I was a keynote speaker marking the formal inauguration of a collaboration between UEA and IES on the ‘creative-critical’, to involve a series of work-shops and colloquia over the coming years, and intended to lead the conversation about this crucial emerging field in literary studies. Plenary speakers included: Robert Hampson (Royal Holloway), Katharine Craik (Oxford Brookes), Sarah Jackson (Nottingham Trent), followed by readings from Brian Dillon (Royal College of Art), Tiffany Atkinson (UEA), Preti Taneja (Warwick), and Mathelinda Nabugodi (Newcastle).