Shelley Dootson-Greenland
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English Lecturer & PhD cand. Creative Writing @UniLincoln. Debut novel The Hind in the Ley due 2026. Poetry Anth. Alder's Green @Trizuli Press. Ed. A Lincolnshire Anthology. Articles-reviews @neworderdruids @elephantjournal.com @medium.com
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A Post-Viva Outcome – a Space in the Wilderness, a Scene of Destruction
The viva report for my PhD in Creative Writing, containing nine pages of suggested amendments, was an unanticipated and shocking outcome for both my Director of Studies and my Supervisor of historical content.
By Shelley Dootson-Greenland2 months ago in Education
Richard Ashcroft 2018 - 20-Year Anniversary of Haigh Hall
The 20-year anniversary of The Verve’s home-coming gig at Haigh Hall in Wigan fell this year on 24 May. Back in 1998, lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft sang at the stately home’s largest ever event, a crowd of 33,000 mostly Wiganers, with the opening song "This is Music." The lyrics mention Billinge Hill where Ashcroft reminisces how he, “Stood at the top of a hill over my town.”
By Shelley Dootson-Greenland8 years ago in Beat
The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour: six hours of talent with six revolutionary performers. In the oubliette of The Harrison, an historic pub a short walk from King’s Cross, an eclectic audience were entertained by writers and musicians each demonstrating their own spirited adaptions from the realm of the witch as both a symbolic figure and one of iconic personal presence.
By Shelley Dootson-Greenland8 years ago in Geeks
What Are We?
What are we? We are a million things. Most of us these days are slaves to social media. I've just updated Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Muckrack, Pinterest, Flipboard, Mix, Twitter, and YouTube, and I'm now I'm celebrating that on Wordpress.
By Shelley Dootson-Greenland8 years ago in Poets
Be Open to Writing Opportunities
You know that feeling—a thought you get excited about? And then an opportunity arises and your eyes widen? Maybe you’ve been toying with an idea for a while and then, magically it’s right there in front of you. You know you are perfectly capable, the timing is perfect, it’s a fantastic opening and there’s nothing to lose. Without deliberation, you go for it—full steam ahead.
By Shelley Dootson-Greenland8 years ago in Education
