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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

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

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

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

Olympic Poet, Lemn Sissay, and the current Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, are just two of the major stars featuring at this year’s Wise Words … Read more

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

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

Where is our Home? The Kent postgraduate community organised an interdisciplinary conference reflecting on the meaning of the word ‘home’. Co-organised by English PhD students … Read more

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

Festival Review  (Festival organisers: Georgie Evans, Peter Adkins, Joel Tennant) I don’t think any of us had quite envisioned quite how much fun (and hard work) … Read more