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Best Book of Ideas Prize for 'Edgelands'
Date: 24 May 2012
Many congratulations to Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts on winning the Foyles' 'Best Book of Ideas 2012' prize for Edgelands. Please follow th ... Read more»
Careers Success for Final Year Undergraduate
Date: 23 May 2012
Congratulations to Natasha Tyson, an undergraduate in English and Creative writing , who will be working this summer as a publishing assistant a ... Read more»
Eleanor Rycroft on BBC Radio Lancashire
Date: 22 May 2012
Dr Eleanor Rycroft was on BBC Radio Lancashire this morning, discussing a play about the 1634 Lancaster witch trial, with which she is involved. There ... Read more»
Poetry Pamphlet Launch for Creative Writing MA Student
Date: 22 May 2012
Mark Ward, a current MA student in Creative Writing, celebrates the launch of his poetry pamphlet Coleridge Street. On Wednesday 6th June ... Read more»
Paul Farley elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Date: 21 May 2012
Professor Paul Farley (English & Creative Writing) has been elected to become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The Society was f ... Read more»
New Royal Literary Fund Fellow
Date: 15 May 2012
The Department of English and Creative Writing is pleased to welcome our new Royal Literary Fund Fellow, Livi Michael. Livi was born near ... Read more»
Creative Writing Postgraduate Interviews John Irving
Date: 9 May 2012
One of the Department's hird-year Creative Writing PhD students, Colin Sargent, interviewed the novelist John Irving for the Portland Monthly magazine ... Read more»
Creative Writing Postgraduate Interviews John Irving
Date: 9 May 2012
One of the Department's third-year Creative Writing PhD students, Colin Sargent, interviewed the novelist John Irving for the Portland Monthly magazin ... Read more»
Emily Robertson, Final Year English Student, on Katha Projects
Date: 8 May 2012
Katha is an India publishing house that uses literature to promote social change in Delhi's slum communities.The organisation runs a number of s ... Read more»
'Edgelands' Shortlisted for Book Prize
Date: 2 May 2012
Professor Paul Farley (English & Creative Writing) has been shortlisted for a national book award. The 2012 Foyles Best Book of Ideas highli ... Read more»
Paul Farley on BBC Radio 4
Date: 29 April 2012
Paul has written and presented a feature for BBC Radio 4, which was broadcast last Sunday 29 April. A Foreigner Everywhere, told the story of the p ... Read more»
'Start the Week' with Paul Farley
Date: 27 March 2012
Prof Paul Farley appeared on BBC Radio 4's 'Start the Week' on Monday 26th March to discuss his new collection of poetry, Dark Film. Listen to the bro ... Read more»
Sleep Symposium at Uppsala University
Date: 2 March 2012
Drs Hilary Hinds and Michael Greaney will be speaking at a one-day symposium, 'To Sleep...' on 5th March 2012 at Uppsala University, Sweden. Both memb ... Read more»
Knowledge Exchange Awards for Department of English and Creative Writing
Date: 28 February 2012
Following the Faculty's recent call for 'Knowledge Exchange' projects, the Department has won three awards: Simon Bainbridge has won fund ... Read more»
Collaborative Agreement with the Wordsworth Trust
Date: 22 February 2012
We are delighted to announce a new Five Year Collaborative Agreement between The Wordsworth Trust and Lancaster University starting in 2012. Th ... Read more»
Dr Tony Sharpe's Durham Lecture
Date: 21 February 2012
Dr Tony Sharpe gave a lecture at Durham University, at the invitation of the Institute of Advanced Study, on Tuesday 21 February. The lecture wa ... Read more»
Dr Tony Sharpe's Durham Lecture
Date: 21 February 2012
Dr Tony Sharpe gave a lecture at Durham University, at the invitation of the Institute of Advanced Study, on Tuesday 21 February. The lecture wa ... Read more»
Dr Tony Sharpe's Durham Lecture
Date: 21 February 2012
Dr Tony Sharpe gave a lecture at Durham University, at the invitation of the Institute of Advanced Study, on Tuesday 21 February. The lecture wa ... Read more»
Posthumous BAFTA for English and Creative Writing Alumnus
Date: 20 February 2012
At the 2012 BAFTA awards ceremony a posthumous award was given to Bridget O'Connor, who graduated from Lancaster with a BA in English and Creati ... Read more»
Faculty Research Fund Award for Graham Mort
Date: 6 February 2012
Graham Mort has been awarded £1,600 from the Faculty Research Fund to develop a new dimension of his work in Uganda with the Femrite Wom ... Read more»
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