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Denise Wong

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Postdoc at JLU on the DFG/AHRC-funded UKRI project 'Reading Post-postmodernist Fictions of the Digital' | Reviews Co-Editor @c21literature.bsky.social | Author of 'Shame in Contemporary You-Narration: Time, Gender and Race' (2025) @edinburghup.bsky.social

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 4d

💫 My book is finally in print! Immensely grateful to all my colleagues and to @emilysharp.bsky.social , @elizabethfr.bsky.social, and the whole team at @edinburghup.bsky.social for their support throughout the writing, revision, and publication process! 🚨

(For a 30% discount, use code NEW30)

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much Emily! Couldn't have done it without all your help through the peer review process, and your early enthusiasm for the project!

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Oliver Haslam @olihaslam.bsky.social · 4d

Lovely to see that Minimalism and Affect in American Literature, 1970-2020 was shortlisted for the BACLS Monograph Prize! Huge congratulations to winners, @drdominicdean.bsky.social and @dremmaparker.bsky.social, and fellow shortlister @gabriele-lazzari.bsky.social

Dominic Dean @drdominicdean.bsky.social · 4d

Thrilled to share that Killing Children in British Fiction has been jointly awarded the @bacls.bsky.social Monograph Prize 2025. Thanks to judges; huge congratulations fellow winner @dremmaparker.bsky.social and shortlisted @olihaslam.bsky.social @gabriele-lazzari.bsky.social.

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News - BACLS Monograph Prize 2025 Winners

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much Huw! (Cautiously hopeful that it's come a long way since you last read it for my viva!)

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much Elizabeth!

Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations Dominic! Wonderful news!

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 4d

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much – that means a lot!

Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 5d

I loved this talk, Jen! really looking forward to reading it when it's out

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Kiron!!

Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much Ben!!

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Kiron Ward @kironward.bsky.social · 11d

as a smaller, digital-only journal that is diamond open access and charges no author-processing fees (thanks @openlibhums.org!), we can promise that we will be able to make a decision about your submission much faster than traditional print journals.

C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings @c21literature.bsky.social · 12d

We've refreshed out author guidelines for submissions to our journal, including new guidance for anyone looking to submit an interview. We'd love to hear from you!
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Author Guidelines

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PPFD Project @ppfdproject.bsky.social · 22d

We're excited to announce that our article on "Multimodality, Transmediality, and Ethics in Post-Postmodernist Fictions of the Digital" is now out in Narrative: muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic... @alicebellposts.bsky.social @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · Sep 12

Congrats Katie! 🎉

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PPFD Project @ppfdproject.bsky.social · Aug 28

Proud to share our poster in the #AHRC @ukri.org & @dfg.de showcase 🎉 To celebrate 100+ funded UK–Germany collaborations, projects shared posters — incl. ours! Explore them all here 👉 www.dfg.de/en/research-... or view ours here 🔗 www.dfg.de/resource/blo...

Celebrating 100th Funded Project

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · Aug 7

Just finished my first novel by Kitamura and am about to be bereft, unable to read any of the other books I packed for this long-haul flight

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · Aug 7

Good luck Katie!! And hope Sweden was still magical! 🍰🐰

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Kiron Ward @kironward.bsky.social · Jul 14

Latest article up in the @c21literature.bsky.social Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring–Summer 2025) issue is Kathryn Hume on Ben Aaronovitch's _Rivers of London_: 'Magic and Power: Ben Aaronovitch’s Multi-Level Approach' c21.openlibhums.org/article/id/9... ✨✨✨

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · Jul 14

So much ❤️ for @kdclewin.bsky.social's upcoming book #TheWritersRoom on Netgalley!

‘Literary, sharp & utterly addictive'

'An interesting & compelling book for other writers and literary fiction lovers’

'A gem of a book that I will be gifting'

Pre-order @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social: bit.ly/44Ncr8Y

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PPFD Project @ppfdproject.bsky.social · Jun 30

alicebellposts.bsky.social @alicebellposts.bsky.social · Jun 30

I'll be giving a paper here called "Immersive Self-Reflexivity in Transmedial Post-Postmodernist Fictions of the
Digital" as part of ppfdproject.com/ppfdproject/ @ppfdproject.bsky.social Really looking forward to seeing everyone in Brum.

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PPFD Project @ppfdproject.bsky.social · Jun 30

Nadia Georgiou is also giving a paper at the @palapoeticsling.bsky.social 2025 conference. Hear her talk on: "Posthumanism and the digital: multimodality and cyborgization in Calvin Kasulke’s Several People are Typing and Olga Ravn’s The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century".

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Jun 27

Do you know the etymology of “cliché”? It will surprise you...

“Bookworm, Cliché, Deadline…” And Other Unexpected Etymologies

The world of books has played a notable role in the history of English vocabulary. Book itself is one of the oldest words in the language: boc in Old English (with the o pronounced as in go). It wa…

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David Harvie @davidharvie.bsky.social · Jun 12

How does it feel to be made redundant?
How does it feel when your colleagues go through this process?

This major new report, by @beccaeharrison.bsky.social & me, centres the experiences of people on the frontline of UK university job cuts – and exposes employers' behaviour.

Out next week.

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Dr. Melissa Schuh @melissaschuh.bsky.social · Jun 11

Some @bacls.bsky.social #WHN25 Stirling conference snapshots in anticipation of the @c21literature.bsky.social roundtable: The Century at 25, which I‘m a part of with @alicebennett.bsky.social , @keeblearin.bsky.social @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social @olihaslam.bsky.social . There’s a conference deer 🦌!

Printed sign announcing the BACLS (British Association for contemporary literary studies) What Happens Now? Conference 2025 at the University of Stirling, on a green pinboard with a landscape painting in the background.

Photograph of a part of the BACLS WHN25 conference programme, showing the plenary roundtable and workshop: The Century at 25.

Photograph of a buffet spread of sandwiches, wraps and fruit.

Photograph of a deer in a grassy field between two trees.

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Denise Wong @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you all for a fabulous panel today!

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Oliver Haslam @olihaslam.bsky.social · May 12

Get in touch with your review essay ideas if you're interested in writing for C21!

C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings @c21literature.bsky.social · Apr 22

🔊C21 are excited to be commissioning a series of new review essays! Check out the suggestion of topics and titles in this thread and get in touch via email or DM our review editors (@heyitsdenisew.bsky.social and @olihaslam.bsky.social) if you’d like to review any of these recent publications!📖

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