25 May 2014
The Creative Writing department had a couple bits of good news over the past few weeks. First up, Professor Nigel McLoughlin’s work has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious Poetry Archive. Founded by poet Andrew Motion and…
Read more19 May 2014
Last week 3rd year students gathered at Francis Close Hall for the tree planting in memory of Susi Powell. The Magnolia Susan tree, selected by the course reps, can be found behind the library on the outside of…
Read more16 May 2014
We’ve got Randall – full Randall. A hat trick of Randall. All the Randall you need. First up, join us this Wednesday, 21st May, for Martin Randall’s Gloucestershire Philosophical Society lecture. Randall will be delivering a talk on The…
Read more11 May 2014
The Creative Writing 3rd year course reps, Creative Writing department, and the landscaping team at UoG have organized a tree planting ceremony, in memory of writing student Susi Powell, who sadly passed away during her time studying with…
Read more11 May 2014
The inaugural UoG Novel Writing Contest has now closed to submissions. Many thanks to everybody who submitted – the judges are looking forward to reading through the anonymous entries. They will be aiming to select a shortlist of…
Read more4 May 2014
There’s less than a week to go until the deadline for the inaugural University of Gloucestershire Novel Writing Contest, so now that the majority of your assignments have been handed in, it’s time to tackle that novel extract. …
Read more2 May 2014
The UoG poets have been very busy lately, and after the success of events at the Cheltenham Poetry Festival we now have more good news to announce. First, third year student Rosanna Riches has had two poems published…
Read more2 May 2014
Last week saw the pre-release event of Burrard Inlet, the new book from UoG lecturer Tyler Keevil. The event was held at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea, down near the water and marina – an appropriate backdrop…
Read more1 April 2014
As part of the Cheltenham Poetry Festival, there’s a chance to see some of the University’s rising stars at The Muffin Man tonight. The University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing Showcase will be hosted by Adam Magee and headlined…
Read more19 March 2014
Robert Newman: Fiction, Politics & the Past 19:30, FCH TC001, March 26 2014 Free to students and staff at the university Bookings via this link Rob Newman is the author of four acclaimed novels and the star of…
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