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.
29 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…
Read more28 May 2024
From right: Paul Milton, the actors Nick Wilkes, Charlotte Swarbrick, Krage Brown and Emmeline Braefield, and Dramatic Writing tutor Senja Andrejevic It’s been almost two weeks since all the excitement of our annual showcase of student plays, done…
Read more15 May 2024
Our former student, Sarah Scotford-Smith, has not only been published in The People’s Friend but has been chosen as their Writer of the Week! Congratulations, Sarah! Read more about it here: https://tinyurl.com/bp7tkbwt
Read more13 May 2024
Our MA alumni, Rebecca Klassen, who has had over 50 publications since graduating from the University of Gloucestershire, will be a judge for a fantastic flash fiction competition Britain vs The World: Flash Battle 2024, by EGG +…
Read more10 May 2024
Hello! It’s been a busy spring semester here at the School of Creative Arts at University of Gloucestershire, and we wanted to keep you up to date with what’s been going on! If you have any questions about…
Read more28 October 2022
The 2023 University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing Anthology is open for submissions. We are looking for stories, poetry, dramatic writing, and graphic storytelling pieces that fall under the theme of A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE. The topic gives you…
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