Tag: Local Events

Tyler Keevil and his No Good Brother are coming to Cheltenham

Local legend Tyler Keevil, until recently the Course Leader for our BA in Creative Writing, is returning to Cheltenham to promote his new book, No Good Brother. Tyler will be at The Suffolk Anthology in Cheltenham on Saturday April 14th at…

Cheltenham Poetry Festival 2017 begins on Thursday 4th May

It’s just one week until the Cheltenham Poetry Festival kicks off with appearances from UoG’s own D.D. Johnston and Tyler Keevil. They’ll be talking from 7pm to 8pm at Smokey Joe’s on Thursday 4th May, and you can book your tickets…

News Flash: Flash Fiction Event Tonight!

A quick last-minute announcement about a event this evening: the wonderfully named ‘Flasher’s Club’ open mic is back, and will be held at Smokey Joe’s from 7.30.  Here’s the lowdown, from their blog: Flashers’ Club is a quarterly…

How to land a book deal worth millions

You know how we’re always saying that nobody gets rich through writing fiction? Well, once in a while someone does. This year, that someone is publishing sensation Chloé J. Esposito. If this is the first time you’ve heard…

Writers Research Riot – this Wednesday!

The sun is shining, summer is here, and it’s nearly time to head for the beach, metaphorically and actually. But before you go, we have one more brilliant day of writing-based fun. This Wednesday, 8th June, 2nd-year students…

Last Creative Writers’ open mic night, this Tuesday

Don’t panic – it’s not the last one ever, but it will be the last one this academic year. Of course, for some people who are finishing their degrees before moving away, it may indeed be the last one,…

Buzzwords Poetry Event Featuring UoG Alumni Dan Sluman

For those who are eager for poetry and can’t wait for the huge line-up of great events at next week’s Cheltenham Poetry Festival (see our previous post, and get with it!) then a brilliant warm-up event is taking…

The 2016 Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Featuring UoG Staff, Students, and Alumni!

There are so many amazing events going on in the last few weeks of term we’re going to have to bombard this blog with announcements.  To start with, we wanted to shout about this year’s Cheltenham Poetry Festival,…

Cheltenham Poetry Festival Preview Featuring UoG Students!

Hot on the heels of a very successful Open Reading on Tuesday night, students from the UoG Creative Writing Programme will be taking part in a Cheltenham Poetry Festival Preview this Saturday, along with some established industry professionals. …

Creative Writing Society Open Reading Tuesday at Smokey Joe’s

This Tuesday the Creative Writing Society is hosting what promises to be a brilliant Open Reading.  It will be the last of the Semester (and thus the very last for some of our 3rd years – which is…