Discover English and Creative Writing

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Welcome to our thriving English and creative writing community. Within the department, you’ll find tutors who are experts in delivering research-informed teaching in English literature, English language, and creative writing. The team also actively engage with public audiences and organisations and you’ll work alongside your tutors in activities that’ll boost your employability and prepare you for life after your degrees.

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Based in the contemporary surroundings of the Creative Edge building, you’ll find yourself surrounded by like-minded people in an inspiring space.

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Hear from our students

We seek to make a difference. As well as your informed lectures and seminars, you’ll be encouraged to use your own creativity with no restrictions. But don’t take our word for it. Read what our students have to say to find out more.

My favourite part of the course was the opportunity to tailor it to my interests and strengths.

Clare Monaghan

BA (Hons) English

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My advice would be: don’t let fear stop you from taking all the opportunities you can. You’re probably more capable than you think you are.

Lucy Barrett

BA (Hons) Creative Writing and English Literature

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Got any questions about studying English and creative writing at Edge Hill? Want to know more about student life? Or just want to chat about Edge Hill in general?

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English and creative writing news

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Career enhancing opportunities – English and creative writing

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Pressing ahead

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Ofsted has been dictating what “proper English” is – here’s why that’s a problem

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The Romantic Ridiculous

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Academic explores Victorian masculinity in new book

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Career enhancing opportunities – English and creative writing

We understand the value of providing students with a first-hand experience of literary and language locations, hands-on research, and the chance to put skills into practice in real-world settings.

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Pressing ahead

English Literature student, Milena has recently been awarded funding from Edge Hill’s Student Opportunity Fund to support her with an unmissable internship opportunity.

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Ofsted has been dictating what “proper English” is – here’s why that’s a problem

In a new article for The Conversation, Ian Cushing, senior lecturer in English and Education at Edge Hill University, with Julia Snell, Associate Professor of English Language at University of Leeds, explore how schools inspector Ofsted has “policed language in schools”.

Parody of Friedrich's 'Wanderer over a sea of Fog' in which a man falls off a mountain

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The Romantic Ridiculous

Dr Andrew McInnes, a Reader in English at Edge Hill University, discusses the AHCR funded research project, The Romantic Ridiculous.

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Academic explores Victorian masculinity in new book

In a new book Dr Laura Eastlake, Senior Lecturer in English, explores Victorian relationships with the ancient Roman world and what these relationships can tell us about Victorian masculinity.

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