20 October 2015
A week today, on Tuesday October 27th, the UoG Writing Programme will be launching Compass: New Writing IV, the latest anthology in the New Writing series, featuring the best prose, poetry, and drama by students on our course. …
13 October 2015
This week, the much anticipated shortlist for the 2015 UoG Novel Writing Contest has been revealed. It was a competitive field and the judges did not approach it lightly: it required much deliberating and soul-searching and debating before…
2 July 2015
Today saw the launch of The Secret Baby Room, a new novel by UoG lecturer D.D. Johnston. Johnston has recently been described by The Morning Star as one of the country’s most versatile novelists, and certainly this book is far…
30 May 2015
That’s right, folks. The end is nigh. Back on February 1st, when we announced that the 2015 UoG Novel Writing Contest was open for submissions, it seemed as if you had all the time in the world to…
20 May 2015
Now that you’ve submitted those assignments, and summer is in sight, unless you’re part of the team organizing the eagerly anticipated UoG fringe you might be tempted to kick back, enjoy a beverage or two, and relax. But…
1 February 2015
For those who haven’t submitted, you have less than 24 hours to send your novel excerpt and synopsis to the Myriad First Drafts Novel Competition, which closes tomorrow at noon. If you don’t have anything ready, fear not:…
17 January 2015
Whew. The new (and slightly extended) Semester 1 has finally drawn to a close, with the majority of BA and MA assessment having been handed in this past week. Congratulations to all for making your deadlines (we hope)…
8 December 2014
Last week, the launch of Carnival: New Writing III was made even more exciting (if that was possible) by the announcement on the night of the winner of our inaugural UoG Novel Writing Contest. For those playing catch-up,…
28 November 2014
It’s been an exciting semester on the course, with further staff and student publications, prizes won, and the launch of the hugely popular, student-led magazine Show Don’t Tell. This week has been particularly buzzing as we gear up…
16 July 2014
Creative Writing course leader Tyler Keevil has won the People’s Choice category of the 2014 Wales Book of the Year Awards for his acclaimed second novel, The Drive (Myriad). A fast-paced and hilarious contemporary odyssey, The Drive is an epic road…