SheffieldGothic

PGR + ECR team at the Centre for the History of the Gothic. Gothic research, events, reading groups & more at The University of Sheffield. #GothsAssemble

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Risen from the grave (with an updated QR code)!

Interested in the Gothic, folklore, and fairy-tales? Send us your proposals before 31st July and join us in Sheffield for a spell-binding exploration of all things dark, dreary, and delightful this October 👻🦇#DarkEnchantments

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QR Code woes? Check out the🔗below https://t.co/eSlb4k1Ykr

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Sheffield Gothic is delighted to announce our upcoming conference, Dark Enchantments: Gothic Folklore and the Monstrous Fairy-Tale.

Interested in getting involved? Follow the QR code to our website and send us your abstracts by the end of July! 🦇👻

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Delegates are also invited to attend a FREE creative writing workshop delivered by Ella Ruby Self, author of Abraxus Elijah Honey (2024). Check out the🔗below https://t.co/eSlb4k1Ykr

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Are you creative with an interest in the Gothic, folklore, and fairy-tales? Send us your prose, poetry, and proposals before 31st July and join us in Sheffield for a spell-binding exploration of all things dark, dreary, and delightful this October ✍️👻#DarkEnchantments

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Conference attendees can expect an exciting keynote speech from @OGOMProject's own @DrSamGeorge1 and a creative writing workshop by Ella Ruby Self, author of Abraxus Elijah Honey (2024). Curious? Follow the QR for more details!

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Our reading group on #Frankenstein takes place tomorrow - you can join online or in person. See post for details: https://t.co/jNmVjuAeCo 💀🫀

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Hello, Goths! Long time no tweet. We are currently looking for pitches for a blog series about horror/Gothic movies set during winter or in a cold climate.🥶👻

❄️Pitch deadline: 1st December
❄️Full review deadline: 10th December
❄️ 500 - 1000 words

#horrormovies #filmreviews

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Hello, Goths! Long time no tweet. We are currently looking for pitches for a blog series about horror/Gothic movies set during winter or in a cold climate.🥶👻

❄️Pitch deadline: 1st December
❄️Full review deadline: 10th December
❄️ 500 - 1000 words

#horrormovies #filmreviews

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2 days until our Reading Group!
We'll be looking at Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and The Fruiting Body by Bridget Collins.
Don't have the texts? Email us at [email protected] and we'll help!
See you there! 🍄 🌿

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If you are struggling to access either text please get in touch with us via email ([email protected]) and we will assist.

See you there!

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Here are our two texts for the 27th Feb Reading Group 'Beginnings'!

Our first is 'The Fruiting Body' by Bridget Collins (first published as part of 'Of The Flesh: 18 Stories of Modern Horror') and our second is Franz Kafka's well known novella 'Metamorphosis'.

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2 weeks until our reading group on the 27th February!
Our theme is "Beginnings" and we welcome suggestions for a short story or poem - pop a comment or send us a DM to suggest one! 📚 🦉

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Our next reading group will be on the 27th February! Theme is 'Beginnings'
We are looking for short story recommendations - please comment or get in touch via DM to submit yours!

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Tonight!

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Don't forget our virtual reading group is next week! Stay cosy and warm inside and join us on Google Meet for a chat about Algernon Blackwood's 'The Kit Bag'

https://t.co/VQ6X77lZ8r

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Don't forget our virtual reading group is next week! Stay cosy and warm inside and join us on Google Meet for a chat about Algernon Blackwood's 'The Kit Bag'

https://t.co/VQ6X77lZ8r

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Our next reading group is the 17th Dec at 5pm!
We'll be looking at "The Kit Bag" by Algernon Blackwood for a festive scare 💼🌲

https://t.co/gaXcXpB07a

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https://t.co/QrKLP9ojkT

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Our friends over at the 'Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now' project are hosting a free public lecture on the 13th December!

Join Professor Michael Garner to learn more about Radcliffe's life, writing, and the astounding influence she had on Romantic writing and culture.