The Creative Writing Reading Series this week (Wednesday 12 November) welcomes the legendary Viv Albertine. Part of the original “inner circle” with the Sex Pistols and a … Read more
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Canterbury Laureates perform at the Canterbury Festival
On Wednesday 29 October Patricia Debney (Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing) will be performing alongside fellow former Canterbury Poet Laureates Sarah Salway and Patience Agbabi, … Read more
Student gains internship with Coca-Cola Enterprises
Matt Kramer, a recent graduate from the School of English, was recently awarded a three-month paid internship with Coca-Cola Enterprises as a result of his … Read more
David Flusfeder launches novel at Kent
David Flusfeder, Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English, is celebrating the publication of his most recent novel, … Read more
School of English lecturer publishes first poetry collection
Dr Juha Virtanen, Lecturer in American Literature, has recently published a new collection of poetry entitled Back Channel Apraxia. The majority of the material was … Read more
Reg Foakes commemorative plaque unveiled at the Gulbenkian
Following the death last year of Professor Reg Foakes, the School of English and the Gulbenkian Theatre commissioned a memorial plaque in his name. Reg … Read more
English PhD student awarded the Christine and Ian Bolt scholarship
Claire Hurley, a third year PhD student in the School of English, has been awarded this year’s Christine and Ian Bolt scholarship. The scholarship was … Read more
Excellent results in the 2014 National Student Survey
Results published today reveal that in the National Student Survey 2014 our students gave us an outstanding rating of 94% for overall student satisfaction. The … Read more
VOX : Undergraduate creative writing conference
Early June at the University of Kent saw the UK’s first ever creative writing undergraduate conference, an event designed to provide ambitious and enthusiastic students … Read more
Former student launches debut novel
School of English alumna Emmi Itäranta launched her debut novel at the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus where the first chapter was written during her studies in 2008. Emmi, … Read more