30 November 2012
The final open mic of the year is on this Tuesday at the Frog and Fiddle Pub. The night’s being co-hosted by Adam Magee and Becca Edwards, and it’s Christmas themed. They say: The theme this time is…
28 November 2012
University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing lecturers Tyler Keevil and D.D. Johnston have published new short stories in On Spec and The Lampeter Review. Tyler’s latest story, ‘Canine Court’, appears in the current issue of On Spec, Canada’s premiere magazine of slipsteam…
25 November 2012
We’ve now booked a date for the launch of Smoke: the exceptional new anthology of writing from students on the University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing courses. We’ll be launching Smoke at a wine reception on Wednesday 12th December at FCH Campus…
21 November 2012
K.J. Moore’s new novella, Dolls, was published in the summer, but I just got my copy, and it looks great! It’s published by Blood Bound Books, and here’s how they describe the plot: A young man suffocates to death…
20 November 2012
There’s a great poetry event happening at the Meantime Project Space this Friday, and the performers include University of Gloucestershire postgraduate students Angela France and Katie Hammond. The organisers are promising ‘A cracking line-up of established poets, introduced…
17 November 2012
The penultimate open mic night of the year will be held on Tuesday 20th November. Bookies are predicting it will be a slightly quieter night than the final, Christmas-themed bash, so if you want to read but don’t…
16 November 2012
Eleven Places, a Theatre Company comprised of four University of Gloucestershire graduates (Lucy Tyler, Keely O’Shaughnessy, Luke Dean, and Claire Holland), is soon to start a month-long residency at the Meantime project space. As part of the residency,…
10 November 2012
The 5th annual Hookline Novel Competition is now accepting submissions, which may be of interest to MA students and recent graduates, particularly those with a would-be bestseller in the hopper. Here’s the low-down, as outlined on the competition website:…
5 November 2012
Fans of Tyler’s writing will be excited to hear that Myriad have recently purchased English language rights for his second novel, The Drive. The Drive tells the story of Trevor, who embarks on an epic road trip from…
3 November 2012
Congratulations to Margot Harrison, who has been shortlisted and commended for The Times Stephen Spender Prize. This prestigious prize celebrates the best in poetry translation and Margot impressed the judges with her English translation of the Irish-language poem…