Tag Archives: creative writing

Writing in Lockdown

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Sally O'Reilly

Jo Barnden, AL on A215 and A363 For those first, intense weeks of lockdown, I seemed to be out of step with the rest of the world. Everyone was telling Twitter how much time they had to walk through nature … Continue reading →

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Ed Hogan interview

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Sally O'Reilly

Ed Hogan is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Open University. His first novel, Blackmoor, won the Desmond Elliott Prize, and was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. Other novels include The Hunger Trace, and Daylight Saving, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on retreat, writing and solitude as the nights draw in

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Sally O'Reilly

Joanne Reardon, Lecturer, Creative Writing The popularity of writing retreats has grown and grown over the past few years: retreats masquerading as holidays where not much writing is done, teaching retreats where you get a writing tutor thrown in, retreats … Continue reading →

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Reading as a writer: ‘Offshore’

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Sally O'Reilly

Sally O’Reilly, Lecturer, Creative Writing As creative writing academics, we constantly remind students about the importance of ‘reading as a writer’, and in my own reading I sometimes wonder to what extent this should be a conscious process, and to … Continue reading →

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