Briefings & Articles

Briefings:

Pippa Goldschmidt October 2009:
Using Creative Writing to Promote Discussion about Genomics (PDF, 275 KB)

Creative residencies in academic environments can provide ways of engaging with subject matter previously thought of as ‘inaccessible’, or not obviously interpretable through creative media. This engagement happens at different interfaces, first between the writer and the academics, and then outwardly with different audiences such as other writers, other academics, and the general public. During 2009 there were two writers in residence at the Genomics Forum. This briefing details the activities run by writer in residence Pippa Goldschmidt, to engage academics and clinicians as well as other fiction writers. The briefing also includes excerpts of Pippa’s own writing, and first-person reflections on her residency at the Forum.

Ken MacLeod, May 2010:
Engaging the public with genomics through literary networks and fan communities (PDF, 415 KB)

This briefing details the public engagement events and projects Ken MacLeod has undertaken to date in his time at the Forum as Writer in Residence. These have drawn on Ken’s existing literary networks in Edinburgh to engage individuals and groups who might not otherwise be interested in genomics, and therefore reached by other public engagement efforts.

Articles:

Frankenstein's Daughters: from science fiction to science fact? - Forum Writer in Residence, Ken MacLeod in a panel discussion on the 'designer babies' controversy at the Battle of Ideas, 2009.