#EnglishCreates: Futures We kick off our series on Critical Reading with Prof Robert Eaglestone (Royal Holloway): 'in the increasingly scientised discourse which has so effectively helped to teach decoding, the fundamental holism of reading can get lost.' universityenglish.ac.uk/reading-is-a...

#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

#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...

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social one and only Francis Spufford in the Guardian today. His new novel, Nonesuch is a 'popcorny delight'! www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

#EnglishCreates: Futures We are thrilled to share today's blog by Caroline Lucas, Britain’s first Green MP: 'Literature is the way we exercise the muscle of the imagination... And unless we can imagine a greener, fairer world, we’ll struggle to achieve it.' universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

Madeleine Dunnigan and Thomas McMullan @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre, February 11th. www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

#EnglishCreates: Futures continues with this post by Francesca Mackenney and Jamie Castell (Cardiff University): 'How do representations of sound in literature shape our awareness of the natural world?' Read the full post here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... #EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism

#EnglishCreates: Futures Our 'Environments' month continues with Prof Ralph Pite's latest piece on bringing nature into the teaching of English Studies: 'How can you make the natural world an everyday, "natural" presence for students?' Full post: lnkd.in/ewQk7pDB #EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism

#EnglishCreates: Futures! Today's brilliant post is by Sarah Dukes, an English teacher at The Chase School in Worcestershire: "English is a gift... key skills can be taught using the climate crisis and nature as the subject matter..." universityenglish.ac.uk/teaching-it-... #EnglishStudies

#EnglishCreates: Futures Today, Dr David Cooper & Prof Kate Pahl (MMU) discuss 'Teaching on treescapes': 'By listening to and being attentive to children’s meaning making practices, a social poetics of treescapes engagement emerged...' universityenglish.ac.uk/voices-of-th... #Ecocriticism

#EnglishCreates: Futures continues with a blog on 'Close Reading on the Beach' by Dr Rachel Murray (University of Bristol): 'Looking closely in this way helps us to slow down and tune into what is in front of us...' universityenglish.ac.uk/the-sea-the-... #EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism

Calling all final year undergraduates! Fill out the National Student Survey (NSS): reflect on your time as a student and help your institution to grow: www.thestudentsurvey.com

#EnglishCreates: Futures delves into the Blue Humanities with a post by Dr Laurence Publicover (University of Bristol): 'The language we use to talk about the ocean floor reveals our (often misplaced) assumptions about it...' universityenglish.ac.uk/literary-stu... #EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism

@camillabalshaw.bsky.social and Miranda Doyle @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre 28th January, 5-6pm in RHB 137. All welcome. www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

#EnglishCreates: Futures kicks off with the first in a series of brilliantly insightful blogs by Professor Ralph Pite on the subject of English Studies and 'environments' These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

Look no further than an English or other Arts and Humanities degree #EnglishCreates excellent careers

#EnglishCreates:Futures continues w/ Prof Ralph Pite's brilliantly insightful reflections on how English Studies seeks to address contemporary climate crisis: 'THE GRAPHS DON'T WORK' Full post: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... #EnglishCreates #EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism

#EnglishCreates: Futures continues this week with a focus on the 'Blue Humanities': 'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...' universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... #EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism #bluehumanities

Do you want to know more about studying for your UG degree @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social ? Join us for a virtual intro session on Friday 8th December at 5pm: www.gold.ac.uk/open-days/

Please join us for the this week's session of CPCT's Research Seminar: 'Music and Philosophy': 26 November 2025 4-6 pm Seminar leader: Arun Saldanha (CPCT Visiting Professor) www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id... Zoom registration: gold-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Come and see Claire Adam @claireadamwriter.bsky.social and Nell Stevens @nellstevens.bsky.social at the @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre on the 26th November. www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

Congratulations to Katie Parkinson who has won the @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Young Writer Competition for her story 'The Gamble'. Fantastic work from an emerging young talent. www.gold.ac.uk/schools-and-...

Roisin Dunnett and Sam Fisher @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre 15th Nov, 5-6 pm. www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

We have a winner! CD Rose has won the 2025 @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social for We Live Here Now www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

It's just under 2 weeks until @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 'Festival of Migration'! Come down to sample Choctaw and Irish recipes and discover the Indigenous histories behind everyday foods. @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre event 29th Oct. novelists Sarah Leipciger and Winnie Li in conversation. www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

🎶📚 FREE EVENT @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social 🎶📚 Join me & @elliechan.bsky.social for 'Music, life-writing & how to write about what you can’t hear.' 📅 15 Oct | 🕔 5–6pm | 📍 Goldsmiths (Richard Hoggart Building)
 More info 👉 www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id... @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought. cpct.uk/2025-26/ Wednesday 8th Oct, 4-6pm UK time 'Music and Philosophy' Venue: RHB 139 and online Zoom registration: gold-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Next Goldsmiths Writers' Centre Event. Kate Kennedy and Eleanor Chan on music, life-writing and what you can't hear. Wednesday 15th October, 5-6, RHB 137. www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

Become a Student Rep: Get Paid for Speaking Up! Full Job Description: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Application Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1z1N... Deadline: 7th October (but flexible so don't worry if you're a bit late)

An embarrassment of riches this term at Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre. Starting on 1st Oct. www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

2025 New Statesman/Goldsmiths Prize Lecture Geoff Dyer: Why the Novel Matters, 2 October, 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Booking link: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/geo... FREE TICKETS FOR GOLDSMITHS STUDENTS (check your email for details) @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social

Philip Pullman in conversation with Michael Rosen! The dream team @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social on the 31st October. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-rose-f...

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social almuni Daisy Jones has been appointed acting News and Features Editor at British Vogue: www.vogue.co.uk/profile/dais...

Current @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social student, Hasti, has released their debut pamphlet. Congratulations Hasti. www.waterstones.com/book/young-d...

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social alumni Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff has a new podcast out on the disappearance of Joy Morgan: www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...

Graduation day for our ECW cohort! In a timely fashion, some of our students have contributed to a fabulous #EnglishCreatesFutures video celebrating the skills of English graduates: universityenglish.ac.uk/english-crea... Check out the interactive skills map - where do you think you'll end up?

Re Ladywell Playtower 354 more signatures needed by tomorrow (Thursday 30/7) midnight! Please share to neighbours, friends and residents in Lewisham. This is urgent! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa... @runningpast.bsky.social @ladywell-live.bsky.social @catfordparkrun.bsky.social @leeforum

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social tutor Claire Adam has been nominated for the Booker for her novel Love Forms. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... Huge congratulations Claire!

We are delighted to announce that this year's shortlist readings will be @southbankcentre.bsky.social as part of the London Literature Festival on 22nd October 📣

Recent @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social MA Creative and Life Writing graduate Sophia Georghiou has been awarded an Eric Gregory Award for her poetry collection Gloria Trillo. The award celebrates exceptional poetry by writers under 30. poetrysociety.org.uk/news/eric-yi...

Huge congratulations to Dr Karen McCarthy Woolf @karenmccarthywoolf.bsky.social, Associate Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, who has been awarded a Cholmondeley Award for her contribution to poetry. societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-s...

Congratulations to @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social alumni Madeleine Dunnigan, whose first novel, Jean, will be published by Daunt Books in February 2026.

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social alumni Orlaine McDonald won the 2025 Kate O'Brien award for her novel No Small Thing. Orlaine was shortlisted for the 2024 Nero Book Award and the 2025 RSL Ondaatje Prize. Now out in paperback. limerickliteraryfestival.com/kate-obrien-...

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social alumni Catherine Coldstream has been shortlisted for the 2025 TLS Ackerley Prize for autobiography for her memoir Cloistered: My Years as a Nun. Congratulations Catherine! www.penguin.co.uk/books/454197...

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Summer Reading Group! Texts: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. Volunteer as a Group Leader or Mentor (with perks!) or join as a participant. Begins 14th July Email: [email protected] Register: forms.office.com/e/n8Hb6ZMabq...

How English at www.aber.ac.uk/en/english/ is helping the NHS #EnglishCreates

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social own @claireadamwriter.bsky.social is book of the day in the Guardian for Love Forms. Claire teaches on our MA programmes in Creative Writing. Claire will be at the @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre in the Autumn. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...