From the Magic Pencil: Voices of Writing Through
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From the Magic Pencil: Voices of Writing Through
S2 Ep3: Cultivating Creativity (w/ Jess Blackledge)
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Writing Through
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Season 2
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Episode 3
In this episode, Sue interviews Writing Through’s former Deputy Director, Jess Blackledge, who now lives in Edinburgh and works as a Learning Officer for the world-famous Fringe Festival. They discuss her wide-ranging career, which has the common thread of inspiring young people to cultivate their creativity. She also talks about how her life-long love affair with the theater has led her to believe in the vital importance of an arts education and how the arts should be accessible to everyone.
If you enjoy this episode, remember Sue interviewed Jess in Season 1 in Episodes 2 and 3. Please go and give them a listen.