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Hi Kathy Yes, bands are set centrally, and thus largely out of the reach of single subject groups (ie: creative writing), particularly when they are absorbed into larger ones (ie: English or Language/Literature etc). There has been a relatively recent band change, of course, and in our favour. But there is also a suggestion there will be some clawing back of that band change in coming years as not everyone (ie: lab subjects) is happy with it. In the meantime, not all universities have let the band changes go through immediately (which would have put us in a more favourable position, as noted) and some arts and humanities subjects are suffering because institutions have insisted on a 'transition period' for subjects in areas like Technology/Science etc. Sounds like your management has done as above; many have, and they argue that this is fair because they would have done likewise for any subject group/funding change of this magnitude. all best wishes Graeme On 5 Feb 2005 at 2:10, Kathy Flann 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 > > 2005, due to the > > scale of the operation we cannot guarantee that any > > orders received > > after this date can be met. > > > > Books will be sent out in March 2005 to arrive the > > week before the > > programme launches, the planned date for this is > > 20th March 2005 but > > is subject to change. The books will be embargoed > > until the day after > > the launch show is broadcast and this will be > > printed clearly on the > > package > > > > - we would greatly appreciate your cooperation in > > this matter. > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Esther Coleman - Hawkins > > Project Manager, The Last Laugh > > > > Contact details for ordering books: > > Phone: 0141 338 3432 > > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > Mail: Rm 3196, BBC BH, Queen Margaret Drive, > > Glasgow, G12 8DG > > > > If there's anythign else I can tell you please let > > me know. > > > > Thanks > > > > Esther > > > > Esther Coleman - Hawkins > > Project Manager > > BBC 3 - End of Story & The Last Laugh > > Tel: 0141 338 3432 > > Mob: 07786 702401 > > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > www.bbc.co.uk/endofstory > > > > > > -- > > Professor Graeme Harper, > > Head, School of Creative Arts, Film and Media, > > University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom > > http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/scafm > > [log in to unmask] Ph: 00 44 23 92842201 > > Join the Top Ten - See our School website for > > Details. > > Visit: http://www.brookebiaz.co.uk > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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