It's #PublicationDay and I'm so excited to see Confinement going out into the world! It's been a labour of love (pun intended) and I'm very grateful to all those who have helped along the way - and those who have already said lovely things about it!
The winner of the Nero New Writers Prize in association with Brunel University of London is✨ERWIN JOYCE CANLUBO ✨
19-year old Erwin wins for their story, 'We Don't Say I Love You In This House'.
Congratulations to Joyanna Lovelock and Huong Nguyen, who were shortlisted!
We've been keeping a secret 🤫
On 1st December, we'll be sharing the shortlist and winner of the inaugural Nero New Writers Prize!
We can't wait to share more 💚
VPFA Study Day: 'The Critical Age in Victorian Popular Literature'
❓literary representations of (peri-) menopause
🌏 online
📅 19th May 2026
💰 free for VPFA Members/ £5 for non-members
Proposals to [email protected] and [email protected] by 19th Feb 2026
Good news: The @Bruneluni free online Writers Talking Series is back this autumn with the @nerobookawards category winners! First up, I'm delighted to be interviewing @ColinBarrett82 on Oct 30th about #WildHouses. Please register here to join us: https://t.co/58YSW5JUe9
Today we're proud to be launching The Nero New Writers Prize, in association with @Bruneluni!
This is a prize we've specifically designed for unpublished writers.
For full details, head over to our Instagram or visit: https://t.co/2FITSxrFtK
Good luck! ☘️
I am taking part in Swim15 this month - swimming 15km in June to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK - in memory of my lovely friend Jo. If you'd like to, you can donate via either of the links below.
https://t.co/sTOGkK7vo8
https://t.co/BYMRv1lsFl
Very exciting announcement: At
@Bruneluni we are hosting a series of free online creative writing workshops and publishing industry webinars this summer. Please check out this link to read more and register: https://t.co/FInxyIPb90
Celebrate the life & legacy of @BZephaniah in the sunshine tomorrow. 🎶☀️
Join us from 11am for a day packed full of fun, creativity & inspiration for the family. The free festival will have live music, performances from local talent, workshops & food. https://t.co/GvFAo4KaiD
So this is quite nice... Just spotted that my 'online first' publication in Medical Humanities sits alongside a paper from the wonderful @JessJCox, who supervised my UG dissertation way back in 2010. What a funny ol' world it is!
As proud partners of the @nerobookawards@Bruneluni asked our campus to vote to choose a category winner for Brunel's Big Read 2025. The results are in - huge congratulations to @AdamLeslie1974 with Lost in the Garden & @DeadInkBooks.
This Saturday, we will pause to reflect on a year since the passing of @BZephaniah, our beloved Professor of Creative Writing.
When asked about his legacy, he simply said: "love". We honour that and extend our thoughts and love to all who feel his loss most deeply. 🤍🙏