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Welcome to YC_Reading 2017 - the Yeovil College community for Library, Literacy and Literary Events!


 

Welcome to the YC Reading blog!


We have hosted a wide variety of literary events and competitions, and initiated literary initiatives at Yeovil College, and this academic year we'd like to invite you to join us in engaging with literature, fiction and creative writing. Because we know our students and staff are intelligent, passionate and focussed, we want to emphasise the sheer pleasure and escapism of reading. The joy of talking about books you love - or loathe - with fellow readers. Finding at least five minutes in your day to engage and escape into a compelling story is a welcome form of self-care, relaxation and peace.

Introducing #FictionFriday

Our Fiction Fridays have long been a staple of the @YC_Reading Twitter feed. Each Friday, our LRC staff would suggest a fiction book selection, or specific novel, that we recommended reading. These choices ranged in genre, complexity and subject - from sci-fi and fantasy to heartwarming memoirs and literary blockbusters. 
Each Friday, the Learning Centre will be tweeting our Fiction Friday choices. We’ll be using the hashtag “Fiction Friday” to promote this, and encouraging the college community to join in. What are you reading? What would you recommend? Tweet us, and we'll retweet your choices. 
(Positive interactions online are also a plus for your online identity)
We'll also be quizzing our staff in great depth (and with some great questions!) about their life in books. So each Fiction Friday, we'll be posting interviews with our Yeovil College staff members - with questions ranging from favourite adaptations and the first book they read to wildcard questions such as who would play them in a film of their life or which literary character they most resemble. And we'll be sharing their honest, hilarious, sometimes touching and occasionally quirky answers with you!
 Stay up-to-date by following us on Twitter or by visiting the Learning Centre page on Moodle and clicking on "Read and Explore".

Forthcoming Events

We'll also be posting about any literary events, literacy schemes and local events that may be of use or interest to the college community. Autumn is a great time for literary prizes, festivals, author tours and events. We're constantly looking for great reviews and opinion pieces about all things bookish - so whether it's your thoughts on a small screen adaptation (Game of Thrones, American Gods, Cuckoo's Calling or Outlander) or you have very strong opinions on certain characters/ storylines/ graphic novels/ etc - email us with your name, email address, tutor and the attached file (Word docs/PDFs preferred, links to Google Docs accepted) at: learningcentre@yeovil.ac.uk .
We're hoping to have more college based events coming up this autumn, and this is the best place to find out what's happening and when. In the meantime, please do scroll through our previous posts for a taste of what to expect.
Thanks for reading! And join us on Friday for our very first #FictionFriday interview.


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