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…
25 May 2014
The Creative Writing department had a couple bits of good news over the past few weeks. First up, Professor Nigel McLoughlin’s work has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious Poetry Archive. Founded by poet Andrew Motion and…
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…
6 March 2014
Many thanks to everyone who joined us last week to celebrate the launch of our new anthology. Around 100 people were treated to brilliant readings of prose and poetry, and between them made short work of 10 litres…
11 February 2014
You are cordially invited to the launch of the University of Gloucestershire’s brilliant new anthology of Creative Writing, Fire. Join us on Thursday 27th for a wine reception at FCH Campus, with readings from the book and refreshments,…
10 January 2014
We’ve just received a preview copy of Fire from the printers, and it’s looking beautiful. The new anthology of Creative Writing from the University of Gloucestershire features prose and poetry from thirty-seven students and graduates. From the experimental…
6 October 2013
A cult Canadaian author is appearing at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, and this time we’re not talking about Tyler Keevil’s gig this Tuesday: Douglas Coupland, the author of international bestseller Generation X, is on a rare visit from…
30 September 2013
It’s officially on: the event in the tent, the argy-bargy in the marquee, the affray in Montpellier, the… Call it what you will, Tyler Keevil V D.D. Johnston, refereed by Martin Randall, is happening. They won’t be boxing,…
29 July 2013
This month sees a rush of publishing activity from the University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing lecturers. Just out is Scenes from a Diverse World, an anthology of play extracts, compiled by the International Centre for Women Playwrights. The…
2 May 2013
The editors of the 2013 University of Gloucestershire anthology of Creative Writing, Fire, wish to thank everyone who has submitted work. We received more than 60 submissions and expect to publish work from 25-30 students. Please note that…