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Smoke Anthology: Sneak Preview

We’ve got preview copies of the anthology, and they look pretty sweet šŸ™‚ The rest of the books are on their way, currently in a boat. I like to think that at this moment they’re somewhere near the…

Templar Poets and Guests live in Worcester and Chipping Norton

Here’s some news on a couple of local(ish) poetry events: University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing tutor Angela France is performing in Worcester tomorrow night as part of a series of events organised by Templar Poetry. Angela holds an…

Cheltenham Poetry Festival 2012

The second annual Cheltenham Poetry Festival will be running between the 18th and the 22nd April. This year the festival will feature nearly 100 performers over five days of spoken word and live literature events. The events take…

Space Newspaper – call for submissions

The University of Gloucestershire Students’ Union newspaper,Ā Space, is inviting submissions of poetry and flash fiction for its next issue. The competition is open to all students at the University and it aims to find and showcase great student…

Angela France awarded Arts Council England Grant

Arts grants are always hard to come by, but especially so in these times of austerity. So congratulations to Angela France who has been awarded a grant from the Arts Council England to complete her latest collection of…

Anthology Deadline this Wednesday

The window for submissions to the University’s Creative Writing anthology, Smoke, will close at midnight this Wednesday (7th March); please note that under no circumstances will we be able to accept submissions received after thatĀ date. Thank you to…

Smoke Anthology

The deadline for the 2012 University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing Anthology, Smoke, is now just one month away. To be considered for publication, submissions must reach us by midnight on March 7th. We are inviting students to submit…

Happiness is simulating a romantic liaison between two origami cranes

Last Tuesday’s Open Mic Night looks set to enter University of Gloucestershire folklore. For those who weren’t there, here’s a wee taste of what you missed. By the time we arrived, the Jolly Autocratic Committee and friends had…

Manifesto of the Jolly Autocratic Committee

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,…

Angela France wins Lightship Poetry Prize

Congratulations to acclaimed poet Angela France, who has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Lightship International Poetry Prize. The prize, which this year was judged by Jackie Kay, has earned Angela an envy-inducing Ā£1000. Angela studied…