29 May 2017
The academic year here at UoG for 2016-17 is almost over, and students on Team UoG have been working hard. You’ve met all your assessment deadlines, produced over 10,000 words of work (or twice that if you’re a…
3 February 2017
That’s right, folks: Team UoG is back after the long winter’s break, and there are going to be a myriad of writing opportunities coming your way as we move into Semester 2. These include reading and showcasing events,…
16 December 2016
On Tuesday the course celebrated the launch of this year’s paperback anthology of student work, Reflections: New Writing 5. Attendees were treated to readings from contributors on campus, which was followed by an after-party at Tailor’s bar in…
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…
4 August 2016
Phew – it’s been quite a ride, folks. As ever at UoG our students left things till the last minute, and submissions for our 2016 Novel Writing Contest were coming in right up until midnight on the deadline…
1 July 2016
Have you been soaking up the summer sun, and are having a hard time getting motivated to submit your opus? Have you been watching the European Cup (dare we mention the Iceland game) and generally slacking off a bit? …
1 May 2016
With all this poetry fun going on, what with the forthcoming Cheltenham Poetry Festival and various other events, we figured our prose writers might be feeling a bit left out. Well, fear not: it’s that…
9 July 2014
It has been a tense and dramatic wait since May 9, when our inaugural UoG Novel Writing Contest closed its doors to submissions. The filter judges have now had time to consider the submissions, and we are ready…