5 December 2014
Last night the Carnival opened its doors on FCH campus for one night only, leading to a bacchanalian celebration of words! Thank you to everybody who attended the launch of the Carnival anthology, the latest installment in our…
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You may have seen the burly men setting up the tents on the lawn at FCH; you may have spotted the sword swallower practising his craft in the refectory, between bites of sandwich and tikka masala; you may…
Read more28 November 2014
It’s been an exciting semester on the course, with further staff and student publications, prizes won, and the launch of the hugely popular, student-led magazine Show Don’t Tell. This week has been particularly buzzing as we gear up…
Read more20 November 2014
Hear that? There’s something blowing across the Cotswolds, stirring the wheat fields and beech trees. On the wind the crisp scent of autumn (an odd mix of mulched leaves and mulled wine and firecracker sulfur and endings that come before…
Read more17 November 2014
After the barnstorming success of the first issue of the new student-led UoG Creative Writing magazine, Show Don’t Tell, the editorial team have been hard at work on the follow-up, which looks to be even better. Among other…
Read more10 November 2014
We’re looking forward to the latest Creative Writing students’ open mic night tomorrow. The theme is ‘remembrance’, which you’re free to interpret however you want. As always, it’s a chance to share your prose, poems, and plays with…
Read more5 November 2014
On Saturday we blogged about Tyler Keevil, the University of Gloucestershire’s BA Course Leader for Creative Writing, being shortlisted for the prestigious Writers’ Trust of Canada Journey Prize. Well… he’s only gone and won it! Congratulations to Tyler…
Read more1 November 2014
Happy news, fellow writers. As the man himself would say, we’re all super-excited for Tyler Keevil. The BA course leader has been shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust of Canada Journey Prize for his story ‘Sealskin.’ The Journey Prize…
Read more20 October 2014
Barbecues stowed in sheds, children’s sand pits filling with water and leaves; yes, summer is over, but the good news is that open mics are back! This Tuesday, we’re set for the second open mic of the academic year,…
Read more15 October 2014
This Friday (17th October), for one night only, there’s an opportunity to see ‘Places I Remember’ – hard-hitting drama that was originally staged at The Everyman Theatre in the summer. The performance is brought to you by Eleven Places Theatre Company, which…
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