The Guild of Medievalist Makers
@guildmedmak.bsky.social
A society for medievalist academic and academic-adjacent practitioners of creative-critical work.
Want to join the Guild? Take a look at our website: https://www.guildmedmak.com/
Want to join the Guild? Take a look at our website: https://www.guildmedmak.com/
'I am interested in how spaces are processual, constantly changing, and in the challenge of how to stage in poetry the co-existence of different and varying pasts of a site.'
Meet poet @susiecampbell.bsky.social in our latest Meet a Medievalist Maker blogpost👇
Meet poet @susiecampbell.bsky.social in our latest Meet a Medievalist Maker blogpost👇
Meet a Medievalist Maker: Susie Campbell — The Guild of Medievalist Makers
“ Meet a Medievalist Maker ” is an ongoing series of blog posts introducing our members and the work they are doing. Each post is organized around our Four P’s: a project they are working on...
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February 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
'I am interested in how spaces are processual, constantly changing, and in the challenge of how to stage in poetry the co-existence of different and varying pasts of a site.'
Meet poet @susiecampbell.bsky.social in our latest Meet a Medievalist Maker blogpost👇
Meet poet @susiecampbell.bsky.social in our latest Meet a Medievalist Maker blogpost👇
Our Guild members might be interested in these two grant schemes👇
Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Our Guild members might be interested in these two grant schemes👇
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New post!
I take an in-depth look at Seamus Heaney's Beowulf, alongside forays into Victorian translations by William Morris and the brilliantly named Athanasius Diedrich Wackerbarth.
This is based on an undergraduate lecture I gave at Oxford in 2020.
nikolasgunn.co.uk/2026/02/09/o...
I take an in-depth look at Seamus Heaney's Beowulf, alongside forays into Victorian translations by William Morris and the brilliantly named Athanasius Diedrich Wackerbarth.
This is based on an undergraduate lecture I gave at Oxford in 2020.
nikolasgunn.co.uk/2026/02/09/o...
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
New post!
I take an in-depth look at Seamus Heaney's Beowulf, alongside forays into Victorian translations by William Morris and the brilliantly named Athanasius Diedrich Wackerbarth.
This is based on an undergraduate lecture I gave at Oxford in 2020.
nikolasgunn.co.uk/2026/02/09/o...
I take an in-depth look at Seamus Heaney's Beowulf, alongside forays into Victorian translations by William Morris and the brilliantly named Athanasius Diedrich Wackerbarth.
This is based on an undergraduate lecture I gave at Oxford in 2020.
nikolasgunn.co.uk/2026/02/09/o...
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Looking forward to this! 🌿 🔥
🌿Literatures, Ecologies and Fictions seminar term card is out🌿We're springing into action with an exciting series of ecocritical talks and workshops - all welcome!
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Looking forward to this! 🌿 🔥
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Current state of the painting I started at the @guildmedmak.bsky.social call yesterday:
February 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Current state of the painting I started at the @guildmedmak.bsky.social call yesterday:
Our next Making Space session is taking place this Thursday, 5:30pm-7:00pm (GMT) on Zoom!
Join us to work on your own creative-critical project, or let your imagination soar with our optional theme: birds 🦚🦢🦅
Join us to work on your own creative-critical project, or let your imagination soar with our optional theme: birds 🦚🦢🦅
February 3, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Our next Making Space session is taking place this Thursday, 5:30pm-7:00pm (GMT) on Zoom!
Join us to work on your own creative-critical project, or let your imagination soar with our optional theme: birds 🦚🦢🦅
Join us to work on your own creative-critical project, or let your imagination soar with our optional theme: birds 🦚🦢🦅
For those who enjoy their medievalism audible, 'A Whole Giant's Daughter Quest Thing' by @jolloyds.bsky.social offers a creative reinterpretation of the Welsh romance 'Culhwch and Olwen'.
You can listen now on BBC Sounds here:
You can listen now on BBC Sounds here:
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
For those who enjoy their medievalism audible, 'A Whole Giant's Daughter Quest Thing' by @jolloyds.bsky.social offers a creative reinterpretation of the Welsh romance 'Culhwch and Olwen'.
You can listen now on BBC Sounds here:
You can listen now on BBC Sounds here:
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Returning to the London International Palaeography Summer School due to popular demand is our hands-on course that explores the materials and processes of manuscript production through experimentation 👇 #MedievalSky
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
Introduction to Making Medieval Manuscripts (Practice Based)
This course introduces students to the complicated and messy processes of production through which pre-modern manuscripts were created
ies.sas.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Returning to the London International Palaeography Summer School due to popular demand is our hands-on course that explores the materials and processes of manuscript production through experimentation 👇 #MedievalSky
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...
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I'm really looking forward to the wonderful exhibition on the Hereford Gospels later this year. I'll also be giving a talk and hosting an ink making workshop if you are in the area in May! www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/from-p...
www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/making...
@bibliojenni.bsky.social
www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/making...
@bibliojenni.bsky.social
From Parchment to Binding - 29/05/2026 19:00:00
The Practical Processes of Making a Medieval Manuscript with Dr Sara Charles
www.herefordcathedral.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I'm really looking forward to the wonderful exhibition on the Hereford Gospels later this year. I'll also be giving a talk and hosting an ink making workshop if you are in the area in May! www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/from-p...
www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/making...
@bibliojenni.bsky.social
www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/making...
@bibliojenni.bsky.social
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It’s me! Talking about Stitching Cromwell with friends @guildmedmak.bsky.social!
'I’m obsessed with Cromwell’s correspondence – there was just so much of it, and it is incredibly wide ranging.'
We're a broad church here at the Guild and enjoy showcasing creative-critical work from the fringes of the medieval period! Read about textile artist @drelvey.bsky.social's work here:
We're a broad church here at the Guild and enjoy showcasing creative-critical work from the fringes of the medieval period! Read about textile artist @drelvey.bsky.social's work here:
Meet a Medievalist Maker: Lucie Bea Dutton — The Guild of Medievalist Makers
“ Meet a Medievalist Maker ” is an ongoing series of blog posts introducing our members and the work they are doing. Each post is organized around our Four P’s: a project they are working on...
www.guildmedmak.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It’s me! Talking about Stitching Cromwell with friends @guildmedmak.bsky.social!
'I’m obsessed with Cromwell’s correspondence – there was just so much of it, and it is incredibly wide ranging.'
We're a broad church here at the Guild and enjoy showcasing creative-critical work from the fringes of the medieval period! Read about textile artist @drelvey.bsky.social's work here:
We're a broad church here at the Guild and enjoy showcasing creative-critical work from the fringes of the medieval period! Read about textile artist @drelvey.bsky.social's work here:
Meet a Medievalist Maker: Lucie Bea Dutton — The Guild of Medievalist Makers
“ Meet a Medievalist Maker ” is an ongoing series of blog posts introducing our members and the work they are doing. Each post is organized around our Four P’s: a project they are working on...
www.guildmedmak.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM
'I’m obsessed with Cromwell’s correspondence – there was just so much of it, and it is incredibly wide ranging.'
We're a broad church here at the Guild and enjoy showcasing creative-critical work from the fringes of the medieval period! Read about textile artist @drelvey.bsky.social's work here:
We're a broad church here at the Guild and enjoy showcasing creative-critical work from the fringes of the medieval period! Read about textile artist @drelvey.bsky.social's work here:
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A pleasure to chair Stacie Vos’s paper at the Medieval English Research Seminar yday and to catch up with her at the Creative Medievalisms symposium last week, where Stacie read from her microfiction book MORE NAMES (The Keys to the Buttery here is inspired by Margery Kempe!)
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 AM
A pleasure to chair Stacie Vos’s paper at the Medieval English Research Seminar yday and to catch up with her at the Creative Medievalisms symposium last week, where Stacie read from her microfiction book MORE NAMES (The Keys to the Buttery here is inspired by Margery Kempe!)
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The Creative Medievalisms symposium organised by @realmandeville.bsky.social was an absolute BLAST ✨ @hellomizk.bsky.social & I had an amazing time, repping @guildmedmak.bsky.social and presenting on our creative-critical work 🎊 Thank you for inviting us, Anthony!
January 17, 2026 at 11:19 AM
The Creative Medievalisms symposium organised by @realmandeville.bsky.social was an absolute BLAST ✨ @hellomizk.bsky.social & I had an amazing time, repping @guildmedmak.bsky.social and presenting on our creative-critical work 🎊 Thank you for inviting us, Anthony!
Our upcoming spring term events are now live on our website and detailed below on our term card!
Join us for more Making Space sessions, and our special 1st Birthday celebrations 👇
Join us for more Making Space sessions, and our special 1st Birthday celebrations 👇
January 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Our upcoming spring term events are now live on our website and detailed below on our term card!
Join us for more Making Space sessions, and our special 1st Birthday celebrations 👇
Join us for more Making Space sessions, and our special 1st Birthday celebrations 👇
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Thank you to everyone who came along this evening! It was really inspiring & encouraging! And a huge thank you to Kristen for facilitating 🙏🏻💖
Later today we'll be running our New Year's Intention Setting session. @hellomizk.bsky.social will guide us through thinking about our creative intentions for the year and how we might go about achieving them.
Come for support, encouragement, and inspiration!
Come for support, encouragement, and inspiration!
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Thank you to everyone who came along this evening! It was really inspiring & encouraging! And a huge thank you to Kristen for facilitating 🙏🏻💖
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Thanks to all the @guildmedmak.bsky.social members who joined us tonight for plotting, planning, and puzzling through the year ahead! It was so inspiring to hear all of your developing ideas and I cannot wait to see what comes next!
Later today we'll be running our New Year's Intention Setting session. @hellomizk.bsky.social will guide us through thinking about our creative intentions for the year and how we might go about achieving them.
Come for support, encouragement, and inspiration!
Come for support, encouragement, and inspiration!
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Thanks to all the @guildmedmak.bsky.social members who joined us tonight for plotting, planning, and puzzling through the year ahead! It was so inspiring to hear all of your developing ideas and I cannot wait to see what comes next!
Later today we'll be running our New Year's Intention Setting session. @hellomizk.bsky.social will guide us through thinking about our creative intentions for the year and how we might go about achieving them.
Come for support, encouragement, and inspiration!
Come for support, encouragement, and inspiration!
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Later today we'll be running our New Year's Intention Setting session. @hellomizk.bsky.social will guide us through thinking about our creative intentions for the year and how we might go about achieving them.
Come for support, encouragement, and inspiration!
Come for support, encouragement, and inspiration!
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Really excited to be a part of this with my @guildmedmak.bsky.social buddy & superstar cartoonist @hellomizk.bsky.social ✨💖 and many other Guild members!
'Creative Medievalisms Now: Writing the Middle Ages Today and Tomorrow', forthcoming symposium at Cambridge. A two-day symposium for writer-researchers working on medieval materials to reflect on craft, research processes, and work in progress.
Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-m...
Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-m...
Creative Medievalisms Now: Writing the Middle Ages Today and Tomorrow
A two-day symposium on creative writing, the creative-critical seam, and the Middle Ages
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Really excited to be a part of this with my @guildmedmak.bsky.social buddy & superstar cartoonist @hellomizk.bsky.social ✨💖 and many other Guild members!
Many are returning to their laptops today, but we have a candle to hold up in the dark and cold! Join us this Thursday for our special Making Space Session: Creative Intention Setting for 2026. 🕯️
Bring yourself, any creative materials you fancy, and your favourite mug of something warm.
Bring yourself, any creative materials you fancy, and your favourite mug of something warm.
New beginnings can be exciting, but also a little daunting. To help ease into your creative-critical mindset of 2026, we warmly welcome you to join us for a special Making Space Session: Creative Intention Setting for 2026!
⏰5:30-7:00pm GMT
📅Thurs, 8th Jan 2026
📍Zoom
⏰5:30-7:00pm GMT
📅Thurs, 8th Jan 2026
📍Zoom
Making Space Session (Creative Intention Setting for 2026) — The Guild of Medievalist Makers
The first Making Space session for 2026: with a difference! Join us to set your creative intentions for the year!
www.guildmedmak.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Many are returning to their laptops today, but we have a candle to hold up in the dark and cold! Join us this Thursday for our special Making Space Session: Creative Intention Setting for 2026. 🕯️
Bring yourself, any creative materials you fancy, and your favourite mug of something warm.
Bring yourself, any creative materials you fancy, and your favourite mug of something warm.
New beginnings can be exciting, but also a little daunting. To help ease into your creative-critical mindset of 2026, we warmly welcome you to join us for a special Making Space Session: Creative Intention Setting for 2026!
⏰5:30-7:00pm GMT
📅Thurs, 8th Jan 2026
📍Zoom
⏰5:30-7:00pm GMT
📅Thurs, 8th Jan 2026
📍Zoom
Making Space Session (Creative Intention Setting for 2026) — The Guild of Medievalist Makers
The first Making Space session for 2026: with a difference! Join us to set your creative intentions for the year!
www.guildmedmak.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New beginnings can be exciting, but also a little daunting. To help ease into your creative-critical mindset of 2026, we warmly welcome you to join us for a special Making Space Session: Creative Intention Setting for 2026!
⏰5:30-7:00pm GMT
📅Thurs, 8th Jan 2026
📍Zoom
⏰5:30-7:00pm GMT
📅Thurs, 8th Jan 2026
📍Zoom
An exciting symposium featuring many of our Guild members is taking place early next year!👇
🖋️'Creative Medievalisms Now: Writing the Middle Ages Today and Tomorrow'
📍Faculty of English, University of Cambridge
📅Thurs 15th Jan- Fri 16th Jan, 2026
🖋️'Creative Medievalisms Now: Writing the Middle Ages Today and Tomorrow'
📍Faculty of English, University of Cambridge
📅Thurs 15th Jan- Fri 16th Jan, 2026
'Creative Medievalisms Now: Writing the Middle Ages Today and Tomorrow', forthcoming symposium at Cambridge. A two-day symposium for writer-researchers working on medieval materials to reflect on craft, research processes, and work in progress.
Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-m...
Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-m...
Creative Medievalisms Now: Writing the Middle Ages Today and Tomorrow
A two-day symposium on creative writing, the creative-critical seam, and the Middle Ages
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
An exciting symposium featuring many of our Guild members is taking place early next year!👇
🖋️'Creative Medievalisms Now: Writing the Middle Ages Today and Tomorrow'
📍Faculty of English, University of Cambridge
📅Thurs 15th Jan- Fri 16th Jan, 2026
🖋️'Creative Medievalisms Now: Writing the Middle Ages Today and Tomorrow'
📍Faculty of English, University of Cambridge
📅Thurs 15th Jan- Fri 16th Jan, 2026
As we come towards the close of the year we at the Guild of Medievalist Makers wanted to share our 'Year in Review: 2025', written by Guild co-founder @hellomizk.bsky.social.
Thank you to all of the Guild members who have made 2025 an excellent inaugural year🎉
Thank you to all of the Guild members who have made 2025 an excellent inaugural year🎉
Year in Review: 2025 — The Guild of Medievalist Makers
On the 27th of April 2024, Eleanor Baker and I (Kristen) met at Oxford’s Vaults & Garden cafe to start scheming (image above taken from my comic diary). Laura Varnam joined in the scheming not lon...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
As we come towards the close of the year we at the Guild of Medievalist Makers wanted to share our 'Year in Review: 2025', written by Guild co-founder @hellomizk.bsky.social.
Thank you to all of the Guild members who have made 2025 an excellent inaugural year🎉
Thank you to all of the Guild members who have made 2025 an excellent inaugural year🎉
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The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities is inviting academic researchers in the arts, humanities & social sciences to collaborate with community groups as part of a new community-led grant. The pilot will run from January to May 2026. Info here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Researchers invited to express their interest for the Community Connections Grant
The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities (CPEP) is piloting a new community-focused grant between January and May 2026.
www.sas.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities is inviting academic researchers in the arts, humanities & social sciences to collaborate with community groups as part of a new community-led grant. The pilot will run from January to May 2026. Info here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...