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Literature is not a Luxury with Bernardine Evaristo

Join Bernardine Evaristo at the Futures Institute on 8th October for this talk on arts provision in the education system and the importance of creativity in young people!

Literature is not a Luxury with Bernardine Evaristo

About Literature is not a Luxury with Bernardine Evaristo

A conversation with award-winning novelist Bernardine Evaristo about arts provision in the education system, the importance of creativity in young people, and how creativity positively impacts society as a whole.

‘Literature is not a luxury, but essential to our civilisation’ said Bernardine Evaristo when she was elected President of the Royal Society of Literature. Alongside her career as an award-winning novelist, Bernardine Evaristo is both a teacher and a huge advocate for the importance of arts education. Join her at the Futures Institute where she will be talking to Michael Pedersen, Writer in Residence at The University of Edinburgh, about arts provision in the education system, the importance of creativity in young people, and how creativity positively impacts society as a whole.

This event is part of the Edinburgh Futures Institute's free public events series Learning Curves, taking place from October-December 2024

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