3 April 2013
The Cheltenham Poetry Festival starts on April 20th, offering you the chance to experience poetry in all it’s manifestations: there are world class poets performing in intimate venues, exciting new fusion events which blend poetry with visual arts, workshops,…
11 March 2013
Acclaimed poet Angela France, a University of Gloucestershire lecturer and PhD student, is launching her new book, Hide, at the University on Thursday 21st March. Angela’s poems have been anthologised a number of times, she has won the…
17 February 2013
University of Gloucestershire part-time Creative Writing lecturer and PhD student Rowan Middleton has had a poem published in the current issue of ‘Planet: The Welsh Internationalist’. The poem ‘Journeys’ depicts people carrying their possessions across a landscape to…
1 February 2013
Seems it’s true: there’s no Smoke without Fire. We’re delighted to announce that submissions are now invited for a new anthology, Fire, showcasing the best prose and poetry produced by Creative Writing students at the University of Gloucestershire….
14 December 2012
Today is the last day of term and a good time to wish everyone a happy winter break and a successful new year. The launch of the Smoke Anthology on Wednesday night was a great way to close…
11 December 2012
Term is ending and Christmas is approaching, but before you head off for a well-deserved break, don’t forget about two events this Wednesday: in the afternoon, there’s a special theatre workshop hosted by Eleven Places; and in the…
25 November 2012
We’ve now booked a date for the launch of Smoke: the exceptional new anthology of writing from students on the University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing courses. We’ll be launching Smoke at a wine reception on Wednesday 12th December at FCH Campus…
20 November 2012
There’s a great poetry event happening at the Meantime Project Space this Friday, and the performers include University of Gloucestershire postgraduate students Angela France and Katie Hammond. The organisers are promising ‘A cracking line-up of established poets, introduced…
3 November 2012
Congratulations to Margot Harrison, who has been shortlisted and commended for The Times Stephen Spender Prize. This prestigious prize celebrates the best in poetry translation and Margot impressed the judges with her English translation of the Irish-language poem…
23 October 2012
Congratulations to BA Creative Writing student Tatia Nichols-Arlès, whose poems are to be anthologised in Journey to Crone, a collection being published by Chuffed Buff Books. The book, which aims ‘to voice and cherish the vast experiences of womanhood’ is being…