Elpis, the Goddess of Hope, was the last thing to emerge from Pandora’s box, following a multitude of evils. She alone was enough to inspire people’s hearts and aid them to withstand any storm. . .

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Hello, and welcome to Elpis Anthology; a collection of creative writing crafted during lockdown, and inspired by hope.

Elpis Anthology was created to capture the sense of hope many people felt when lockdown measures began to ease in the spring of 2021. The Editorial Team have dedicated themselves to carefully curating this collection, every piece of which has been selected for its sense of creativity, resilience and empowerment. We hope you enjoy this digital publication, with each published piece in its own post below.

During the development of this anthology, the Editorial Team researched the effects of lockdown and isolation both creatively and psychologically. Throughout this process, they found that immersing oneself in creative pursuits such as creating narratives, reflective writing, and journaling, can increase one’s sense of purpose, joy and wellbeing, as well as increasing productivity.

While the long-term effects of the pandemic are yet to be discovered at the time of publication, the Editorial Team at Elpis Anthology is proud to deliver this series of works, crafted by students at the University of Brighton during the lockdown in 2021.

For more information about creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic, we recommend looking at further work carried out through University of Brighton research centres, which can be found here: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/creativityincovid/.

We hope you enjoy your stay here, and feel uplifted as you read through our digital publication.