BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.7//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2993@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171206T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171206T200000 DTSTAMP:20171130T201658Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bluecoat-conradology-comma-press / SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Bluecoat: Conradology: Comma Press DESCRIPTION:Conradology: Comma Press\n\nWed\, 06 Dec 2017 7.00 PM - 8.00 PM Tickets: £4/£3\n\nBOOK HERE\n\nJoin us for an evening of stories celebr ating the work of Joseph Conrad\, with very special guests\, Polish autho rsGrazyna Plebanek (acclaimed novelist and author of Illegal Liaisons)\,  Wojciech Orlinkski (journalist\, writer\, and blogger) and British shor t story writer Sarah Schofield\, with a discussion chaired by Robert Ham pson\, Chair of the Conrad society and internationally renowned Conrad sch olar.\n\nPolish-British Joseph Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest n ovelists to write in the English language. To celebrate his work\, as well as his profound understanding of ever-current issues (from imperialism th rough to state sponsored terrorism)\, Conradology brings together speciall y commissioned short stories and essays\, written in English or Polish (th e latter being translated into English)\, which celebrate\, respond to and critique the literary legacy of Joseph Conrad.\n\nIncluding some of Brita in and Poland’s most revered authors and critics\, this collection will explore Conrad’s enduring relevance in both countries\, bringing togethe r the themes that shaped his own life and work – the sea\, colonialism\, war\, travel – in conceptual essays\, near futuristic tales\, and new j ourneys through the heart of darkness\, cementing Conrad’s reputation as a ‘true citizen of the world’.\n\n\n\n \;\n\nGrazyna Plebanek wa s born in Warsaw\, Poland. She is the author of the highly acclaimed and b estselling novels Pude?ko ze szpilkami (‘Box of Stilettos’\, 2002)\,  Dziewczyny z Portofino (‘Girls from Portofino’\, 2005) and Przystu pa (‘A Girl Called Przystupa’\, 2007). Plebanek’s latest novel Ill egal Liaisons (Nielegalne zwi?zki\, 2010) sold 27\,000 copies in Poland a nd is her first novel translated into English. Illegal Liaisons was publ ished in the US in 2013 by New Europe Books\, distributed by Random House. \n\nIn 2011 Plebanek was awarded the Literary Prize Zlote Sowy for her con tribution to promoting Poland abroad. Plebanek is among a group of interna tional artists whose portraits will be exhibited in Brussels Gare del’Ou est for the next 10 years. She lives in Brussels\, Belgium.\n\nWojciech Or linski was born in Warsaw\, Poland. He trained as a chemist but has devot ed most of his professional life to writing about science fiction\, as a j ournalist\, writer\, and blogger. Since 1997\, he is a regular columnist f or Gazeta Wyborcza. He has published science fiction stories and opinion p ieces in Nowa Fantastyka\, and his books include What Are Sepulki? All Ab out Lem (2010) and America Does Not Exist (2010).\n\nSarah Schofield’ s prizes include the Writers Inc Short Story Competition and the Calderda le Short Story Competition. She was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize in 2010 and was runner up in The Guardian Travel Writing Competition\, and cu rrently teaches Creative Writing at Edge Hill University. Her stories have appeared in several Comma Press anthologies: Lemistry\, Bio-Punk\, Beta- Life\, Spindles\, and Thought X. She is currently working on her first c ollection.\n\nProfessor Robert Hampson FEA\, FRSA was Professor of Modern Literature at Royal Holloway\, University of London\, from 2000 to 2016. He was educated at King's College\, London\, and the University of Toronto . He is currently Distinguished Teaching and Research Fellow - and Directo r of the MA in Creative Writing – at Royal Holloway. Professor Hampson h as an international reputation as a Conrad scholar and critic. His books o n Conrad include Joseph Conrad: Betrayal and Identity\, Cross-Cultural En counters in Joseph Conrad's Malay Fiction and Conrad's Secrets. He has a lso edited various works by Conrad ('Heart of Darkness'\, Lord Jim and  Victory) and was the editor of The Conradian. He has recently co-edited  Conrad and Language (Edinburgh\, 2016) with Katherine Baxter. In January 2015\, he was elected Chair of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK).\n\nSupporte d by the Polish Cultural Institute and Merseyside Polonia. 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