Writing Places

Writing Places is a creative writing and literary translation project between students at the University of East Anglia in Norwich and Jadavpur University in Kolkata. Encouraging students to explore the connections between writing and place, this chapbook features a range of creative responses including poetry, prose, and translation.

It includes a total of 39 pieces from Sophie Landridge, Rupsa Nag, Lili Cooper, Rachel Goodman, Marzia Rahman, Alice Davies, Peter Minj, Meghomala Bhattacharya, Naina Dey, Rebecca Philips, Katarzyna Biela, Syamantakshobhan Basu, Srishti Dutta Chowdhury, Daisy Flynn, Vijay Khurana, Surojit Kayal, Alice Willitts and Bishnupriya Chowduri.

Writing Places was created through the partnership between the National Centre for Writing, the University of East Anglia, the British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT), the Kolkata Literary Meet, Seagull Books, and the Centre for the Translation of Indian Literatures at Jadavpur University. It is supported by the British Council and Arts Council England ReImagine India fund as part of the UK-India Year of Culture.