21 November 2016
That’s right, folks. The long wait is over: our in-house judges have read through this year’s manuscript submissions to the UoG Novel Writing Contest and have whittled it down to a shortlist of six. Submissions were anonymous, and…
Read more21 November 2016
The UOG Creative Writing Society has come up with a brand new event: A game show night! Led by your host, Mathias, eight teams will battle for prizes and glory at the Frog and Fiddle this Tuesday. The…
Read more15 November 2016
UoG Creative Writing lecturer Miranda Walker recently launched her latest work: a new graphic-text version of The Secret Garden, created in collaboration with artist Zosia Dzierzawska. Miranda’s colleagues, students, and many members of the public attended the launch at…
Read more8 November 2016
Students, remember: this is what happens when you don’t read books. Tonight, as the world’s most powerful country goes to the polls, join the Creative Writing Society for The Great American Quiz at Smokey Joe’s, and listen online…
Read more31 October 2016
The good people at the Creative Writing Society have organised the second open mic night of the year, and it’s at Smokey Joe’s tomorrow (Tuesday 1st Nov) from 7pm. It’s an orange night. Bowler hats, flute bands, the sash…
Read more24 October 2016
Huge congratulations to our own Tyler Keevil, prolific author and Course Leader for the BA in Creative Writing at the University of Gloucestershire, whose third novel has been purchased by Harper Collins imprint The Borough Press. Tyler’s new…
Read more21 October 2016
UoG poetry students are continuing to do a great job of getting their work out into the world. 3rd year students Sam James and Taylor Edmonds have both had poems in Helen Ivory’s webzine Ink Sweat and Tears:…
Read more13 October 2016
Some of our friends, fans, and followers may have seen the recent post about the ‘triple crown’ the UoG English and Creative Writing Programmes received in this year’s National Student survey, earning 100% overall satisfaction in single honours…
Read more6 October 2016
This Saturday night, 8th October, #cheltlitfest hits the streets with its very first Lit Crawl – a melting pot of words and music hosted in some surprising places. Created in San Francisco in 2004, Lit Crawl blends a…
Read more30 September 2016
That’s right, folks: the first Creative Writing Society Open Mic of the 2016-17 Academic year is happening next week, on Monday October 3rd. These events are now a staple of the UoG programme and a lot of fun…
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