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The aim of this five week course is to help both the beginner and the more advanced writer to develop and improve their writing skills in a range of different areas, including short story writing, flash fiction, poetry and the writing of a novel.

This course is for beginners and more advanced writers who want to develop their imaginative ideas and discover new approaches to their work. It’s on Thursday evenings Starting 27th April – 25th May for 5 weeks

18:00 – 20:30

  • Start date: 27/04/2023
  • Phone number: 07546515806
  • Email address: [email protected]
  • Website: https://www.derby-college.ac.uk/course/creative-writing-course/
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QUAD has announced three writing courses and workshops for 2022, covering poetry and novel writing and self-publishing.

Writing Poetry is a six-week course led by acclaimed Derbyshire poet and performer Sophie Sparham. Throughout the session, you’ll be looking at key elements such as form and literary devices, as well as exploring the importance of editing and the exciting opportunities presented by collaborative work. Writing a Novel for Beginners takes place over eight weeks and is led by novelist and creative writing tutor Helen Cooper. This course will look at aspects such as pacing, dialogue, characterisation and more, as well as exploring great novels of the past and present-day to see what makes them work. Finally, on the 26th of February, successful self-published author Dawn Brookes will be leading an Introduction to Self-Publishing Day . The one-day session will explore the do’s and don’ts of this area of writing and publishing and leave you all set up to begin your independent author journey. Alex Davis, Literature Officer for QUAD, said: “The New Year is a fantastic time to take up a new hobby, or make a start on those writing ambitions that you’ve always had, and our three February courses offer a great chance to do just that.”

Writing Poetry takes place in QUAD from Thursday 3 rd February to 10 th March inclusive. Tickets are £85 full price and £65 concessions.

Writing a Novel for Beginners takes place in QUAD from Monday 14 th February to 4 th April inclusive. Tickets are £120 full price or £100 for concessions.

Introduction to Self-Publishing Day takes place in QUAD on 26 th February.  Tickets for this all-day event at £30 full-price and £26 concessions.

For more information or to book tickets for the courses please see https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/get-creative/adults  or call QUAD Box Office on 01332 290606.

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Below are comprehensive lists of creative writing groups, writing circles, writing clubs and writing peer/help groups. Some of these are local, face-to-face writers' groups, requiring physical attendance. Some are online writing groups, allowing you to live anywhere in the world and be a member.

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Below is a table with details of writing groups, clubs, circles and other organisations.

Short Story Course

(no website, so link goes to Allen's Twitter page as he runs the groups) London, UK

groups meeting in Barnet, Enfield and Alexandra Park areas of north London - Enfield, every two months; Barnet and Alexandra Park, every fortnight - Enfield cost = £12 per session; Barnet / Alexandra Park = £5 per session - short fiction, poetry and non-fiction - suitable for beginners and more advanced - all enquiries to:

[email protected]

Online (Facebook) an online group for authors who have contributed stories to the flash fiction run on this website - you don't have to be a contributor to join, although submitting is encouraged - lots of monthly writing challenges run in the group - hundreds of friendly members located all over the world Bristol, UK meetings with real people and Facebook discussion group - meets once a month - writing in an age of climate change and other nature and environmental themes Online (Discord) runs 3 x weekly, plus additional events - a supportive space for writers and writing of any type: novels, fan fiction, journals, memoirs, biographies, journalism, how-tos, scripts, poetry, and more - they offer live video write-ins several times per week and also have spontaneous pop-up write-ins - runs virtually on the Discord server - most participants are in the US
London, UK advanced science fiction and fantasy group run by British Fantasy Award winner, Allen Ashley - face to face meeting every two months in north London (more recently on Zoom due to COVID) - costs between £10 and £15 per session - writing sample required before being invited to join London, UK face to face group meeting every other Thursday - membership costs £39 for 6 months (this covers room hire, tea and coffee at the meetings and events) - in each session, two members submit to the group and we provide constructive but friendly feedback - mixed group of published writers and those seriously pursing publication Conway Writing Group (no website or online presence so no link - for more info see notes) Palmers Green / Southgate, London, UK face to face critique group of committed writers in a variety of genres - meet roughly every fortnight in Southgate/Palmers Green area - max group size 10 - suitable for all levels but most members are writing seriously and several are published - enquiries to [email protected] CWIL: Cambridge Writers of Imaginative Literature (no website or online presence so no link - for more info see notes) Cambridge, UK

face to face group meeting fortnightly at Scholars Cafe YHA, Tenison Road, Cambridge, CB1 2DN - they post stories/chapters on the group website, then critique each others work giving honest, detailed and helpful criticism (in writing) to beginners, published and unpublished authors - no website, contact:

[email protected] for details

Los Angeles USA and Virtual (Worldwide) both face-to-face and online, meeting up once a week - a network of professional writers working in the literary arts and scripted film & television in the following genres: fiction / novels, creative non-fiction, memoir, poetry, auto-fiction, experimental, screenwriting, drama, dramedy, rom-com, musicals, sci-fi, fantasy, speculative fiction, historical fiction, kidlit, YA, LGBTQ, BIPOC and more Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK face-to-face group also running online competitions and anthology calls accepting global submissions - workshops, 'shut up and write', monthly socials, triannual anthology launch parties etc. so they meet weekly on average - open to all, whatever style of writing you do and whatever stage you're at - more details on and (they have no website, so link goes to Hayley's Twitter page as she runs the group) Ely, Cambridgeshire , UK a small, friendly group of fiction writers who meet up to share their current writing projects, for feedback, support and encouragement - new members welcome - for details, contact Hayley at [email protected] or on Twitter (see link) - face-to-face group meeting up once a month Galway, Ireland friendly and supportive group that meets 3pm to 5pm each Saturday at The Galway Arts Centre - organised and maintained by Crannóg magazine in association with Wordsonthestreet Publishers but is peer-led so there is no one facilitator - members bring copies of their work (poetry, fiction, drama, memoir etc.), read it aloud and have it critiqued by the other members
Herne Bay Creative Writing Group Herne Bay, Kent, UK face to face group that meet fortnightly at Beach Creative in Herne Bay - the aim of the group is to provide members with a forum for support, sharing, feedback, learning and growth - it can cater for those who wish to write but have not yet started and those who are experienced, published authors - there is no membership fee but costs of room hire are divided equally between members for each session - to join, contact Peter Webb at [email protected] Guild for Lifelong Learning, Wilmslow, Cheshire

online group meeting fortnightly on Monday afternoons - for any history writer in any genre or media: fiction and non fiction, trad and electronic publishing, blogging, scripts etc - there is a fee (see website for details) - facilitated by published historian Gill Rossini

for info email Gill at [email protected]

Hornsea UK, but have members from Hull and Beverley face to face group of published writers, offering mutual support, with constructive feedback and exchange of information - no committee, no rigid format, no hierarchy - meets weekly, barring Christmas and plague - committed writers with work-in-progress might benefit from membership, but no resources for beginners - contact Madeleine, 01964 533682 or Linda, 01964 534969 Yorkshire, UK welcomes new members - meet on the last Thursday of each month, 7.30-9.30pm at Outside the Box cafe London, UK

The London Writers’ Meetup is a friendly, informal get-together for writers of all disciplines and all levels of experience - the sessions are a great opportunity to connect with other writers, share writing resources, ask a question, be held accountable or just chat about the highs and lows of your work - held online, on the 2nd Tuesday of the month

London, UK London's biggest creative writing group - free to join their community - they welcome ALL fiction writers based in London

Manchester, UK a well established group, meeting in central Manchester since 2010, for people interested in writing all types of speculative fiction, such as science fiction, fantasy, alternative history and borderline speculative/literary fiction - they meet twice a month in person and once a month online Gillingham, Kent, UK face to face group meeting on the second Monday of each month from 7.30 to 9.30pm at Sunlight Centre, 105 Richmond Road, Gillingham, Kent - tea and coffee supplied - women only - also on Oldham, UK they meet at Oldham Library on the 3rd Thursday of each month (6pm-8pm) Paphos, Cyprus face to face group that meet every Thursday in a room above Neo’s Sports Bar in Pegeia, but they take a sabbatical during July and August and a couple of weeks over Christmas - visitors from off Island are welcome - members include writers who split their time between Cyprus and other countries - multinational group but meetings are conducted in English - visits by parties from other groups are welcome

Worldwide, online they meet via Zoom at least once a month - a peer group of creative writers working in English and living around the world - established in April 2021 following the closure of Writers Abroad - they offer members the social interaction that writers in isolation need and welcome new applicants

Worldwide, online they meet every weekday at 9:30am PT to meditate for 15 minutes and write for an hour - cost is $59 a month - they also run weekly group coaching sessions Slough, Berkshire, UK

face-to-face group meeting every Monday evening at 7.30 (roughly, during school terms) in Dorney, near Slough, Berkshire - a group with a wide variety of abilities/ambitions, describing themselves as a writing support group, with a varied calendar of manuscript nights, talks, workshops, lively discussions and, at 50 years old, must be one of the longest-running groups around

Solihull, West Midlands, UK

face-to-face meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month (except August) - formed in 1967, Solihull Writers' Workshop is one of the longest established writers' groups in Central England - they're a continuously evolving community of local people with a shared interest in writing

Bristol, UK small writing group focussing on critiques and events (they run Talking Tales) - max 8 members at any time - face to face group, meeting up bi-weekly in Bristol, UK - if you're interested in joining, click the link for details Columbia, Virginia, USA

Serious, hardworking face to face group that meets two Sunday afternoons a month at The Columbia Inn at Peralynna - also attend each other’s public readings - they welcome new members

Vaughan Writers (no website or online presence so no link - for more info see notes) Leicester, UK

face to face group meeting at The Belmont Hotel, De Montfort Street, Leicester on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month from 6.30pm to 8.30pm - small informal group, no membership fee £2.50 collected from each member for each meeting attended, which goes towards publication of our anthologies and very occasional speakers - for info, contact:

[email protected]

West Lothian, Scotland face to face group meeting every second Tuesday between 7pm and 9pm - members given chance to read their creative writing out loud before receiving friendly and constructive feedback - membership costs £5 a year, and each meeting attended costs £2/£1 concession - for more information please email us at: West Park Writers' Group Spondon, Derby, UK

friendly face to face group meeting at Parish Rooms, St Werburghs, Spondon, Derby every Monday from 10.30am to 12.30pm, except bank holidays - they have a different workshop on varying subjects every week and a six weekly competition judged by a professional author - Facebook page coming soon, but for now, contact Bronwen:

[email protected] / 01332 666972

Woking, UK face-to-face group meeting on the third Thursday of each month at St Mary’s church hall, Horsell - members read their work (typically a mixture of poetry, fiction and non-fiction), share individual writing successes, forthcoming events and other news - an optional homework theme is given for the following month Woolpit near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, UK a friendly, well-established face-to-face group meeting every other Tuesday - also -

at meetings, they discuss news / projects and members read their work, then discuss it with the group - annual subs £15 plus £2 per session (or £3 for wine-drinkers) - for more info email George at [email protected] or phone 07788 543764

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Accidental Books Writers Circle for early-career writers Belfast, Northern Ireland face-to-face from September 2023 to March 2024 - looking for a mix of non-experimental writers (novels that hold true to the gold standard) and experimental writers (think Anna Burns   or Rachel Donoghue’s  who are working on long pieces of work (novel, novella, memoir) - the group will meet once per month on the second Sunday of the month at 2-5pm - £60 fee - 8 places available - to apply, you will need to complete a short application form and submit a writing sample so see website for full details Galway Cow Zoom Writing Group Online (Zoom) weekly meetings for writers living anywhere in the world - €30 subsciption per YEAR (bargain) - members share their work, give / receive feedback and there are sometimes guest speakers at meetings - if you're interested in joining, email Rich at [email protected] - Loud Word Bristol, UK organises writing spaces for writers to meet up (see the events section of Facebook page) - also runs regular workshops and performance events - One-Hundred-Words Online (Facebook) prompt (usually 3 words) given daily - you add (no more than) 97 more and post it in the thread - this group focuses on creativity and fun, not on perfection - Tyne & Esk Writers Scotland, UK based in East and Midlothian, they
meet regularly in Dalkeith, Dunbar, Haddington, Musselburgh, North Berwick, Penicuik and Port Seton - see website for dates and times, subscription fees and other details -
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Richard AC I am looking for a club that is driven by writing - either novice or other - because I am interested in writing projects and am open to ideas that could help inspire all involved.

I suffer from acute anxiety and recently had counselling that suggested I joined a club such as this as it may pay me dividends and teach me how to mix with others. As I love writing, I thought of this.

Chris Fielden Hi Richard. Thank you for your message. Sorry to hear about your anxiety, but glad you're taking steps to improve the situation - that's great.

Well, you can either try joining a local face-to-face writing group (like the ones listed on this page), or look at online options. Personally, I find in person groups work better, but online can work too, depending on your needs / personal preference.

If you'd prefer online, I list quite a few platforms you can look at here .

I hope that helps and wish you the best of luck finding a group that suits your needs :-)

Richard AC Dear Mr. Fielden. Thank you for responding to my queries in the matter of a writing group. I do appreciate the feed back you sent and will consider one or two avenues. Maybe something will become of it.

Chris Fielden No problem, Richard. Good luck with finding a group :-)

Kevin A Hi, I'm looking to challenge myself with some collective creative writing. I've been in a group before which inspired me to approach my local library and asked for permission to hold a group in there. To my surprise the local council backed me and it was a thing for several months. Unfortunately it had to stop and I've been looking for something to let me express myself lyrically, metaphorically, even humorously too. I hope someone will be able to point me in the right direction. I have a lot of works that I'm actually proud of and am holding aspirations to be an author. I have a few individual poems published in various books but that was a long time ago. I think I've evolved as a writer with age. Hope to hear from someone. Thanks.

Chris Fielden Hi Kevin, thanks for your message.

Firstly, I'd recommend researching groups in your local area. If there aren't any and you don't want to start up another one, you can look for online platforms. I list many on my site - you can find details here .

Also, consider looking at other lists of writing groups, like the ones featured here .

I hope that helps and wish you the very best with finding the right group for you.

Kevin A Thanks for getting back to me Chris. I'll take a look at the links you sent me. Cheers mate.

Chris Fielden No problem, thanks Kevin :-)

Caroline B Hi, I am working on my second book which is about somatic awareness,  movement and creative expression. I would love to find a writers group who are focusing on simlar themes, such as creative expression through the body. I should add that the central theme of my book is a creative response to the concept of symptom as messenger.

I live in South Devon and would like to meet face to face occaisionally, though I realise my request may be too big an ask!! But then you can always ask.

Best wishes, Caroline

Chris Fielden Thanks for your message, Caroline.

I'm afraid I don't know of any groups like that in your area. What you're looking for sounds fairly niche, to be honest. You may have to try searching for online groups instead.

I hope that helps and wish you the best of luck in finding the right writing group for you :)

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Study options

Full-time: 1 year, Part-time: 2 years

£9,450 for the full course* (2024/25)

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£14,900 for the full course (2024/25)

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Kedleston Road, Derby Campus

  • This programme offers you a range of opportunities to learn, research and workshop different approaches to creative writing and critically reflect on your practice.

100% of students said that they were overall satisfied with this course, according to the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey, 2021.

  • Creative Writing for Gaming focuses on script and narrative design in a variety of games (such as role playing games and video games)
  • Creative Writing with Publishing enables students to work on book production by taking modules from our MA in Publishing.
  • The degree has a strong focus on employability. Students get the opportunity to pitch their work to a literary agent. Plus they receive advice from experienced writers including guidance on contracts and tax, the business of publishing and how to run a workshop.
  • The course gives all students the opportunity to undertake arranged work experience in the arts or in communication. In 2022/2023, students were given the opportunity to work on the prestigious Writer’s Conference with the organisation Writing East Midlands. Graduates leave this MA with a portfolio of their own writing, prepared for a career as arts professionals or for progression to doctoral level study and teaching.
  • In 2019/20, we had talks from twenty guest speakers and students took part in writing retreats, each with a guest lecture on writing and publishing. Our students have learnt from poets and novelists, literary agents and established screenwriters. In recent years we have had guest lectures by  Dan Abnett ,  Meg Clothier ,  Sarah Dunnakey ,  Tom James ,  Momtaza Mehri ,  Natalie Olah ,  JT Welsch  and  James Wills .

"The programme continues to provide students with the opportunity to engage in modules that are at once challenging and nurturing, and to develop their skills as writers across a wide range of contexts and in close communication with a clearly dedicated team of staff. The programme’s outlook is striking for its combined emphasis on the practical real-world aspects of being a writer and the possibilities of experiment, conceptual and theoretical interrogation, and creative risk-taking."

—Dr Honor Gavin, External Examiner Report 2020.

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Join us at an upcoming Postgraduate Open Event, where you will get the opportunity to meet our expert academics and find out more about your course.

What you will study

The programme offers the flexibility to study in more than one writing form or genre. The teaching method encourages a gradual specialisation over the three trimesters. You participate in workshops where you read and respond both to published work and the work of peers. You also work with supervisors on an individual basis and in small groups. In the summer you work on a significant writing project for your dissertation.

In the autumn trimester everyone takes:

  • Writing Workshop (20 credits)
  • Working as a Writer (20 credits)
  • Editorial and Editing (20 credits)

In the spring trimester your module choice depends on your pathway. Everyone takes:

  • Writing Apprenticeship (20 credits)
  • Writing Commission (20 credits)

In the summer trimester everyone takes:

  • Independent Project (60 credits)

The MA Creative Writing has a core programme (the MA Creative Writing) and two pathway awards: Gaming and Publishing. Each pathway has its own module in the Spring trimester:

  • What is the Imagination For? for MA Creative Writing
  • Writing for Games for MA Creative Writing (for Gaming)
  • Magazine Publishing for MA Creative Writing (with Publishing)

The teaching takes a variety of forms, preparing you for the creative, intellectual and practical challenges of working as a writer You are taught by lectures, tutor-led seminars and workshops, where students reflect on critical approaches to literature or create and share work in response to briefs and exercises. Guest speakers enrich student experience by adding their knowledge and insights to industry-focused modules.

Please note that our modules are subject to change - we review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects.

How you will learn

Your teaching staff.

Dr Christos Callow Jr  is a scriptwriter, theatre maker and researcher, and the artistic director of the contemporary Greek and science-fiction theatre company Cyborphic. The focus of his own writing practice is science fiction, utopian/dystopian literature and science fiction theatre.

Dr Matthew Cheeseman  is a novelist. He works across fiction and non-fiction, drawing on critical theory and cultural studies, often collaborating with others to create books and pamphlets. He runs the small press Spirit Duplicator and loves making things.

Matthew Clegg is a narrative and lyric poet and performer. His creative practice touches on edge-land landscapes, human predicaments (especially the marginalised or disenfranchised), and the relationship between voice, personae, and place. His influences are catholic, including the classics in translation, Romantic, Modernist and contemporary poetry, New Nature Writing, and Psychogeography.

Dr Simon Heywood  is a novelist and storyteller. He holds a PhD on contemporary storytelling from Sheffield University’s National Centre for English Cultural Tradition. He is the author of 'The Legend of Vortigern' (History Press, 2012) and 'South Yorkshire Folktales' (with Damien Barker, History Press 2014). He has toured nationally and internationally in live and contemporary storytelling, and is currently engaged in original research on modern and historical Jewish storytelling and oral tradition.

Dr Moy McCrory  is a short story writer and creative writing researcher. She is interested in Irish writing with special attention to the role of women within the Irish diaspora. She has also collaborated on a number of graphic novels.

Who will teach you

Christos Callow Jr, lecturer in creative writing at Derby

Dr Christos Callow Jr Programme leader

As a Lecturer in Creative & Professional Writing, Dr Christos Callow teaches scriptwriting BA modules and supervises creative writing MA students via creative workshops, seminars and lectures.

Entry requirements

The entry requirement to this programme is a good honours degree (1st or 2:1) in any subject, or its international equivalent. Applications may be considered if you have a 2:2 honours degree and/or can demonstrate significant experience with creative writing or related industry experience or aptitude. You are expected to send a small sample of your writing, 1,000 words maximum along with your application,

The university welcomes applications from every sector of society. Depending on your qualifications, experience and your writing sample, you may be invited to attend an informal interview before being offered a place. The interview provides an opportunity to discuss the course, and what will be expected of you during it.

While a good, competent all-round standard of English is expected, if English is not your first language you will need to have passed the International English Language Teaching System (IELTS) at the overall level IELTS 6.5, including a minimum score of 5.5 in each test category. (Where appropriate the university’s International Admissions office can give further details, including information regarding approved IELTS test centres.) The English language qualification required by this programme is at a higher level than that required for other university programmes due to the advanced level required to produce creative writing at MA level.

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Fees and funding

2024/25 (august 2024 - july 2025).

TypeFull-timePart-time

£9,450 for the full course*

£1,050 per 20 credits

£14,900 for the full course

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Please note fees normally increase in line with inflation and the University's strategic approach to fees, which is reviewed on an annual basis. The total fee you pay may therefore increase after one year of study.

* UK full-time fees paid within one academic year are rounded down to the nearest £50 if applicable

About postgraduate awards

Please note at postgraduate level, you’ll need to gain the following number of credits in total to obtain the respective awards. If you have any questions please contact us .

AwardCredits
Postgraduate Certificate60 Credits
Postgraduate Diploma120 Credits
MA or MSc180 Credits

This means you will gain 180 credits in total to complete the full MA or MSc. If you are studying part time you will normally complete your studies over two or three years, depending on the course structure.

Funding your studies

Find out more about fees, postgraduate loans and support you may be entitled to.

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Alumni discount for Derby graduates

We offer a discount on postgraduate course fees for all Derby alumni.

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International student scholarships

We have a range of scholarships and discounts available to international students which can be used together to offer a reduction in your tuition fees.

How to apply

Please look at our application deadlines before you apply.

Apply directly to the University.

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Important information

When applying you will be required to provide a short sample of your writing. This will be an example of your original writing in any form or genre, maximum 1000 words (or 3 A4 pages for scripts and poems). You may have completed this work for your BA or for any other purpose or it may have been published. Please attach this as part of your supporting documents.

Our programme is unique in being orientated towards your future as a writer whilst pushing you creatively and conceptually. Beyond working as a writer and an arts professional, you can consider several other options, such as freelancing or setting us a business in the arts, and your tutors and the University Careers and Employment Service will be happy to explore these with you. The MA Creative Writing will prepare you for a wide variety of roles and positions while the Careers and Employment Service will advise you on all of these possibilities. The University also offers business incubation units for graduates.

If you need any more information from us, eg on courses, accommodation, applying, car parking, fees or funding, please contact us and we will do everything we can to help you.

Additional information about your studies

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Teaching hours

Like most universities, we operate extended teaching hours at the University of Derby, so contact time with your lecturers and tutors could be anytime between 9am and 9pm. Your timetable will usually be available on the website 24 hours after enrolment on to your course.

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This course aims to: to give students the opportunity to explore the relationships between contemporary literary forms and the content, subject matter or issues that may be addressed by different and overlapping approaches or genres. to explore with students a range of international contemporary literature, in the fields of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. to provide students with a supportive framework in which to develop their own literary practice, and make judgments about subject matter and form. to give students a critical context for their work and encourage them to reflect on its relationship with the contemporary.

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Perm Krai - Overview

Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia located in the east of the European part of the country, in the Volga Federal District. Perm is the capital city of the region.

The population of Perm Krai is about 2,557,000 (2022), the area - 160,236 sq. km.

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History of Perm Krai

For the first time the word “perm” was mentioned in “The Tale of Past Years”, a fundamental source in the interpretation of the history of the Eastern Slavs created in the early 12th century. Perm were one of the peoples who paid tribute to the Kievan Rus. They were found by the first Russian expeditions to the Urals, to the north of the Kama River basin. Later, in Russian chronicles, this territory was called Old Perm or Perm Vychegodskaya.

Unlike Perm Vychegodskaya, the land along the upper reaches of the Kama River became known as the Great Perm. This name is often found in the written monuments of the 14th century. In the 14th - 17th centuries, the Great Perm included extensive lands along the Kama from its origins in the west to the Ural mountain range in the east, and from the upper reaches of the Pechora River in the north to the Chusovaya River in the south.

Novgorod merchants were the first ones who got interested in the Great Perm (furs and tributes). In the 14th - the first half of the 15th centuries, the Grand Duchy of Moscow began to encroach on the lands in the upper Kama. In the early 15th century, the first Russian settlements were founded in the Great Perm.

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In the second half of the 15th century, after the Novgorod Republic ceased to exist, the area became part of the united Russian state. Russia significantly expanded its borders to the east and gained access to new natural resources.

In the 17th century, the town of Sol Kamskaya (Solikamsk) became an important center of military, economic and cultural assimilation of the Middle Urals in the north. In the south-east, the newly constructed town of Kungur played the same role. In the first quarter of the 18th century, about 46,000 people lived on the territory of Great Perm, about 65% of them were Russians.

Until 1727, the Middle Urals was part of Siberian gubernia with the center in Tobolsk, then Perm was part of Kazan gubernia, and, from 1781, by order of Catherine II, the Perm region ruled by a governor-general was formed.

It remained the main mining area of the Russian Empire until the end of the 19th century. There were more than 110 mining plants producing cast iron, iron, steel. For a long time, it was the main provider of copper. Salt production was also developed. In the east of the Urals large deposits of platinum were discovered. By the end of the 19th century, gold mining grew twice.

The 20th century was marked by intense growth of the local industry: engineering structure became more complex and rich. During the Second World War, more than 120 plants were evacuated in the Western Urals. Such branches of industry as chemical, non-ferrous metallurgy, oil-processing developed intensely; oil deposits prospecting began; a number of pulp and paper mills was concentrated in the region; new towns grew on the basis of new industries.

In 1938, Perm Oblast was formed. In 1940-1957, it was called Molotov Oblast. In Soviet times, the Komi-Perm Autonomous District was part of Perm oblast. In 1993, with the adoption of the Constitution of Russia, it became an independent subject of the Russian Federation.

In 2003, a referendum was held in which the residents of Perm Oblast and the Komi-Perm Autonomous District supported the unification of the two regions into one. In 2005, these two administrative regions ceased to exist and the united Perm Krai was formed.

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Perm Krai - Features

The territory of Perm Krai is located in the basin of the Kama River, which provides access to 5 seas (the Caspian, Azov, Black, Baltic, and White). The length of Perm krai from north to south is 645 km, form west to east - 417.5 km.

The climate is temperate continental. Winters are long and snowy. The average temperature in January is minus 18.5 degrees Celsius in the north-east and minus 15 degrees Celsius in the south-west, in July - plus 18.6 degrees Celsius.

The largest cities and towns are Perm (1,043,000), Berezniky (134,700), Solikamsk (91,000), Chaikovsky (81,300), Kungur (63,600), Lys’va (58,800), Krasnokamsk (51,000), Chusovoy (42,700). The national composition according to the 2010 Census: Russians (87.1%), Tatars (4.6%), Komi-Permians (3.2%), Bashkirs (1.3%), Udmurts (0.8%).

Perm Krai is rich in various natural resources: oil, natural gas, coal, mineral salts, gold, diamonds, bog iron ore, peat, limestone, precious and decorative stones, construction materials. One of the largest deposits of potassium salts in the world - Verkhnekamskoye - is located here. It occupies about 1,800 sq. km., the thickness of salt-bearing layers reaches 514 m. Forests, mostly coniferous, cover about 70% of the territory.

This region is one of the most economically developed regions in Russia. The basis of the local economy is highly developed industry. The main branches are as follows: oil, chemical and oil chemical, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, wood processing. All potassium fertilizers in Russia are produced here.

Attractions of Perm Krai

The most famous museum in Perm Krai is the Perm Art Gallery that has the world-famous collection of Perm wooden sculpture and one of the richest in Russia collections of masterpieces of Russian icon painting. The museum of local lore in Perm has a number of interesting exhibits telling about the nature of the Kama region, its rich historical past from prehistoric times to the present day.

Not far from Perm, on the high bank of the Kama River, you can find “Khokhlovka” - an architectural and ethnographic museum covering an area of 42 hectares. The museum has unique wooden buildings of the 17th-19th centuries. Every summer, various folk festivals are held in the territory of this open-air museum.

In the south-eastern part of the region, in the town of Kungur, there is a unique natural monument of nationwide importance - Kungur Ice Cave. This is the only cave in Russia adapted for excursions. The old town of Kungur, founded in 1663, is a historical town with about 70 monuments of architecture.

Solikamsk is one of the oldest towns in the Urals. There is a unique museum of salt here. The town’s architecture reflects the techniques of Moscow architecture of the mid-17th century and the local tradition dating back to pagan times.

There is a number of interesting places along the Chusovaya River connected with many historical events, well-known figures of Russian history (Ermak, Stroganov, Demidov, Emelyan Pugachev). On its way the river crosses several mountain ranges, therefore, on its banks there are many picturesque rocks.

There are several architectural monuments in the towns of Osa, Usolye. Belogorsky Monastery and Gubaha Ski Resort are also worth mentioning.

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