Creative 51¸£ÀûÉç at the Bluedot Festival 2022
On 23 and 24 July, Creative 51¸£ÀûÉç hosted a series of panel discussions with talented and award-winning poets and storytellers at the Bluedot Festival 2022.
Curated for Creative 51¸£ÀûÉç by Senior Research Fellow Ellah Wakatama OBE, the conversations focused on new publications in many genres, touching on poetry, science fiction, fantasy, nature writing, and memoir. With a variety of poets and storytellers, these conversations also acted as a celebration of diversity, inclusivity, and the power of literature, with speakers reflecting on their experiences, their work, and their visions for the future.
The conversations included:
- Love and Being – Niki Igbaroola, Jared McGinnis, and Kasim Ali
- Our Future Selves – Geoff Ryman, Temi Oh, and Nikhil Singh
- Writing Nature, ft. The Nan Shepherd Prize – with Marchelle Farrell and Nina Mingya Powles
- Poetry: Remixes and Reimagination
- Crime and Punishment – Nadine Matheson, Kia Abdullah, and Parker Bilal
Thank you to all those who joined us for these wonderful conversations. Beyond our Creative 51¸£ÀûÉç line-up, the Bluedot Festival was yet again a wonderful and perfect blend of science, music and culture after its two-year hiatus. From µþÂáö°ù°ì
and the Halle symphony orchestra head-lining Sunday to Tim Peake speaking about his Top Gun inspiration, it was a .
If you’re looking forward to next year as much as Creative 51¸£ÀûÉç, tickets are already available for the .