Have you signed up for the #EnglishCreates summer symposium? This free online event brings together colleagues across Literature, Language & Creative Writing to tackle the challenges facing English - and imagine what comes next. Join us: your view matters. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures We’re delighted to welcome Dr Richard Jones (Open University) as this month’s curator. His first post explores the topic of ‘lifelong learning’ in English - how reading enriches our sense of time and self. Read more: universityenglish.ac.uk/lifelong-lea...

I’m not trying to do an analysis or piece of research here! You can read other reports on this eg www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications... Or @univeng.bsky.social ongoing work on English grad destinations @gailmarshall.bsky.social Telling me it’s a ‘terrible analysis’ is plain rude.

#EnglishCreates: Futures The final post in our 'Varieties of English' series comes from Miriam Levy (BA English Literature | University of Sheffield): 'The connections that appear when we broaden our perspectives are bountiful and impacting.' universityenglish.ac.uk/the-subtle-n...

Have you signed up for the #EnglishCreates summer symposium? This free online event brings together colleagues across Literature, Language & Creative Writing to tackle the challenges facing English - and imagine what comes next. Join us: your view matters. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Our current mini-series explores work by staff and students on Elizabeth Bishop’s postcards. Today: James Howell (AHRC-funded PhD, Sheffield) on how the project shaped his research and thesis: universityenglish.ac.uk/re-encounter...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Grace Hogg (BA/MA, Sheffield) reflects on transcribing Elizabeth Bishop’s postcards - capturing the emotional texture of her relationships and the honour of bringing them to light. Read more: universityenglish.ac.uk/4694-2/

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Kat Ebbs (Sheffield Hospitals Charity) reflects on transcribing Elizabeth Bishop’s postcards as a student intern. From textual detail to real-world impact, she discusses skills she now uses to raise funds for charity: universityenglish.ac.uk/transcribing...

#EnglishCreates: Futures 'Varieties of English' concludes with a series of posts on Elizabeth Bishop, curated by Dr Jonathan Ellis (University of Sheffield). The series will also feature posts by students who were involved in the project - watch this space! universityenglish.ac.uk/the-art-form...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today Shiksha Thard, our final Goldsmiths student contributor, discusses the impact of reading Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids: 'I wanted to be in that time and space to see how the world was.' universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Maria-Sabina De Souza - a student in English with Creative Writing at Goldsmiths - discusses The Deep by Rivers Solomon: 'The Deep negotiates how communities grapple with remembering, mourning, preservation, and shared history.' universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

Registration is open for the #EnglishCreates: Futures summer symposium! Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Ira Bhattacharjee - a student in English w/ Creative Writing at Goldsmiths - talks about reading Satyajit Ray for the first time: 'It felt as though the "single story" I had internalised had quietly fractured' Full post: universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Yasmina Snyder - a current English student at Goldsmiths - discusses Janet Fitch’s White Oleander: 'This the novel that made me want to begin writing about Los Angeles myself, and afforded me the vocabulary to do so.' universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social student Nabila Ahmed is taking part in the #EnglishCreates futures campaign. Read her fantastic post below.

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social student Lee Mayer reflects on reading Tony Kushner's Angels in America in a recent #EnglishCreates futures post.

#EnglishCreates: Futures Lee Mayer - a current UG student in English w/ Creative Writing at Goldsmiths - writes about discovering Tony Kushner's Angels in America: 'I love how Kushner balances fantastical and otherworldly imagery with political commentary.' universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

Registration for the #EnglishCreates: Futures summer symposium is now open! Join the conversation about the future of English Studies: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures This week, we'll be featuring a series of posts by current English BA students at Goldsmiths. Nabila Ahmed kicks things off with some prescient reflections on encountering Edward Said's 'Orientalism' for the first time: universityenglish.ac.uk/books-that-m...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Dr Sarah Olive shares the final part of her series on teaching 'diverse' literature in the UK: 'English poses problems in terms of varieties and diversities. It also creates resources to articulate, explore and overcome them.' universityenglish.ac.uk/diverse-lite...

We are delighted to invite you to the #EnglishCreates: Futures Online Symposium, Thursday 2 July 2026. What futures are possible for English Studies – in universities, schools, public culture, industry, and beyond? This event is open to all - please join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Dr Sarah Olive (Aston University) continues her series on diversity and literature in schools in Wales: 'Focusing on Wales offers a fruitful reminder for this series on the varieties of the subject we call "English"' universityenglish.ac.uk/diverse-lite...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Join us today for the first in a series of posts by Dr Sarah Olive (Aston University): 'Research shows that diverse representation benefits all readers: students who belong to majority communities and those that are minoritised.' universityenglish.ac.uk/diverse-lite...

#EnglishCreates: Futures This month's theme is 'Varieties of English' - a celebration of the richness and diversity of our subject in all its forms. We'll be featuring posts from English Studies colleagues and students across the UK. Stay tuned! July symposium: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

We are delighted to invite you to the #EnglishCreates: Futures Online Symposium, Thursday 2 July 2026. What futures are possible for English Studies – in universities, schools, public culture, industry, and beyond? This event is open to all - please join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...

#EnglishCreates: Futures The final post in our series on English Studies and 'Communities' comes from Dr Joanna Nissel (Bath Spa University): 'Experts are in the communities around us, and this is particularly true in the context of creative practice.' universityenglish.ac.uk/experts-in-t...

It’s been an absolute pleasure being Chair of @univeng.bsky.social, working with great people to champion & support the discipline, including @ies-sas.bsky.social & @englishassociation.bsky.social Thanks to the Committee. Good luck to the new Chair Kate Walchester. You’ll be great. #EnglishCreates

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Dr Joseph Owen (Southampton) recounts a project on housing, heritage & identity: 'Heritage risks being reductively conceived if it encompasses only the built environment... It is here that poetry’s relevance becomes apparent.' universityenglish.ac.uk/poetic-socia...

The @univeng.bsky.social Spring Conference and AGM takes place on Fri (27 March) with a keynote by Professor Lieven Buysse, President of @essenglish.bsky.social. Sign up here: universityenglish.ac.uk/agm/ @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today's blog comes from Dr Aisha Jahan, a writer and lecturer in Creative Writing at Cardiff University. 'I am so honoured to be a part of these young writers’ journeys.' universityenglish.ac.uk/wales-nation... #EnglishStudies

#EnglishCreates: Futures Our series on 'Communities' continues with an insightful post by Isaac Fraveshi – PhD student, poet, and artist at the Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities. 'Sticking together: collage as a community listening praxis': universityenglish.ac.uk/sticking-tog...

As @carolinelucas.bsky.social recently wrote for @univeng.bsky.social #EnglishCreates, “political failure can be seen as […] a failure to imagine that a better world is possible.” I agree re the present govt but don’t think we can let the way things are today limit our horizons of possibility.

#EnglishCreates: Futures 'What can poetry offer to policy makers?' Today, Prof Nicky Marsh (University of Southampton) - the curator of this month's series on 'Communities' - asks how literary practice can help us to think about the 'pride in place' agenda: universityenglish.ac.uk/how-does-lit...

Yet more great evidence about how important and skilled English graduates are @univeng.bsky.social

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Prof Stephanie Jones (Uni of Southampton) reflects on the process of shaping an interdisciplinary, cross-sector community: 'Shared language is powerful, possible and necessary for inclusive action.' universityenglish.ac.uk/subtle-and-s... #EnglishStudies

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Prof Will May (Uni of Southampton) reflects on the stories that poets tell about the people who make them poets: 'Understanding that poetry is a plural, collaborative process is also a way of reaffirming its inclusivity.' universityenglish.ac.uk/practicality...

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Prof Nicky Marsh (University of Southampton) introduces this month's theme, 'Communities': 'It is not just that literary culture is sustained by communities... but that communities themselves are sustained by literature' universityenglish.ac.uk/1-literature...

Some fascinating posts on the #EnglishCreates website, hosted by @univeng.bsky.social that will be of interest to A Level Literature students + their teachers universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

This was fun to do with wonderful collaborators @jenniferacooke.bsky.social @bobeaglestone.bsky.social @gailmarshall.bsky.social CEO @englishassociation.bsky.social @jtwelsch.bsky.social #ReadingMatters @ies-sas.bsky.social

#EnglishCreates: Futures To round off our series on 'Critical Reading', Prof Ben Davies (University of Southern Denmark) takes a fascinating look at some of the books that have shaped his research into reading and readers: universityenglish.ac.uk/a-reading-li... #EnglishStudies

This is a lovely read.

A thoughtful piece that made me think about my "special" books. Signed editions etc. I guess it's the physical connection to the author that makes these stand out. But there's an oddness to it. If I want to reread, I'll use a different edition to preserve. So, basically, these books are never read.

Increasingly my favourite Victorian novel

Such a pleasure to reflect on Middlemarch again. Thanks for the opportunity

Wonderful post by @gailmarshall.bsky.social on books, reading, connection, and lifetimes of reading. @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @rsliterature.bsky.social @barbarableiman.bsky.social #EnglishCreates

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#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Dr JT Welsch (University of York) re-examines the so-called 'death of reading': 'Like most clickbait, these rants rest on a false opposition. There’s no real war between print and digital media.' universityenglish.ac.uk/death-of-rea... #EnglishStudies

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Prof Gail Marshall (University of Reading) reflects on a treasured first edition of Middlemarch: 'Books connect us to each other... but they also grow with us, and connect us to different versions of ourselves' Full post: universityenglish.ac.uk/reading-matt...

#EnglishCreates: Futures How can reading transform our lives? Today, Dr Rebecca Fisher (CEO, The English Association) reflects on the two books did just that for her: 'What happened felt like a miracle... The lights had come back on.' universityenglish.ac.uk/two-books-ch... #EnglishStudies