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Some Disenchanted Evening… Goldsmiths invites you to an evening of readings, mini-talks, and an exhibition of fairy-tale book illustration exploring themes of disenchantment and decadence.

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Goldfish Launch Party, 2026! Join us for an evening of readings, drinks, and conversation as we celebrate the release of the 2026 issue of Goldfish.

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'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...

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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.'
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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.'

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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'

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Nonesuch by Francis Spufford review – a dazzling wartime fantasy Dark magic, fascism and romance in blitz-stricken London: this exuberant novel is a popcorny delight

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social one and only Francis Spufford in the Guardian today. His new novel, Nonesuch is a 'popcorny delight'!

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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.'

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Goldsmiths Writers' Centre presents Madeleine Dunnigan and Thomas McMullan Madeleine Dunnigan and Thomas McMullan read from and discuss their new books

Madeleine Dunnigan and Thomas McMullan @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre, February 11th.

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#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?'

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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

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#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..."

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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...'

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#EnglishCreates Blog: The Sea, The Sea – 2: Close Reading on the Beach

#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...'

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National Student Survey Join the 5.3 million students who have shared their views and helped to inspire change in universities and colleges since the survey was launched in 2005.

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:

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#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...'
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Goldsmiths Writers' Centre presents Camilla Balshaw and Miranda Doyle Author Camilla Balshaw in conversation with Miranda Doyle about her new memoir, NAMED

@camillabalshaw.bsky.social and Miranda Doyle @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre 28th January, 5-6pm in RHB 137. All welcome.

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#EnglishCreates Blog: ENGLISH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

#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
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#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'

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#EnglishCreates: Futures continues this week with a focus on the 'Blue Humanities':

'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...'

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Open days | Virtual events Attend one of Goldsmiths’ Open Days or virtual open events to find out more about life at Goldsmiths, tour our South London campus and talk to academics and current students.

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/

Music and Philosophy The Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought's Research Seminar 2025-26

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)
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Claire Adam and Nell Stevens Novelists Claire Adam and Nell Stevens in conversation

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.

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Previous winners Read the previous winning entries of the Young Writer Competitions.

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.

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Roisin Dunnett and Sam Fisher Novelists Roisin Dunnett and Sam Fisher in conversation

Roisin Dunnett and Sam Fisher @goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre 15th Nov, 5-6 pm.

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CD Rose awarded the 2025 Goldsmiths prize The author has won the experimental literary fiction prize for his ‘dizzying, encyclopaedic’ fifth book, We Live Here Now

We have a winner! CD Rose has won the 2025 @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social for We Live Here Now

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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

Sarah Leipciger and Winnie Li Novelists Sarah Leipciger and Winnie Li in conversation

@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social Writers' Centre event 29th Oct. novelists Sarah Leipciger and Winnie Li in conversation.

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🎶📚 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)


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