Poetry at Keele University – Local Live!

Keele University’s programme of live poetry events will see a new initiative on Tuesday 10 February with a special evening for readings by local poets.  
The series of Poetry Live! events is now in its third year and has introduced many of the UK’s leading poets to local audiences.  The University’s Arts Development Officer, John Rhodes, [...]

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Keele student lands BBC presenting job

A Keele student has landed her dream job as a TV presenter for the BBC.
Onatejiro Odudu, 20, also know as AJ, from Blackburn, will be on our screens early this year.
She will be co-presenting with Radio 1’s Reggie Yates in a six-part series The Almost Perfect Guide To Life.
The series, aimed at teenagers and their troubles, [...]

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Keele University writers to swap lectures for readings

Two published authors – and Keele University lecturers – are to give readings from their works alongside their students.
Joe Stretch, whose first novel Friction was published last year, poet James Sheard and members of Keele’s Creative Writing Society will give the reading in Barista on the University campus on Monday, October 27, at 7.30pm.
Joe and [...]

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New MA in Creative Writing at Keele University

Keele University has launched a new Masters degree in Creative Writing, giving writers an exciting opportunity to work with published poets and novelists from within and outside the University.
Students taking the MA in Creative Writing course will be able to develop their creative and professional skills in poetry and prose fiction, while studying the critical and [...]

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