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Fiction Fiesta gets poetical

17 October 2018

Leading poets from home and overseas perform at free extravaganza

Arrival film

Aliens, Monsters & Wizards

17 October 2018

Fantasy and science fiction twist for Cardiff BookTalk this autumn

Frankentein's monster

Halloween fun

17 October 2018

Celebrating 200 years of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at Cardiff FrankenFest

Rethinking Existentialism

26 September 2018

New book from Professor of Philosophy

Actor James Ashton from the Quiet Hands company

Little-recognised crime under the spotlight

25 September 2018

Latest theatre from Creative Writing’s Tim Rhys puts Mate Crime centre stage at the Senedd

“We shall be monsters”

21 September 2018

Celebrating Frankenstein bicentenary with public events and international collaboration

International Adventure Writing Prize nomination

13 September 2018

Multi-award-winning writer shortlisted for latest novel

Making language count

12 September 2018

Major international conference returns to birthplace

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Switching on the light bulb at Edinburgh Fringe

15 August 2018

World-famous festival gets a philosophical take with Stand-Up Philosophy

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Eisteddfod 2018

6 August 2018

School encourages reflection from legendary Medieval epics to the contemporary collection of the modern Welsh language

Ted Hughes poet

Poetry in the Making

25 July 2018

20 years after Birthday Letters, 8th International Ted Hughes Conference comes to Wales

Thomas Tyrrell (left) at the Terry Hetherington Young Writers Awards 2017

Celebrating Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award

2 July 2018

PhD student accepts commendation for poetry ahead of graduation

Book of the year

Wales Book of the Year People’s Choice win

2 July 2018

Academic’s latest novel wins Wales’ most prestigious literary award

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University experts line up for Hay Festival

21 May 2018

Cardiff Series: Trump, terror, language learning, lightning and a genetic disorder

Using mobile phone

From Fake News and Social Media to Gaming and Automation

15 May 2018

Event explores where we stand in today’s changing technology landscape

ESLA winner

Success at Enriching Student Life Awards 2018

10 May 2018

The School has celebrated success once again at this year’s annual awards, with multiple nominations and a win in the Student Representative category.

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Milestone for literature and science research

30 April 2018

Respected international journal celebrates ten years

No Good Brother(s) Tour meets Cardiff BookTalk

25 April 2018

Creative Writing lecturer brings Literary Roadshow to University’s Cardiff BookTalk

Medieval Romance 30 Years On

28 March 2018

More than 65 academic experts from six countries head to Cardiff for the Biennial Medieval Insular Romance Conference this spring.

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Creative Writing talents past and present scoop prestigious bursaries

27 March 2018

Two talents from Creative Writing at the University have been awarded £3,000 Writers Bursaries recognising new writing voices in Wales.