School of English

Write, create, perform

Whether you're an aspiring writer, actor, director, blogger or poet, at Nottingham there are creative opportunities abound for you to develop your skills, widen your experience, and meet like-minded people.

 

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The Letters Page

The Letters Page

An online journal with a difference: the featured stories, essays, poems, interviews, and reportage are all written in the form of letters!

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Nottingham Poetry Exchange

Take part in a programme of poetry seminars, workshops and readings held across campus and in the city.

 
Nottingham New Theatre

Nottingham New Theatre

Write, direct, perform, or work backstage at the first student-run theatre in England.

Creative Writing Society

Creative Writing Society

Develop your skills and write for Firelight, the official creative writing magazine.

 
Words on Words blog

Words on Words blog

Develop your own writing style and share your student experience by contributing to the School of English blog.

Impact magazine

Impact magazine

Write for the official student magazine at the University of Nottingham and see your name in print.

 

Download the Creative Writing at Nottingham brochure (PDF)

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Creative Careers

Five Local Publishers You Can Submit To (Careers Blog)

News

Our students longlisted for the Aurora Prize for Writing!

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Congratulations to Cathy Symes, Lauren Colley and Lucile Deslignères, all current School of English students who have been longlisted for the Aurora Prize for Writing! The Aurora Prize is a national writing competition run by Writing East Midlands, in partnership with the Society of Authors, that has run since 2016 and seeks outstanding new writing in short fiction and poetry. The judges for this year are best-selling crime novelist Vaseem Khan for the Short Fiction category and esteemed poet and author Andrew McMillan for the Poetry category, the winners will be announced at the award ceremony on the 30th October 2024.

Events

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School of English

Trent Building
The University of Nottingham
University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 5900
email: english-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk