Bramina Braet In the twenty-first century, many prisons offer writing programs for the estimated nine million people around the world who are incarcerated. Prison writing programs provide inmates with an avenue to […]
Prison Literature – Part 3: Ethical & Commercial Barriers
Lyrics vs. Poetry
Katie Houston I like to work with headphones in and soft melodies playing out. In fact, as I gaze over most study spaces on campus, it appears that most people, like me, […]
Future Libraries: Is Anybody Out There?
Ella Barker “I am sending a manuscript into time. Will any human beings be waiting there to receive it?” As the first author to participate in a century-long initiative, Margaret Atwood sums […]
In Defence of Lyrics as Literature
Tim Lloyd-Kinnings As an English literature undergraduate, I have been fortunate enough to explore many aspects the written word. However, during this time an entire field has been left neglected, a goldmine […]
Review: Amphibious, York Theatre Royal
Sienna Bahi As part of TakeOver Festival 2017 at York Theatre Royal, young artists put on an original production named Amphibious, a creative piece centred around six young interns all battling for […]
Prison Literature – Part 2: Role of the Publisher
Bramina Braet The twenty-first century has revolutionized the mode of production in a particular genre of literature called prison literature. Prisons are strict about incoming and outgoing communication, and restitutions and state legislature—such […]
Cultural Afterlives: Blade Runner & the Steelworks
Chloe Harvey Menacing structures of steel stand in a night that’s hazed with an artificial, orange glow. Red lights blink in a starless sky that’s thick with smog. If you listen, you […]
Prison Literature – Part 1: The Writer as Prisoner
Bramina Braet Prison literature is a genre characterized by works that are written while the author is incarcerated. The literature can be about prison, informed by it, or simply coincidentally written while […]
Content for Xmas: Storytelling in Ads
Katie Houston It’s the most wonderful time of the year, is it not? The Halloween costumes have been taken off the shelves and replaced immediately with advent calendars, gift wrap and christmas […]
Why I Write in My Books (& You Should Too)
Rosie Featherstone What do your books look like after you have read them? Are you a puritan, someone who considers a dog-eared page book blasphemy? Or do your books go through a […]
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