Slipstream: The Lit Issue Seven Launch

Live readings, a short film premiere, curated art. Slipstream will show & explore experiential pieces of storytelling from The Lit Issue 7.

Join us for an evening of storytelling in all its forms. Slipstream will highlight multimedia pieces published in The Lit Issue Seven, exploring multimedia storytelling, elemental themes and cross-disciplinary creativity — from immersive audio and poetic data visualisation to speculative design fiction and sensory memoir.

Join The Literary Platform editorial team and contributors from 5.30-7pm for welcome drinks and a live introduction from the issue editors, followed by a premiere of the Slipstream film, a hydrofeminist short exploring rivers and bodies of water, produced by filmmaker and researcher Polly Card.

On display around the venue will be original paintings and drawings from the issue created by Dr Yandi Wang, exploring a sensory narrative of childhood in 1970s–80s Beijing.

The event is Pay What You Can - a donation covers venue hire, drinks and organisers time. With thanks to the Faculties of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Exeter for funding support.

Slipstream

A hydrofeminist short film exploring rivers and bodies of water. Filmed at Wiseman’s Bridge in Cornwall, created by Dr Polly Card (BBC filmmaker and researcher) in collaboration with Dr Anna Kiernan (Associate Professor of Creativity and Literary Culture, and Co-Director of The Literary Platform), with an original score by Inigo Scott.

Immersive Literary Audio: Experiments in Eco-Storytelling

An audio-led journey into the ecology of a springline mire, blending sound, story, and science. By Dr Ellen Wiles, novelist, academic and former barrister.

Flight Diaries

An interactive digital piece visualising GPS-tracked gliding flights over York. By Dr Richard Carter, researcher and digital artist.

Fragments of Beijing

A sensory narrative of childhood in 1970s–80s Beijing, interwoven with original paintings and drawings. By Dr Yandi Wang, writer and visual artist.

Don’t Get Carried Away

Three monochromatic illustrated narratives — Yoshi Phone, Birds App, and Shapie — exploring speculative user interface innovations through design fiction and literary practice. By Joskaudė Pakalkaitė, PhD researcher in design fiction and illustration.

Event details

Thursday 23 October 2025, 5.30–7.00pm

Old St Leonard’s Hall, St Leonard’s Road, Exeter EX2 4LA

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