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Sarah Sibley's Agenda
Date: 21 May 2013
Sarah Sibley, an alumnus of the Lancaster Writing Programme, was selected as one of three young broadsheet poets to have their work featured in the Wi ... Read more»
Welcome, Sharon Ruston
Date: 21 May 2013
The Department of English and Creative Writing is delighted to announce the appointment of Sharon Ruston, currently Professor of Nineteenth Century ... Read more»
Paul Farley's Roscoe Lecture
Date: 17 May 2013
Paul Farley delivered the 110th Roscoe Lecture in Liverpool this week to a 600-strong audience in the city's St Geroge's Hall.The Roscoe public le ... Read more»
After Awater
Date: 30 April 2013
Congratulations to Jane Draycott on being awarded faculty research funding to support her Literature Residency at the Dutch Foundation to undert ... Read more»
Jenn Ashworth and 'The Friday Gospels'
Date: 26 April 2013
Jenn Ashworth has appeared at two events this week, speaking about her latest novel, 'The Friday Gospels'. On Wednesday 2th April, she spoke to underg ... Read more»
New publication by Roger Ebbatson
Date: 19 April 2013
We are very pleased to announce that Roger Ebbatson, an Honorary Research Professor in the Department, has a new book coming out in May 2013, entitled ... Read more»
Associate Lecturer to join Leverhulme-Funded Project
Date: 19 April 2013
Dr Liam Haydon is an Associate Lecturer in the Department and has just been appointed as the Research Assistant for a five-year Leverhulme-funded proj ... Read more»
Jenn Ashworth is No Stranger to Controversy
Date: 15 April 2013
Jenn Ashworth will be in conversation with John Sweeney and Michael Odell at the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival later this week about dealing w ... Read more»
Polly Atkin and the Mslexia Competition Pamphlet Launch
Date: 15 April 2013
The launch Of Polly Atkin's prizewinning poetry pamphlet, 'Shadow Dispatches' will take place on Saturday 20th April at the Wordsworth Trust in Grasme ... Read more»
Paul Farley's 'The Water Babies'
Date: 27 March 2013
Follow the link below to listen to Paul Farley's playful updating of Charles Kingsley's 150 year old children's novel, The Water Babies Young Tomi ... Read more»
Jayne Steel on James Herbert
Date: 26 March 2013
Jayne Steel was on BBC Radio 4's 'Last Word' on Sunday, talking about James Herbert, the horror writer. Listen again by following the link below. ... Read more»
Creative Writing MA Student Shortlisted for the Postry School/Pighog Press Pamphlet Competition
Date: 7 March 2013
Janet Lees, a current MA student in the Lancaster Writing Programme, has had her poetry pamphlet 'The Magpie in Your Ribcage' shortlisted in the Poe ... Read more»
Former Distance Learning MA Student Shortlisted for Major Prize
Date: 5 March 2013
Catherine Mee, who graduated from the Distance Learning MA in Creative Writing in 2012, was shortlisted for the 2012 Salt's International Prize (short ... Read more»
Ray Robinson rejoins the Department of English and Creative Writing
Date: 1 March 2013
The Royal Literary Fund Fellowship scheme brings published writers into universities to help students from all disciplines with their academic wri ... Read more»
Jenn Ashworth at Newnham College Literary Archive Event
Date: 25 February 2013
Jenn Ashworth from the Lancaster Writing Programme (Department of English and Creative Writing) has been invited to speak with Patricia Dunker a ... Read more»
Paul Farley on BBC Radio 4
Date: 25 February 2013
The Echo Chamber is s a new programme on BBC Radio 4, introduced by Paul Farley and featuring the best of poetry now. The first in the series looks at ... Read more»
The Missing Slate
Date: 22 February 2013
The Missing Slate, an arts and literary journal founded by Lancaster graduate Maryam Piracha (Creative Writing MA, 2011), has celebrated Interna ... Read more»
Final Year Undergraduate Student is a Published Children's Author
Date: 18 February 2013
Beth Cortese, a final year undergraduate studying for a degree in English Literature with Creative Writing, has recently had her book for children ... Read more»
Second-Year Student's Stage Production of 'The Canterbury Tales'
Date: 15 February 2013
''Tell me, have you ever heard a tale To chill the bones and flatten the ale?' 'The Canterbury Tales' is a new adaptation for the stage by se ... Read more»
A strong start for the Lancaster Writing Awards
Date: 5 February 2013
The first Lancaster Writing Awards for Poetry, Prose and Criticism have now closed to entries. With 120 entries from Year 12 students across the UK, t ... Read more»
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