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…
Read more20 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…
Read more17 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…
Read more16 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,…
Read more10 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:…
Read more5 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…
Read more3 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…
Read more29 October 2012
We think there’s no better creative writing programme in the country, and our recent graduates seem to agree: this year the Creative Writing BA at the University of Gloucestershire was one of few writing courses to achieve a…
Read more27 October 2012
The next open mic is on Tuesday night and – wait for it – apparently it’s Halloween themed. The official word is that costumes are ‘optional but encouraged.’ Eek. It’s on Tuesday the 30th October, at the Frog…
Read more23 October 2012
Paine’s Plough, the UK’s leading new writing company, is in Cheltenham on November 1st, as they seek to weave a theatrical tapestry of the UK. In towns across the country, Paine’s Plough have commissioned local playwrights to write…
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