Creative Writing
Welcome to the blog for Creative Writing at the University of Gloucestershire.
Welcome to the blog for Creative Writing at the University of Gloucestershire.
24 July 2025
By Felix Chatwin, 2nd year student of BA Creative Writing This month, I attended a writing event at University College London, thanks to a generous sponsorship from my university (shoutout to UOG!). It was my first-ever academic conference,…
Read more11 June 2025
Degree Show 2025 – a report by Giorgia Caso, graduating Creative Writing and English Literature student For the first time ever, English and creative writing courses had the chance to exhibit their work at the Degree Show. It…
Read more31 March 2025
We are very excited to announce the re-launch of the University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing Open Mic on Saturday 12th April from 7-9pm at Smokey Joe’s, Cheltenham. Students and guests can come to read their own work, or simply…
Read more31 March 2025
Collaboration in the Arts The MA in Creative and Critical Writing includes a very practical module called Creative Industries during which students prepare themselves for the world of working in the arts, as well as running a major…
Read more22 October 2024
Now that the Chelt Lit Fest is over for another year, we can sit back and reflect on what a brilliant couple of weeks it’s been. Here is what our first year student, Nalani Lasmarias, thought about the…
Read more29 September 2024
It’s September time again and that means that we’re all back on campus or, if you’re a first year student, then you’ve just embarked on a whole new chapter of your life. Either way, we welcome you aboard…
Read more2 September 2024
Student success: Kate Arnold’s debut poetry collection to be published this September We have caught up with our alumni Kate Arnold whose debut poetry collection, Kicking at Tombstones, is due out on 3rd September. Kate told us that…
Read more2 September 2024
On Thursday 3rd October at 19:45, our alumni Rebecca Klassen will be reading one of her short stories as part of the evening named “Does He Really Do More of That?” at the Irving Studio Theatre (part of…
Read more19 August 2024
On Thurs 15 August, eleven lovely writers from our local community joined us for our first ever free community workshop (and, we hope, the first of many!) Led by the Creative Writing lecturers Duncan and Senja, as well…
Read more22 July 2024
Thursday 15 August @ Francis Close Hall campus in Cheltenham, from 10am – 5pm Is there a book you always wanted to write but didn’t know where to start? Whether you’re a complete beginner or have been writing…
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