UofL Creative Writing

We are beyond proud for being ranked at #2 (yes, #2!!). Thank you to our incredible students for making Creative Writing at @unilincoln what it is. 🙏🔥🎉

my debut novel, 'Saba', is now available to pre-order worldwide. thanks to my publishers, @northodoxpress for their immense faith in my writing! you can order it here: northodox.co.uk/product-page/s…

This week, we are running the @unilincoln MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing summer residency at the beautiful Riseholme campus. There's some great writing happening but most exciting of all are the cows splish-splashing in the lake by our classroom! Idyllic or what? 🐂🪻

Love these messages of support that we recorded at our graduation ceremonies. 🥰🥹 #UoLGrad

Paper Craft: store.lincoln.ac.uk/short-courses/… Creative Writing: store.lincoln.ac.uk/short-courses/…

Paper Craft and Creative Writing workshops, with industry experts, anyone? Check out these two events running through our Lifelong Learning Centre with @unilincoln ! Tickets still available ⬇️✨ Links in comments.

We are thrilled to see MA Creative Writing student @chisomwinnifred's story, Ịgbachi Ṅkịtị, published in the @KalahariReview. Read it here ⬇️✨ kalaharireview.com/%E1%BB%8Bgbach…

We've just dropped off the totes at the library for the Northern Publishers' Fair this Saturday - eep! See you there?! Free tickets - fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io

Jack on being a Creative Writing student at @unilincoln: “You get to connect, you get to workshop, you meet incredible people who inspire your work and you inspire them. You root for each other. It’s amazing. It goes beyond learning.” #WEMConf25

Can you teach creative writing 🖋️ Yes and no. “It ensures a space for creativity and enables you to find your voice as a writer” “Helps you understand the techniques to beautiful writing” “Improves confidence” @WritingEM @rpWeston

“Remember social media is a rented ship. Spend time building up mailing lists for your digital presence which you can control, but use your time to focus on your writing” #WEMConf25

How do we move beyond elitism in traditional publishing? How can we maintain quality control? How are self-published titles perceived in today’s cultural landscape? A fascinating panel debate on publishing beyond the mainstream at @WritingEM, feat @matadorbooks @badbettypress

Great to see barriers to scriptwriting being acknowledged: “Creativity is innate. But if you’re worrying about your next meal, it’s going to hamper your ambition. Theatre is a conversation and it can be carried out in libraries and community centres too.” @WritingEM #WEMConf25

What are we looking for in a play script? “Something that feels alive. Has music and flare.” “A script that gets me into the world, quickly.” “Words that challenge the way I create and connect” The From Page to Performance session has kicked off! @WritingEM #WEMconf25

Time for some Zine making with Greebo! @WritingEM

“Writers don’t always know the age of their reader” says @WritingEM Sian. The panel breaks down the different styles of children’s and YA booke and how to ensure you’re homing in on the right reader 📖 #WEMConf25

He’s got us all eating out of the palm of his hand. Anthony unpacks Cyprus’s ongoing identity crisis and shares how he turned to poetry to explore its roots. @WritingEM #WEMconf25

“You either write because there is something you want to say, or something you want to find out” - Anthony Anaxagorou @WritingEM #Wemconf25

Rebecca Mascull, author of 14 published novels says, “Nothing about having a writing career is easy. The average income of a writer is £7k a year.” She now dives into her three tips to a healthy writing career… #Wemconf25

Lecturer in Creative Writing (School of Creative Arts) and successful children’s author, Rob Weston, kicking off the day! @WritingEM #wemconf25 twitter.com/UofLWriting/st…

We’re excited to kick off the @WritingEM Writers Conf today here on campus! Our wonderful volunteers in blue are on hand to help you today, just come and find us if you need anything. Enjoy ☀️ ✍️