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...fiction series. Think of the show, and you think of sci-fi concepts such as the TARDIS, and alien creatures like the Daleks or Cybermen. But, as the Doctor says to Rose of the TARDIS at the end of the first episode of the 2005 relaunch: ‘Did I mention that it also travels in time?’ Doctor Who has always had a close relationship with human history. When first...

...fiction in his wistful elegy to a disappeared rural world. Nevertheless, these intoxicating and poetic descriptions of youth capture the essence of a life lived one hundred years ago, an aspect of the book which has made readers treasure it in the generations since. The book had a long gestation period, and a difficult composition process, but eventually became the...

...Hay Festival of Literature & Arts’. ...Popular with intellectuals and authors, as well as fans of prose, poetry, spoken word, flash fiction and metafiction – literary festivals have lots to offer and can be hugely enriching. Dr Shafquat Towheed, Senior Lecturer in English, explores the nature of literary festivals, and what makes them so popular today....

Learn about the deadly war for readers in Georgian London and write your own confessions...Explore Confessions with exclusive videos and activities. One of the first portrayals of recreational drug taking, Thomas De Quincey’s notorious nineteenth century book, Confessions of an English Opium Eater, is also considered the first autobiographical account of drug...

...fiction. As Dawson persuasively suggests, “What was necessary, in both paleontological reconstructions and the composition of serial fiction, was a flawless design that would preclude the possibility of such egregious conjunctions and instead ensure the harmony and proportion of the perfectly integrated structure”. Dawson describes Dickens’s awareness of “his...

...fiction, for example, or non-fiction. Some agents might have a broader remit but exclude certain genres such as, for example, science fiction. It’s obviously no good sending your epic fantasy trilogy to an agent who doesn’t represent science fiction and fantasy. Yet this happens a lot. A good starting point to find out about agencies is The Writers and Artists Year...

...fiction, writing about what you're experienced in is likely to keep you on track. Ask yourself - what are you passionate about? What do you tend to read yourself? If you know what excites you, but don't know how to write about it, then this free course 'Writing what you know' will enhance your ability to write about your memories and feelings about a place or character....