OxTalks is Changing
Oxford Events, the new replacement for OxTalks, will launch on 16th March. From now until the launch of Oxford Events, new events cannot be published or edited on OxTalks while all existing records are migrated to the new platform. The existing OxTalks site will remain available to view during this period.
From 16th, Oxford Events will launch on a new website: events.ox.ac.uk, and event submissions will resume. You will need a Halo login to submit events. Full details are available on the Staff Gateway.
Shut Up and Write (or Translate)!
Need a burst of focused time to get words flowing on the page? Join OCCT for our new series of Shut Up and Write (or Translate) sessions this term. These dedicated afternoons are a chance to step away from distractions, sit alongside fellow writers and translators, and make real progress on whatever project matters most to you.
We’ll gather from 2–5pm on Mondays of Week 1, 3, 5, and 7 this term in a supportive, low-pressure environment designed to boost productivity and creativity alike. Bring along your laptop, notebooks, or translation drafts – anything you’d like to work on. After a quick check-in, we’ll dive into quiet writing or translating sprints, with breaks for coffee (which will be supplied) and conversation in between.
Whether you’re polishing a chapter, drafting an article, working on a translation, or simply hoping to carve out space for your own work, these sessions are for you. Come for one, two, or all three afternoons, and leave with words on the page and renewed momentum for your projects.
Date:
16 February 2026, 14:00
Venue:
St Anne's College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HS
Venue Details:
Seminar Room 10
Speakers:
Speaker to be announced
Organising department:
Faculty of English Language and Literature
Organiser contact email address:
comparative.criticism@st-annes.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Mary Newman
