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Why Writing Matters by Michael Rosen

Why Writing Matters by Michael Rosen

Contributed by: Michael Rosen
Published: 07/09/2017
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Talk given by Michael Rosen to celebrate the first National Writing Day, 21 June 2017

Why Writing Matters by Jonathan Coe

Why Writing Matters by Jonathan Coe

Contributed by: Jonathan Coe
Published: 07/09/2017
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Talk given by Jonathan Coe at the Arnolfini Gallery to celebrate the first National Writing Day, 21 June 2017

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Michèle Roberts is the author of twelve highly acclaimed novels, including The Looking Glass and Daughters of the House, which won the WHSmith Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and, most recently, the highly-acclaimed Ignorance, …


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