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On April 14th I’m talking about writing style at Senate House in London, as part of the Open University’s Contemporary Cultures of Writing series. I’m hoping to attend at least one of the other events in the series, too. I’ll be talking about the difference between academic and creative writing styles. I switch between the two […]
No question about it, I had an extraordinary year. On my birthday in January I was given one of the best presents I have ever had: I was asked to step in and teach a week at Arvon Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, at short notice. Coincidentally I was just setting off that morning to spend my […]
In the news Oneworld Buys New Ros Barber – The Bookseller, 16th July 2014 Reviews BBC Radio 4 Saturday Review – 5 May 2012 Robert McCrum in The Guardian – 10 May 2012 “The verse is subtle and varied enough never to disturb the ear, and in fact you forget that you’re reading poetry at […]
Friday 4th October 2013 Cheltenham Literature Festival The Studio, Imperial Square In celebration of the Desmond Elliott Prize 2013, we welcome Ros Barber to share her prizewinning verse novel The Marlowe Papers. Joining her is historian and author of The Reckoning Charles Nicholl, to discuss the treachery, conspiracies and real-life intrigue surrounding literary figures such as playwright Christopher Marlowe. 8.45pm […]
Beyond Words, Gypsy Hill Tavern, South London http://beyondwordspoetrylondon.co.uk Ros Barber reading from The Marlowe Papers. Gypsy Hill mainline station is 25 mins rail journey from Victoria or London Bridge and just 15 mins from Clapham Junction. The Gipsy Hill Tavern is literally 100yds from the station entrance, and trains run back up to Clapham Junction […]
‘Proving Shakespeare’ Webinar, Friday 26 April 2013, 6.30-7.30 BST. Recorded in Stratford-upon-Avon by Misfits Inc for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Sponsored by Cambridge University Press. Speakers: Professor Stanley Wells CBE, Dr Paul Edmondson, Dr Ros Barber Also present: Melissa Leon and AJ Leon of Misfits Inc. For a printable/downloadable PDF of this transcript, click here […]
This month sees the publication of Shakespeare Beyond Doubt (Cambridge University Press), edited by Professor Stanley Wells and Dr Paul Edmondson of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the second book published by an academic press to address the Shakespeare authorship question. The first was Diana Price’s Shakespeare’s Unorthodox Biography (Greenwood Press, 2001), recently re-published in […]
Tales of the City an evening of readings about London Working Men’s College Library 44 Crowndale Road London NW1 1TR Nearest tubes Camden, Mornington Crescent Wednesday 6 February 2013 @ 7.00pm FREE To reserve a seat please email: lucyjpop@gmail.com Ros Barber (www.rosbarber.com) is the author of highly acclaimed verse novel The Marlowe Papers (Sceptre, 2012), […]
On this final day of 2012 I want to acknowledge what an incredible year it has been for me. The publication of The Marlowe Papers in May was the realisation of a childhood dream and in the hardback Sceptre produced something incredibly beautiful that I would adore even if it didn’t have my name on […]
Fully Catered Writing Retreat in South West France – 16-21 June 2013 Poetry at Le Manoir de Gurson, Dordogne Looking for a writing retreat somewhere beautiful and relaxing with a professional writer to guide you? You and your writing are at the centre of this writing retreat in the heart of the Dordogne. Prize-winning poet […]