Tickets can be purchased at this link.
Calling all Fifteensquared setters and solvers. Please come and join us on Friday, March 21 for an all-day conference about literature and word puzzles in the Auditorium at Magdalen College, Oxford.
We are delighted to be joined by Susie Dent MBE, Alan Connor, and John Finnemore as our keynote speakers. Each talk will consider the idea of puzzlement in or as literature, and our speakers range from professional puzzle setters to professors, readers to riddlers, and students to solvers.
The conference is convened by Professor Simon Horobin and Roddy Howland-Jackson (Quince in the Indy) and will also feature a talk by Andrew McCarroll (Eccles/Snape).
Tickets cover the whole day’s programme, and include lunch and refreshments. We will award up to 10 free spaces to graduate students. Applications, along with all other enquiries, can be directed to <wordpuzzlesoxford@gmail.com>.
I’d love to, but I’m already booked that evening and the following day (running something for Guides the following day). As I’ve just opted out of running the February event because of a family funeral, no chance on this one.
I’ve booked my place. Really looking forward to it.
Looks interesting…will see if I am allowed to sacrifice a day’s holiday for this!