We had an amazing time at Lancaster Castle today, thanks to everyone who braved the train cancellations and motorway flooding to hear four fantastic papers, including from our editors @sameeyaxmaqbool and @jamescdaviss.
Explore The CounterText Interview with our very own Professor John Schad as he delves into the intersections of literature, theology, and spectrality!
A compelling journey through post-criticism and the transformative power of misreading. Read here: euppublishing.com/doi/10.336…
The launch of the 3rd issue of Errant is just round the corner!! 🥳🎊
On the 23rd of November we will be at the iconic Lancaster Castle for a very special afternoon of post-critical erring.
Register for free here: shorturl.at/4QdqF
We're back! And with a BANG! Issue three has been in the works for some time and it's now live on our website: errantlancaster.wordpress.co…
We've got more exciting news coming very soon, soon keep your eyes peeled 👀 but keep 23rd November free!
Hello! A heads up that we have a magnificent 40% SALE in our web-shop until Tuesday (in time good time for Christmas presents) - and also a subscription offer, where you get two free backlist books!
Read about it here (RTs very gratefully received):
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The Litfest Autumn Weekend Bookshop is now open! Pop along to our online bookshop for all of our festival titles, books from our authors' back catalogues and some very special deals...
Buying from us helps to support the festival and our fabulous writers! bit.ly/LFBooks23
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Our Litfest programmes are in the post to our mailing list and are also now available to pick up around Lancaster!
Browse the events, then book your free/pay what you can tickets: bit.ly/lfawtix
You can also flick through our programme online: bit.ly/lfaw23pg
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We are very pleased to announce that Creative Writing has been ranked 6th in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2024. Woohoo!
We will be sharing more rankings over the next few days
#UniversityRankings#universityrankings#studycreativewriting
The Litfest " Refuge" Poetry Mosaic is now open for submissions!
To celebrate National Poetry Day on 5 October, Litfest is delighted to launch The Litfest ‘Refuge’ Poetry Mosaic. We invite everyone to contribute, especially Northwest poets!
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Today, the spotlight's on our Litfest "Refuge" Poetry Mosaic MC - @CarolineBirdUK!
On 5/10/23 7:30pm @The_Storey, Caroline will be hosting our poetry co-creation event celebrating #NationalPoetryDay....
Book your free or 'pay what you can' tickets now: bit.ly/45DkFzm
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The @Litfest Autumn Weekend 2023 line-up has been announced, including International Booker Prize winner Georgi Gospodinov
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Explore the Litfest Autumn Weekend programme 2023! Ft. poetry, history, memoir, fiction and the International Fiction Lecture.
Live in-person and online, also available on 30 day catch up!
Free/Pay what you can
Programme: bit.ly/lfaw23pg
Tickets: bit.ly/lfawtix
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Our second workshop will be this Friday! Focused on short stories and Katherine Mansfield, we'll be using writing prompts to get your creative-critical ideas flowing! Sign up here:
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