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Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women's Writing Launch Event: Writing Childhood Readings by Ana Luísa Amaral Anna Mitgutsch Nicoletta Vallorani 16 October 2009, 2pm - 5.30pm, Room 274/75 IGRS, Stewart House, 32 Russell Sqaure, WC1B 5DN funded by the John Coffin Trust Fund and in collaboration with the Ingeborg Bachmann Centre for Austrian Literature Join us for an afternoon of exhilarating, disturbing, beautiful and provocative literature. We are delighted to launch our new Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women's Writing with a reading by three writers representing three of our five languages: Portuguese poet Ana Luísa Amaral, Austrian novelist and essayist Anna Mitgutsch and Italian novelist and children's book author Nicoletta Vallorani will be reading from recent works treating the theme of childhood. They will also discuss their work with Professor Abigail Lee Six and there will be opportunities for questions from the audience. Readings will be in the original language and in English translation. To find out more about the event please see our website: http://igrs.sas.ac.uk/research/CCWW%20launch.html#launchflyertop <http://igrs.sas.ac.uk/research/CCWW%20launch.html#launchflyertop> The event is free, but places are limited - please rsvp [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> if you wish to attend. Dr Ricarda Vidal Lecturer in Visual Culture Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies School of Advanced Study Stewart House, 32 Russell Squ, London WC1B 5DN <http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=530011&y=181908&z=0&sv=WC1B+5DN&st=2&pc=WC1B+5DN&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf> phone: 020 7862 8961