2017 marks the thirtieth anniversary of one of
crime fiction’s greatest characters, John Rebus, created by one of the world’s
leading crime writers, Ian Rankin.
On 28th April the Orion Publishing Group
will be announcing news of a year-long series of events and activities to mark
the anniversary of the famous creation.
28th April is both Ian Rankin’s birthday
and the date Rebus first walked across the page of Knots and Crosses. Over the course of the anniversary year Rankin
will be embarking on a major international tour; Orion will be publishing
special editions of selected titles; and two very exciting events in Edinburgh
and London are being planned.
One of the highlights of the year is a role Rankin
has accepted at one of the UK’s most respected universities with an
international reputation for its creative writing courses. The University of
East Anglia is delighted to announce that Ian Rankin will join as UNESCO City
of Literature Visiting Professor in September 2016. It is a testament to the
impact Ian Rankin and his creation John Rebus has had on crime writing and
British literature that he has been offered this prestigious position.
UEA's prestigious visiting UNESCO professorships
bring leading authors of international reputation to the university by
invitation, to engage with UEA's world-leading Creative Writing programmes. Ian
Rankin will be on campus during the autumn semester, and contribute to
seminars, lectures, and tutorials.
Ian Rankin said:
“I
was still a full-time student when I wrote Inspector Rebus's first adventure.
That was in 1984/5 and Edinburgh University didn't have a Creative Writing
course. Almost no university did - and I remember being jealous of Ian McEwan
and others who had learned from their experiences at the University of East
Anglia. That's why it is such a privilege and honour to accept UEA's offer of a
Visiting Professorship. I hope to learn, share, and teach, because as a writer
you should never stop trying to hone your craft.”
Henry
Sutton, senior lecturer in Creative Writing at UEA, co-director of UEA's MA in
Prose Fiction, said:
"We are thrilled to be welcoming Ian
Rankin to UEA. His extraordinary experience and expertise as a writer of
contemporary fiction will be invaluable to our current students, from undergraduates
to those studying for PhDs. Ian will also be involved in UEA's new Crime
Fiction MA - the crime fiction genre being an area of increasing expertise at
the university."
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