Towards the end of the MA in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester, students concentrate on an individual extended writing projec...

This blog has recently passed 700,000 readers! Thanks to everyone - students, graduates, authors, editors, readers - concerned. Over the las...

Our last News post was back in August. You can read it here . Since then, lots has been happening in the Centre for New Writing at the Unive...

  Rory Waterman was born in Belfast in 1981, and grew up mainly in Lincolnshire. His fourth full-length collection, Come Here to This Gate ,...

Since completing a BA in English and History from Leicester Polytechnic way back in 1986, I have worked in a number of different settings in...

Congratulations to Sara Waheed, winner of this year's John Coleman Prize! Below, you can read about Sara and her winning short story. Co...

Since our Summer News post in July, which you can read here , a lot has happened, so I thought I'd update you on some recent student and...

Kit de Waal, photograph by Justin David Since our last news post ( Recent Creative Writing Student Success ), a lot has happened, so here...

By Jenny Kane (Jennifer Ash) While the University of Leicester is busy celebrating its centenary, I am celebrating my own half-century.  The...

By Jonathan Taylor           I believe writers are writers the day they describe themselves as such.   - Adele Parks In this blog I want to ...

Nina Walker is a third-year student and Leicester University. She enjoys writing, rug making and Ray Bradbury’s short stories. She’s been w...