Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences News

'Electricity': The Film

Date: 17 June 2013

Filming of Ray Robinson's novel 'Electricity', written as part of his PhD in Creative Writing here at Lancaster, has now begun.The film, which tells t ... Read more»

Cholmondeley Award for Paul Farley

Date: 14 June 2013

Paul Farley has been awarded the Cholmondeley Prize by the Society of Authors. This honorary award for poets was founded by the late Dowager Marchio ... Read more»

One of our Favourite Things...

Date: 12 June 2013

Congratulations to Janet Lees, whose video poem incorporating found text, 'These are a few of my favourite things', has been selected for the final ex ... Read more»

Jenn Ashworth at the Prestwich Book Festival

Date: 12 June 2013

Jenn Ashworth will be appearing at the Prestwich Book Festival later today. The theme of the festival is 'Food and Faith', so Jenn will be discussing ... Read more»

Graham Mort and the Guardian Poem of the Week

Date: 11 June 2013

Carol Rumens has just featured Graham Mort's poem 'The Fetching' from his collection 'Visibility: New and Selected Poems' as the Poem of the Week in ... Read more»

Radio 4 Drama of the Week

Date: 10 June 2013

Congratulations to Richard Monks, a former student on the MA in Creative Writing, whose play Kidnap (which he began working on as part of his MA) was ... Read more»

Fortcoming publication by Sharon Ruston

Date: 4 June 2013

Professor Sharon Ruston, incoming Professor of Romantic Studies, has a new book coming out later this month - Creating Romanticism: Case Studies in th ... Read more»

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»

Creative Writing MA Student longlisted for Aesthetica Art Prize 2012

Date: 4 February 2013

Lancaster Creative Writing MA student Janet Lees and photographer/videographer Rooney have had a collaborative piece longlisted for the Aesthetica A ... Read more»

Pathways to Imapct - Funding Successes

Date: 29 January 2013

We are pleased to announce that two funding applications to the University-wide 'Pathways to Impact' scheme have each been awarded £4,00 Youn ... Read more»

Wordsworth Trust in Residence - Exhibition Opening

Date: 21 January 2013

The Department of English and Creative Writing is pleased to announce that, as part of the University's special agreement with the Wordsworth Trus ... Read more»

Jenn Ashworth on BBC Breakfast

Date: 14 January 2013

Jenn Ashworth will be appearing on BBC 1 Breakfast tomorrow (15th January), talking about 'The Friday Gospels'. ... Read more»

Undergraduate's Appointment at Buckingham Palace

Date: 11 January 2013

Congratulations to Sarah Kinley, a first year English with Creative Writing student who will be visiting Buckingham Palace on 15th January 2013 to col ... Read more»

Jenn Ashworth on BBC's 'Front Row'

Date: 11 January 2013

Jenn Ashworth will be speaking about her new novel, The Friday Gospels, in an interview with Mark Lawson for BBC Radio 4's 'Front Row', to be broadcas ... Read more»

Martha Sprackland

Date: 4 January 2013

The Department is very pleased to congratulate Martha Sprackland on her appointment as Assistant Poetry Editor at Faber. Martha read for both he ... Read more»