Creative Writing Seminar: The Power of Place
DateWednesday 29 October 2025
Time5.00pm-6.30pm
LocationMawby Room
CostFree
Join our Creative Writing Seminar with Aisha Hassan, for a discussion entitled, “The Power of Place: Location as a Driver of Narrative in Contemporary South Asian Literature.”
The event begins with refreshments at 5pm, with the seminar taking place from 5.30-6.30pm. All are welcome, no bookings are necessary.
The Creative Writing Seminar Series is convened by Dr Clare Morgan, Director of the Centre for Creative Writing at Kellogg College.
About Aisha
Aisha Hassan is a graduate of the University of Oxford’s Creative Writing Master’s programme and a Curtis Brown Creative alumna. Aisha’s play Pickled Mangoes was performed at scratch night at Soho Theatre, and her poetry has appeared in Under the Radar and Campus magazines.
When the Fireflies Dance is her debut novel, published in June 2025, and was featured in the 2025 Connect Magazine. It has been longlisted for the Bridport Novel Award and Hachette’s Mo Siewcharran Prize, and shortlisted for the London Writers Award. Our 2025
Aisha lives and works in London, and has previously lived in Lahore.
Open to: Members of Kellogg College, Oxford University members, the public,