20 February 2012
The next Creative Writing students’ open mic night will be held at the Frog and Fiddle pub this Tuesday. In keeping with the theme of brevity, let’s keep this announcement short: gather at 7:30 for an 8pm kick…
20 January 2012
Yes, joyous news: the empty weeks of winter are behind us. The first open mic session of the new term will be on Tuesday 24th January at The Frog and Fiddle pub on Cheltenham High Street. This free…
17 January 2012
‘Try Something New,’ a night of music and theatre at the Parabola Arts Centre, is a chance to see innovative performances in development, right here in Cheltenham. They say: ‘Each night has a handful of companies sharing work…
19 December 2011
Stroud Short Stories is a night of short stories held at Stroud Valleys Artspace, John Street, Stroud. It features selected authors reading their short fiction and takes place three times a year, in February, July, and October. The…
1 December 2011
A spectre is haunting the University of Gloucestershire – the spectre of the Jolly Autocratic Committee. All the powers of old literature have entered into an unholy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Eagleton and Amis, Naipaul and Theroux,…
14 November 2011
PhD student K.J. Moore will be celebrating the launch of her novella, Monster Porn (Blood Bound Books), at the Frog and Fiddle pub this Tuesday. Join us for drinks at seven and listen to the author read extracts…
5 November 2011
The next University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing students Open Mic Night will be held at the Frog & Fiddle pub this Tuesday. As always, you can bring some poetry, a play-script, or a short piece of prose (it…
5 October 2011
D.D. Johnston, Creative Writing lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, will be talking in Cheltenham on Wednesday 12th October. The talk, billed as ‘NOT the Literature Festival,’ will cover why he can’t stand Virginia Woolf, what links James…
3 October 2011
The first open mic session of the new academic year will be on Monday 10th October at The Frog and Fiddle pub on Cheltenham High Street. This free event is open to all students and staff at the…
30 September 2011
The world’s longest-running literature festival will once again be held in Cheltenham, this year from 7-16 October. I’d never criticise a University-sponsored event, and this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival will delight those who enjoy listening to Jeffrey Archer…