15 March 2013
On Monday 18th, the Creative Writing Society is throwing a social, and the theme this time is ‘hats and ties’. Said hats and ties ‘can be as formal, informal and matched/mis-matched as you want!’ You’re cordially invited to…
Read more11 March 2013
Acclaimed poet Angela France, a University of Gloucestershire lecturer and PhD student, is launching her new book, Hide, at the University on Thursday 21st March. Angela’s poems have been anthologised a number of times, she has won the…
Read more10 March 2013
There are a couple of opportunities out there for our playwrights and dramatists. One of the deadlines is looming (March 11!) so will only be suitable for those with a project ready. But it’s worth looking at as…
Read more19 February 2013
This Friday, Try Something New at the Parabola Arts Centre, where the work on show will include staged readings of new writing by Jess Searle and Annabel Box – two third-year students at the University of Gloucestershire. Their…
Read more17 February 2013
University of Gloucestershire part-time Creative Writing lecturer and PhD student Rowan Middleton has had a poem published in the current issue of ‘Planet: The Welsh Internationalist’. The poem ‘Journeys’ depicts people carrying their possessions across a landscape to…
Read more17 February 2013
University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing lecturer, Tyler Keevil, has won 1st prize in the Cinnamon Press Short Story Awards for his story ‘Reaching Out.’ Cinnamon is the publisher of, among others, Stephen May, Matthew Francis, and ex-University of…
Read more14 February 2013
OK, I made up the Valentine’s theme, but there is an open mic night on Tuesday 19th February, at the Frog and Fiddle: meet at 7:30 for an 8pm start. Bring your prose, poetry, and plays, or just…
Read more1 February 2013
Seems it’s true: there’s no Smoke without Fire. We’re delighted to announce that submissions are now invited for a new anthology, Fire, showcasing the best prose and poetry produced by Creative Writing students at the University of Gloucestershire….
Read more20 January 2013
Snow doubt you’ll be looking forward to the first open mic night of 2013 – it should be a really ice occasion. Whether you’ve been to many of these nights or are new to the whole idea, come…
Read more20 January 2013
Lighthouse, a new literary magazine published three times per year by Gatehouse Press, is currently looking for poetry and short fiction from unpublished and up-and-coming writers. This means you, Team UG. They have a generous maximum length of…
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