WRAP Live: In conversation with Derek Owusu
Don't miss our very first WRAP Live online event with award-winning novelist, poet and former Mostly Lit podcast host, Derek Owusu. He'll be joining Becky Cullen – poet, researcher and WRAP Programme Manager – for a lively virtual dialogue about writers and writing, passions and poems, living, and loving, D.H Lawrence. Completely free and open to all!
- From: Thursday 3 December 2020, 7.30 pm
- To: Thursday 3 December 2020, 9 pm
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Event details
Reserve your place for our very first WRAP Live online event with award-winning novelist, poet and former Mostly Lit podcast host, Derek Owusu.
He'll be joining Becky Cullen – poet, researcher and WRAP Programme Manager – for a lively virtual dialogue about writers and writing, passions and poems, living, and loving, D.H Lawrence.
Published by Stormzy’s Merky Books, Derek’s debut novel That Reminds Me is a mesmerising read, exploring ideas of race, sexuality, mental health, religion and gender. It won the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize. Derek is editor of Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space, an anthology of essays described by Afua Hirsch as ‘not a book you read, but a book you witness’.
How do I watch this event?
You can watch this event live on NTU's Youtube channel.
How much does this event cost?
This event is completely free and open to everyone; students, staff and the general public.
Tell me more about WRAP
WRAP is our new Writing, Reading and Pleasure project that is delivered as part Curated & Created, NTU's cultural programme.
WRAP offers a variety of activities for NTU students, including book groups, writing workshops, meet ups and masterclasses, and a public programme of events. Derek Owusu is this term's WRAP featured writer, and will be joining a number of our student and staff events this term.
Find out more about WRAP on our website.
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Contact us
Email wrap@ntu.ac.uk for more information about this event or the WRAP programme.
Image credit: Derek Owusu photographed by Josimar Senior
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