30 January 2015
Fresh from their recent publishing successes earlier this month, UoG students Olly Smith and Phil Bowne are continuing to make headway in the industry – and have placed further work quicker than you can say Jack Robinson. Olly…
9 January 2015
Before we move into the new year with all guns blazing, or all pens scribbling, we thought it a good time to catch up on some student achievements from 2014 that have slipped under the radar. Our BA,…
18 December 2014
We are proud to announce the arrival of this year’s UoG Creative Writing anthology, Compass: New Writing IV. We are seeking high quality submissions of prose, poetry, and drama from any student enrolled on a Creative Writing module…
5 November 2014
On Saturday we blogged about Tyler Keevil, the University of Gloucestershire’s BA Course Leader for Creative Writing, being shortlisted for the prestigious Writers’ Trust of Canada Journey Prize. Well… he’s only gone and won it! Congratulations to Tyler…
1 November 2014
Happy news, fellow writers. As the man himself would say, we’re all super-excited for Tyler Keevil. The BA course leader has been shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust of Canada Journey Prize for his story ‘Sealskin.’ The Journey Prize…
7 September 2014
After a summer of writing success for staff, current students, and alumni, here at UoG’s Writing School we’re gearing up for Induction Week in just over a week’s time. Time to fire up those laptops, get out those…
4 September 2014
Time to catch up on some good news from the summer 🙂 In February, we reported that Lucie Brownlee, a graduate of the University of Gloucestershire Creative and Critical Writing MA, had sold her memoir, Me After You, to Virgin Books….
2 May 2014
Last week saw the pre-release event of Burrard Inlet, the new book from UoG lecturer Tyler Keevil. The event was held at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea, down near the water and marina – an appropriate backdrop…
5 March 2014
A big congratulations are due to 3rd year Creative Writing student Meg Paul, who has had two new publications in the last two weeks (in addition to her contribution to Fire!). First, her story ‘Seeing Without Sight’ was…
24 February 2014
Last call, ladies and gentlemen. The Carnival is packing up and leaving town at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. You still have 12 hours to submit your best artwork, poetry, or prose. If in doubt, SEND IT IN. You have nothing…