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From Arthur's Seat – encouraging diverse voices

26 May, 2022

Vidisha Ghosh and Olivia Thomakos, Editors-in-Chief of Volume Seven of our Creative Writing…

Judging the James Tait Black Prizes 2022: Céleste Callen

26 April, 2022

PhD in English Literature candidate Céleste Callen shares her experiences of being a Student Reader…

Meet our graduates: JD Stewart

26 April, 2022

Dramatist and podcaster JD Stewart completed our MSc in Playwriting in 2020 and was one of the…

Back on stage with Boys

14 March, 2022

The English Literature Play returns with graduate Ella Hickson’s riotous look at student life and…

Meet our graduates: Dima Alzayat

19 October, 2021

Shortlisted for this year’s James Tait Black Awards and the Dylan Thomas Prize, Dima graduated with…

Judging the James Tait Black Prizes 2021: Aiswarya Jayamohan

23 August, 2021

First year PhD in English Literature candidate Aiswarya Jayamohan talks about their experience as a…

Judging the James Tait Black Prizes 2021: Heather Milligan

28 July, 2021

First year PhD in English Literature candidate Heather Milligan tells us what it's like to be…

Meet our graduates: Bhavika Govil

01 July, 2021

The joint winner of the inaugural Pontas & JJ Bola Emerging Writers Prize talks to us about…

Thinking creatively – from studying to studio

22 June, 2021

We talk to Scottish Ethnology and English Literature student Hector Shaw about combining university…

Collaboration with National Library of Scotland sees launch of new digital resource

14 April, 2021

Research on the Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass Family has led to the development of an online…