Graduates 2021: Leah Squires: MA Creative Writing
I feel proud of what I’ve achieved during my time at the University of Brighton, particularly in light of the lockdown limitations.
Graduates 2021: Marianne Lemond: MA Creative Writing
The positive feedback from the MA tutors has given me more confidence in my ability, whilst their constructive criticism has helped me to become a better writer.
Graduates 2021: Joseph Lee: Creative Writing
Perhaps the biggest thing I’ve learnt is the confidence to stand up and say ‘I am a writer’. Small words with huge potential.
Creative Writing MA graduate part of Brighton Festival’s Lemn Sissay installation
Graduate Harry Hillery has three pieces of work featured in Brighton’s Stories with Lemn Sissay, which sees the poet and Festival’s Guest Director reading a selection of stories submitted during this art installation in Pavilion Gardens.
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Creative Writing students produce writing for sold-out Brighton Festival show
Students from the University of Brighton’s Creative Writing BA(Hons), MA and PhD programme are part of theatre performance Tenebrae: Lessons Learnt in Darkness on 22 May.
International Women’s Day: A Conversation with Angela Saini on 10 March, 12noon
Students and staff are invited to this free event hosted by the Universities of Brighton and Sussex which sees award-winning science journalist and author of ‘Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong’ and ‘Superior: the Return of Race Science’ speaking to our staff and students. Book your place now.
The Coast is Queer literature festival returns
The LGBTQ+ literature festival returns from 5-7 of February with input and support from University of Brighton.
Creative Writing MA students release collective anthology
I Object, an anthology of short stories, poetry and novellas exploring commonplace objects and transforming them into vehicles for nostalgic exploration, notions of loss, hope and discovery, is the first release from digital publishing house Glitch.