot Creative Writing. My own
> institution
> > had always told me that HEFCE decided how the
> subject
> > was funded. To my surprise, however, the response
> I
> > received said that it is the institution that
> decides
> > on the level of funding, so long as it makes the
> right
> > arguments in the application. Does this fit with
> your
> > understanding?
> >
> > Kathy
> >
> > --- Kathy Flann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone.
> > >
> > > I've been testing the water at my institution
> (St
> > > Martin's College in Lancaster) regarding funding
> > > levels for Creative Writing. Here and at many
> other
> > > places it has always been funded in Band D, the
> same
> > > band as English. This is the lowest band and
> assumes
> > > large-ish teaching groups.
> > >
> > > Given that Creative Writing requires small-group
> > > teaching, I have always thought that there is a
> case
> > > to be made for higher funding. Drama and Fine
> Art
> > > are
> > > funded in Band C because of the costs involved
> with
> > > supplies, performances, etc. However, Creative
> > > Writing
> > > requires more than most subjects in terms of
> > > individual attention, which should also be
> perceived
> > > as an expense.
> > >
> > > Anyway, after some discussion with colleagues at
> > > other
> > > institutions, I have learned that some places
> are
> > > already funded in Band C (the higher one). The
> > > management at my place is willing to put forth
> an
> > > argument for higher funding now, and would like
> more
> > > information about what happens at other
> > > institutions.
> > >
> > > So I'm writing for two reasons. First, I wonder
> if
> > > anyone out there has any information about this
> > > issue.
> > > Second, I've been thinking that we should all be
> > > pushing for this and wanted to encourage others
> to
> > > investigate at their own places.
> > >
> > > Hope to hear from you,
> > > Kathy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > >
> > > > From BBC
> > > > Regards
> > > > Graeme.
> > > >
> > > > Dear Course Leader,
> > > >
> > > > Following on from the BBC Three short story
> > > writing
> > > > competition, End
> > > > of Story, we are running a new challenge in
> March
> > > > 2005.
> > > >
> > > > The competition is called The Last Laugh and
> is a
> > > > sitcom-writing
> > > > challenge. 8 well-known sitcom writers have
> > > written
> > > > the first 20
> > > > minutes of an original half-hour sitcom; all
> our
> > > > entrants have to do
> > > > is write the final 10 minutes and have the
> last
> > > > laugh!
> > > >
> > > > The writers are:
> > > > Marks & Gran - Birds of a Feather, The New
> > > Statesman
> > > > Paul Mayhew Archer - My Hero, The Vicar of
> Dibley
> > > > Bain & Armstrong - Peep Show
> > > > Carla Lane - Bread, Butterflies
> > > > Jonathan Harvey - Gimme Gimme Gimme
> > > > Trix Worrell - Desmonds, Porkpie
> > > > Ian Pattison - Rab C Nesbitt
> > > > Brown & Hendrie - My Family
> > > >
> > > > As with End of Story we will be publishing a
> free
> > > > book which contains
> > > > the beginnings of all 8 of the scripts to be
> given
> > > > away with the
> > > > launch of the show. This book will be
> available in
> > > > participating book
> > > > shops, comedy clubs, libraries and hopefully,
> > > > writing courses.
> > > > If you would like your course to be involved
> and
> > > to
> > > > have copies of
> > > > the book to give away, or loan to people, then
> > > > please contact me by
> > > > 15th January 2005 to order them (details
> below).
> > > >
> > > > We need to know:
> > > >
> > > > * How many people are in your writing
> course
> > > > and how many books
> > > > you would like?
> > > > * The details of where to send the
> books,
> > > what
> > > > quantities are
> > > > required and who to address them to.
> > > >
> > > > The deadline for ordering books is 15th
> January
>
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