Professor Anthony Bale - Workshop: The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Creative Non-fiction

Date

06 Feb 2026

Address

Seminar Room, Room 7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU

Professor Anthony Bale - Workshop

The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Creative Non-fiction

Date: February 6, 2026 (Friday)

Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Venue: Seminar Room, Room 7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU

Registration is required. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Abstract

In this workshop I will share some examples from my own practice, describing my own journey from traditional scholarly writing to forms of creative non-fiction. I will also briefly share some examples of creative practice arising from my research. For the workshop I would like us to explore creative translation together and also flash writing, responding to medieval sources.

Biography

Anthony Bale is Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English (1954) at the University of Cambridge, UK, and Professorial Fellow of Girton College Cambridge. He is currently a Leverhulme Major Research Fellow, working on The Siege of Rhodes (1480) and medieval news media.