The Calendar Custom and Contemporary Fiction

How could, or even should, a writer approach intangible cultural heritage such as the calendar custom in their creative work?

This talk was based on Sophie Parkes-Nield’s doctoral research that examines the role and impact of the calendar custom in contemporary fiction. Sophie appraised a wide range of examples of contemporary fiction in which a calendar custom is represented, and reflected on her own practice of writing a novel in which a calendar custom is situated at its heart.

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