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Talks that bridge practice,
research and new forms

Bradford speaks at universities, literary festivals, industry conferences, and creative writing programmes. Talks are drawn from decades of experience across television, fiction, interactive narrative, and community storytelling — and are tailored for academic, professional, or public audiences.

Bradford Gyori speaking on stage
Designing Interactive Digital Narratives

How writers and creative teams can move from traditional linear storytelling toward interactive narrative design — with practical frameworks drawn from professional and academic practice.

Collaborative Storytelling Workflows

Practical methods for organising creative teams across disciplines to build complex interactive storytelling projects — and the structural and cultural challenges that arise along the way.

Narrative Design & the Literary Voice

How literary craft applies to game design, interactive fiction, and immersive experience, with real examples from industry and practice.

Storytelling, Inclusion & Community Voice

Drawing on a decade of outreach work with marginalised communities, a talk on how narrative can be a tool for empowerment, representation, and social change.

Writing Across Media

From the writer’s room to the page to the screen — a practical exploration of how stories change shape across forms, drawing on Bradford’s career in television and fiction.

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Talks are tailored for academic, professional, or public audiences across the full range of Bradford's work — from television and fiction to interactive narrative and community storytelling.

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Bradford in action

Bradford regularly presents, teaches and runs live interactive storytelling experiences.

Apr
29
Special Event
Sea Cipher: The Interactive Walking Adventure
📍 Bournemouth Lower Gardens

A live interactive narrative experience where participants explore a mysterious story unfolding across real locations. Combining storytelling, gameplay and immersive theatre, Sea Cipher places the audience at the centre of a branching narrative.

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Mondays
Recurring · Online
Heard Word — Weekly Creative Writing Event
🕐 Mondays, 5–7pm GMT  ·  Online

A weekly creative writing event hosted by Bradford Gyori, featuring a guest writer and live feedback sessions. Sessions explore experimental storytelling, strange fiction and emerging narrative forms in a supportive creative environment.

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