First year @uowriting student Ellie Dart, who is also the Worcestershire Young Poet Laureate, has written a new poem titled Finding Hope, as part of the @archesfests programme of events. @worcester_uni
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Catherine Darwen awarded the 2020 Fiction Prize
Catherine Darwen is the winner of our Black Pear Press Prize for Fiction 2020, joining previous winners Micheal Wheatley 2018 and Olivia Camozzi-Jones 2019. Cath’s novella will be will be edited by the Black Pear Press team of editors, including Polly Stretton, Tony Judge and Rod Griffiths, and launched at our Hive Library in 2021. … Continue reading Catherine Darwen awarded the 2020 Fiction Prize
Chloe Hanks awarded the 2020 Poetry Prize
Chloe Hanks is the winner of our V.Press Prize for Poetry 2020, joining previous winners Margaret Adkins 2018 and Kelly Williams 2019. Chloe's pamphlet, May We All Be Artefacts, will be edited by the V Press editor Sarah Leavesley and launched at our Hive Library in 2021. Chloe says, "I do not think I could … Continue reading Chloe Hanks awarded the 2020 Poetry Prize
Joint No.1 in the country for Creative Writing!
Brilliant news in the NSS results: Creative Writing at the University of Worcester is number 1 in the country for student satisfaction. This covers things like standards of teaching, learning opportunities, student voice, academic support etc. We are ranked in joint first place, rising comfortably in the rankings. It is fantastic news and a reflection … Continue reading Joint No.1 in the country for Creative Writing!
Careers with Creative Writing: 3
At the University of Worcester we host many guest speakers who give advice to the students, and share their journey through their careers as writers, publishers, editors (and many other careers linked to studying writing that our students might not have considered). Due to lock down we had to cancel our reading series, masterclasses and career … Continue reading Careers with Creative Writing: 3
Careers with Creative Writing: 2
At the University of Worcester we host many guest speakers who give advice to the students, and share their journey through their careers as writers, publishers, editors (and many other careers linked to studying writing that our students might not have considered). Due to lock down we had to cancel our reading series, masterclasses and career … Continue reading Careers with Creative Writing: 2
A “remarkable experience…”
Guest post by Kelly Williams, 2019 graduate in Creative Writing & English literature and winner of the V.Press Prize for Poetry. The wonder of a Creative Writing degree is how it is built to benefit you with a magnitude of different skills, styles, and opportunities for you to seize as lovers of the subject. Studying … Continue reading A “remarkable experience…”
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