Past – I know my past. Really, who else can truly know my past like I do? Although I can’t remember as many details about my early childhood as my parents might, it is I who knows my past self more than them. How, after all, would they truly be able to understand my past…
Books
UEA Live: Autumn 2021 Lineup
UEA Live is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a bang! The festival is dedicated to celebrating creativity across all platforms and literary types, inspiring audiences to read and create until their hearts are content. This event celebrates authors from all origins in a brilliant, beautiful way, and this year is no different. UEA Live will…
Books
Jim Moore Book Review
For our last issue, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jim Moore about his book series, and I was desperate to read them. ‘Radulf the Aetherling’ sees a recently orphaned Rat Prince come to terms with his newfound Kingship. Alongside his close friend Runcorn, he must take his displaced subjects elsewhere, crossing dangerous rivers and…
TV, Venue
The CW Network: Connoisseurs of Teen Trash
The CW Network is one of the biggest television networks, but it’s infamous for trashy shows. It’s brilliant at giving us first seasons which know how to grip an audience, but that’s where it ends. They then go downhill at breakneck speeds. Maybe that’s harsh, but, sometimes, CW shows don’t know how to quit when…
Books
Interview: UEA cleaning staff member releases children’s books
Born in Leeds in the aftermath of World War II, Jim Moore has led a very active life. After being part of UEA’s cleaning staff for thirteen years, he’s achieved his dream of becoming an author. I had the pleasure of interviewing Jim about his books, as well as aspects of his own history. It…
Creative Writing
Fractured Friendships
You were numb, but it had to be done. You told them straight up that you two were growing apart. That you no longer felt good for each other. They had stopped confiding in you, you knew that much, but you didn’t know why. You knew they made you feel awful, like you were walking…
TV, Venue
Queer Representation in Modern TV: Normalised, or Needs More?
LGBTQIA+ representation on TV is growing, but it still has a long way to go. For decades, queer characters have either been completely lacking from our TV screens, adhering to harmful stereotypes, or have only been included to meet the diversity quota without having a character arc of their own. Some shows attempted to put…
Books, Venue
The Bookish Community: My Crutch During Covid-19
There is an unexpected and overlooked connection created by people when they bond over books. It’s time to bring that to light. I fall into the stereotype of a literature student – someone whose entire world revolves around reading. I find comfort in books, and so do many of my course mates. But, down to…
Books, Venue
Four of UEA’s LDC Professors Join the List of Fellows of the Prestigious Royal Society of Literature
The Royal Society of Literature has appointed four of UEA’s own LDC academics. On Tuesday 6th July, the RSL announced 44 new appointments, celebrating writers of astounding merit. The 29 new RSL Fellows include Professors Vesna Goldsworthy, Tessa McWatt, and Rebecca 6th. Among the 15 new Honorary Fellows is Emeritus Professor Jon Cook. The RSL…
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