Over the past few months, I’ve had lots of interesting conversations with all sorts of clever folk from around the world. I wanted to share with you the first 11 episodes: http://blogs.surrey.ac.uk/shakespeare/ If you are at all interested in the current debates surrounding literary theory and ways of approaching and thinking about literature, then I’d […]
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One more sleep until the Surrey New Writers Festival! Friday’s programming includes three fabulous workshops/discussions, a flash reading mob, and a drop-in Writing Surgery with Dr Paul Vlitos at the Appleseed Bookshop. Saturday follows with several exciting panels, a mixer, and the Veer Books spring titles launch. Check out the schedule on the Festival website, […]
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Join us during the Surrey New Writers Festival for the first meeting of the new Surrey Book Club! The Club will post regularly on this blog and function as a sort of virtual reading guide/community for anyone interested in reading along with us. We’ll cover a wide range of engaging literature; we might choose an […]
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I’m very excited to announce the first annual Surrey New Writers Festival! The Festival will take place March 15th and 16th. Events are open to the public and will be held on campus and in the town of Guildford; see our website for a full schedule and details on the exciting speakers and artists who […]
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After studying medieval literature and history for almost 30 years, I have got used to the question, ‘what is the point of studying the Middle Ages?’ It is a question that has been asked by students, fellow academics, concerned family members, and even by politicians. Finally, in 2013, I have found some answers in the […]
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LGBT History Month is a nationwide programme of events to celebrate the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. It takes place each February, and this year coincides neatly with the launch of the University of Surrey’s LGBT Network and the award to the University of Stonewall Diversity Champion status. This flurry of activity started […]
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Though I’m only half way through my placement year with Eagle Radio, I can already say with confidence that it’s the best decision I’ve made with regards to the progress of my career so far. The decision itself was made around April/May of my second year studying English Literature with Creative Writing at the University […]
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In November 2012 my first book, The Poet’s Mind: The Psychology of Victorian Poetry 1830-1870, was published by Oxford University Press. The book is an academic monograph, investigating a specific area of English literature which interests and enthuses me, and I’ve been working on the project, in different forms, for six years. At the end […]
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Students on the Contemporary British and American Poetry Creative Writing course in the School of English and Languages here at Surrey will be holding a reading of their work on Wednesday 12th December 2012. Presenting their work in short snappy readings will be Laura Colledge, Wafik Doss, Sophie Goodman, James Griffin, Rebecca Hillard, Annabel Knowlson, […]
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If you’re applying to University this year, the chances are you’ll be invited to an Applicant Day by those institutions that make you an offer. You might already be feeling pretty popular and wondering how you’re going to fit in visits to your top choices alongside the demands of your A-levels. As an Admissions Tutor […]
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