• “Poetic Inquiry: Working with the Persona”

    Poetic Inquiry: Working with the Personawith Roula-Maria DibWhen: Thursdays Jan 4, 11, 18, and 25 (18:00-20:00 GMT)Where: Online About the course: Who are you(like, really)?In this fun poetic inquiry course, you will explore, toy with, and discover facets of yourself—both proprium and persona—that may have escaped your notice until now. Throughout the sessions, you’ll employ various…

  • Fiction vs. Non-Fiction: Blurring the Boundaries

    *Agenda speakers and times are subject to change “Fiction vs. Non-Fiction: Blurring the Boundaries”A Transdisciplinary Conference   Participation fee (for both presenters and non-presenters): 90GBPWhen: February 7-8, 2024Where: OnlineAbstract Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023    Call for Papers:   “Fiction is the truth inside the lie” – Stephen King “There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the…

  • Write Your Undiscovered Self

    Write Your Undiscovered Self

    Write Your Undiscovered Self A 5-week online depth-writing programme focused on accessing your unconscious, facilitating your innate creativity & expanding your sense of possibility. Every Monday from January 29th 2024 – Monday February 26th 2024 (5 sessions in total) 6:00-8:00pm (UK time) The pioneering Swiss psychoanalyst and one of the main founders of depth-psychology, Carl…

  • Women who Create: the Feminine and the Arts 2024

    Women who Create: the Feminine and the Arts 2024

    The London Arts-Based Research Centre Women who Create: the Feminine and the Arts A Transdisciplinary Conference March 23-24, 2024 Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge UniversityCall for Papers (closed)Cost:        180 GBP (in person)90 GBP (Online)Abstract: Deadline February 18, 2024 Creative people, whether they are visual artists, poets, writers, musicians, designers, or actors (to name a few)…

  • Writing Fiction: Transforming Your Research or Personal Experiences into Fiction

    Writing Fiction: Transforming Your Research or Personal Experiences into Fiction By Patricia Leavy A 4-wk course in March (4,11,18,25) Do you want to write fiction? A novel? A short story? Have you thought about transforming your research or teaching experiences into a work of fiction? Do you want to transform your personal experience into a…

  • Modernism Remodelled 2024

    The London Arts-Based Research CentreModernism Remodelled 2024A Transdisciplinary Conference Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge UniversityFebruary 24-25, 2024Call for PapersCost:        180 GBP (in person)90 GBP (Online)Abstract: Deadline January 21, 2024**Participants interested in attending the conference without presenting a paper are also welcome. This conference seeks to bring together scholars, creatives, and arts-based researchers working on topics…

  • Poetic inquiry: Working with Images

    Poetic inquiry: Working with Images

    About the course: In this course, poet, editor and literary/Jungian scholar Dr. Roula-Maria Dib will guide you through poetry writing as a form of conversation with another medium of art, specifically the visual. This dialogue with images not only offers moments of transcendence and beauty, but it opens inner channels of understanding ourselves and the…

  • The Mystery Makers: a series of mystery-writing workshops

    The Mystery Makers:a series of mystery-writing workshops by Carol Pouliot, Tina deBellegarde, Lida Sideris, and Jen Collins Moore When: February 7, 14, 21, and 28 (2024)6:00pm-7:30pm (UK) Where: Zoom Session 1: Carol Pouliot – Introduction What’s so great about Agatha Christie? Learn the tricks of the trade used by the best-selling mystery writer of all…

  • Surrealism and Arts-Based Research

    Conference Programme: Day 1-Dec 12, 2023 9:45 Welcome and opening wordsRoula-Maria Dib Session 1—Surrealism between Architecture and Anthropology (10:00-11:15):Moderator: Sade Jackson Simon Weir, The University of Sydney“Architecture and Surrealist Objects: Dalí and Magritte” Noor Kassam, Architecture –Kassam Studio“Surrealism, Art, and Architecture” Ivan Levant, Sanctuary of Surrealism“Insurgent Anthropology of Surrealist Observance” Session 2—Surrealist Lenses: Photographic Journeys,…

  • Book Publishing 101 with Patricia Leavy

    Book Publishing 101with Patricia Leavy This 2-hour webinar will provide a detailed overview of everything you need to know to publish a book. The focus of this course will include finding a publisher (which may involve finding an agent), writing effective query letters and book proposals, pitching yourself, and understanding book contracts (unpacking the most…