St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 11/03/2026STATE OF ASYLUM: What’s really happening in UK asylum policy? Join leading voices on Right to Work, Housing, Detention, Integration & Responsibility. 🗓 18 March | ⏰ 15:30–18:00📍 Younger Hall (or join online: ccrhr@st-andrews.ac.uk) Be part of the change. 010
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Join us Wed 11 March for two brilliant English events - Connie Scozzaro (Brown University) “Speaking to Nobody in Late Shakespeare” 5:00–6:30pm, Kennedy Hall (Garden Room) Dr Tom Hubbard - “Making light of the great dark?” 5:30–7:00pm, School III, St Salvator’s Quad All welcome! 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 01/03/2026A powerful and pertinent read from SoE's Dina Nayeri, as she explores the legacy of protest in Iran since 1979 in her latest piece for the Wall Street Journal. Read more: ow.ly/ZN6r50YnC6v 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Today's the day! Dr Richard Barlow and Dr Rosa Campbell on their research into failure and the nonhuman in poetry and the work of James Joyce. Open to all staff and students. 2-4pm in the Garden Seminar Room. 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Discover the poets shaping St Andrews’ creative pulse - and be tempted to take the mic yourself. 🎤 FORSPOKEN @ Aikman’s Bar! Poetry features + open mic. Sat 28 Feb | 18:30 🎟 Pay‑what‑you‑can - prepare to be bewitched. 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Join Nicholas Allen's Book Launch & Talk on Late Heaney's final poetry collections 📅 Thu 26 Feb 2026 🕕 6–8pm 📍 Kennedy Hall 🎟 Limited space, book now! 071
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Tune in to RTE Lyric FM on Sun 15th Feb at 6pm for Prof Sara Lodge's radio documentary about Victorian novelist Rosa Mulholland. In it, Sara travels across Ireland unearthing fascinating all-new material about Mulholland's life & work: ow.ly/2WyZ50YffX5 011
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Tune in this Sunday, 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM as Professor Sara Lodge’s feature-length documentary on Irish Victorian writer Rosa Mulholland is broadcast . A journey through archives, islands, and forgotten literary history — not to be missed! Listen here: ow.ly/4qxP50Yf3Xa 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Join us for the 2026 Andrew Lang Memorial Lecture! 📅 Wed 11 March, 5.30pm 📍 School II, St Salvator’s Quad, University of St Andrews 🎙 Dr Tom Hubbard on “Making Light of the Great Dark? Andrew Lang on American Literature." Don't miss this inspiring evening - everyone welcome! 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The University is offering a fully-funded scholarship in English for prospective PhDs undertaking research in the following project: Exporting the Nation: Making the Commonwealth, Re-making Men (Supervised by Prof Plain & Dr Purdon) ow.ly/KZ7t50Y9Uwm Closing date: 27 Feb 043
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Did anybody catch the first episode of This Thing of Darkness on Radio 4 yesterday? Written by Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne and a whole host of first actors. Next episode airs on Tuesday 10th February but all episodes are available on BBC Sounds. ow.ly/z33J50Y8GQ0ow.lyBBC Radio 4 - This Thing of Darkness, Series 4, Introducing This Thing of Darkness S4Drama inspired by a real forensic psychiatrist's work in secure hospitals. 001
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Essential listening. This week on Story: David Herd on refugees, language, and who gets to count. Sharp, timely, and utterly essential. 🎧 ow.ly/o7Lm50Y5WVJ" 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 27/01/2026We are delighted to announce our Medieval & Renaissance Candlemas Semester events, featuring research talks, readings, a conference, and the irresistible Pizza & PowerPoint social presented in partnership with our Creative Writers. Get those dates in your diary! 020
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Thrilled to see this beautiful, in-depth review of David Herd's Walk Song in Little Mirror . 📔The art of criticism is far from dead... ow.ly/AHw150Y1Irx 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Huge congratulation to SoE's Karen Solie on winning the T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize for WELLWATER! 🥳 What an incredible achievement. Karen's insight, creativity and brilliance continues to inspire us all.🤩 #ProudDepartment #TS-EliotPrize 051
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Work with us! The School of English is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Creative Writing (Prose). Closing Date: 27 Feb 2026 For more information and to apply please see: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... 021
Reposted by St Andrews School of EnglishUniversity of St Andrews @uniofstandrews.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Today marks 50 years since the death of author Agatha Christie. To celebrate the legacy of the Queen of crime fiction, Professor Gill Plain from the School of English gives her top 5 pics for Christie beginners. Happy sleuthing! #AgathaChristie #EverToExcel 091
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 15/12/2025We are dizzyingly proud of our colleague Anindya Raychaudhuri on the release of his new book: A Cultural History of Vertigo. ow.ly/YxQj50XJsVh 030
Reposted by St Andrews School of EnglishUniversity of St Andrews @uniofstandrews.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Did you know members of the community can join the University library? You can borrow 10 items at a time and membership costs £30 a year. Pop along to the library and bring: 🪪 Two forms of ID – one photographic ✉️ Proof of address from the last 3 months #EverToExcel 052
Reposted by St Andrews School of EnglishInternational Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 21/10/2025A new addition to the video interview series '10 Minutes With' that introduce our members: this time, IASSL convenor Marie Hedon chats to Peter Mackay, Senior Lecturer at @standrewsenglish.bsky.social and Scottish Makar.youtube.com10 Minutes With... Peter Mackay (University of St Andrews)YouTube video by IASSL 0105
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Summer holidays are nearly over. Some choose the sun. Some choose to relax. Our hero spends the day cycling 100 miles round Perthshire to raise an amazing £2600 for charity. What an achievement Anindya! Donate to ow.ly/1r8L50WQore 040
Reposted by St Andrews School of EnglishIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 11/08/2025✨ Author Spotlight - Peter MacKay ✨ Scotland's first native Gaelic speaking Makar, Padraig MacAoidh (Peter MacKay), will open the book festival in conversation with Islay's own Iseabail Mactaggart. www.islaybookfestival.co.uk 043
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Congratulations to our own Johnny McKnight - his show She's Behind You has won a Fringe First award! These awards recognise new pieces of work that have garnered acclaim & prominence at the Fringe. The show is on until 24 Aug: www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/shes-...nationaltheatrescotland.comShe's Behind You | National Theatre of ScotlandJohnny McKnight has spent a lifetime in the pantosphere. After playing eighteen dames and writing more than thirty pantomimes, he invites you to take a pee 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Dr Peter Mackay will be taking part in 3 events at @edbookfest next week: 11 Aug, 6pm, Our Mother Tongues www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival... 12 Aug, 1.30pm, Translating Poetry www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival... 12 Aug, 6pm, Meeting One’s Makar www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival... 020
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Congratulations to Prof Gill Plain on the publication of her latest book Agatha Christie: A Very Short Introduction: global.oup.com/ukhe/product... It examines Christie's capacity to register the zeitgeist, and considers how Christie's novels reveal anxieties surrounding various topics 010
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 01/08/2025An article titled "Agatha Christie’s mid-century ‘manosphere’ reveals a different kind of dysfunctional male", written by our own Professor Gill Plain was recently published by @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/agatha-chris...theconversation.comAgatha Christie’s mid-century ‘manosphere’ reveals a different kind of dysfunctional maleInstances of male characters’ hatred of women in Christie’s fiction are a long way from the toxic online “manosphere” of today. 001
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 28/07/2025We recently hosted The Society for the Study of Medieval Languages & Literature annual conference. This year's theme was 'Global Glossing: Transnational Commentary in the Later Middle Ages', packed with fascinating research, inc from our own Dr Raphaela Rohrhofer & Prof Ian Johnson (pictured)! 010
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Lecturer Karen Solie’s most recent collection, “Wellwater,” was shortlisted for the 2025 Forward Prize. This prestigious award highlights the best new collections in the UK and Ireland, awarding a £10,000 prize. The winner will be announced 25 Oct 2025. Congrats, Karen! 000
Reposted by St Andrews School of EnglishSandro Eich @sandropology.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Excellent representation of @standrewsenglish.bsky.social in this book with essays by my supervisor James Purdon and @dranindyar.bsky.social 😍 Go give it some love! 042
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kristen Treen, the winner of an ARHC catalyst grant worth over £200,000! The project will run for two years, culminating in the creation of a new museum exhibit in Kentucky. Congrats, Dr. Treen! 010
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 03/07/2025The Refugee Tales project launches its 10th Anniversary Festival of Walking with a reception in Parliament www.st-andrews.ac.uk/english/news... 010
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Congratulations to all of our School of English graduates! The ceremony will be livestreamed at ow.ly/JEpf50WjaOo and will be available for a week after the event at the same link. You’ve done the work—now you get to celebrate! 020
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 27/06/2025The School of English cordially invites you to 'feel the fun' with us at a One-Day Symposium to celebrate the centenary of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway 🎉 Save the Date for 31 October 2025! 📑 Call for Papers & further details coming soon: mrs-dalloway-symposium.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk 010
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Study for a Masters with us! Places are still available for Sept 2025: Shakespeare & Renaissance, Playwriting & Screenwriting, Creative Writing, Modern & Contemporary, Women, Writing & Gender, Medieval English. Apply here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/eng... 000
Reposted by St Andrews School of EnglishIslay Book Festival @islaybookfest.bsky.social · 24/05/2025🌊📚 ISLAY BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 FULL LINEUP 📚🌊 We are delighted to bring you the full lineup for #IBF2025 🥳 Keep your eyes peeled for info about booking tickets, events taking place, and much more. 👀 islaybookfestival.co.uk 01510
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Our own Prof Rhiannon Purdie appeared on BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time' earlier today to discuss how the earliest poem in Older Scots framed the legend of Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn. Catch up on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Read more about Older Scots: readolderscots.scotbbc.co.ukIn Our Time - Barbour's 'Brus': epic of Bannockburn, chivalry and freedom - BBC SoundsHow the earliest poem in Older Scots framed the legend of Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn. 130
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Refugee Tales celebrates its 10th year of sharing stories of refugees indefinitely detained in the UK. Our Professor David Herd, School of English Berry Chair, writes for The Scotsman about the project's ongoing importance here: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...scotsman.comRefugee Tales: Why stories of indefinite detention in UK should shock us allThe UK is the only country in western Europe that detains refugees for indefinite periods – with one man held for nine years, abandoned and forgotten by the system 010
Reposted by St Andrews School of EnglishSGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 04/06/2025🎓 Interested in an Arts and Humanities #PhD and want to find out more? Come along (or join online) on 1st July to listen to academics, former and current PhD students’ thoughts on what makes a good application, and what #PhDLife is like. Register Now → tockify.com/sgsah/detail... 022
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Today at 5pm in the Garden Room (Kennedy Hall), the Centre for Poetic Innovation will be hosting readings by Stephen Collis and Annie LaFleur 010
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Congratulations to our alum @chlivermore.bsky.social (PhD Creative Writing) - Christian's latest novel 'The Execution of Tertius Lafontaine' is now available for pre-order! 010
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 13/05/2025We are thrilled that one of our PhD candidates, Sandro Eich (top row, second from left), was recently awarded the University's 1413 Teaching Excellence Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (Arts & Divinity)! 🤩 000
St Andrews School of English @standrewsenglish.bsky.social · 13/05/2025School of English staff will be hosting the colloquium 'A Very British Apocalypse: John Wyndham Then and Now' here at St Andrews next month, 7th June. For the full details, see here: ow.ly/lOTQ50VNKiY 000
Reposted by St Andrews School of EnglishProject ERSKINE | Radical Gaelic Magazines 1900s – 1930s @erskineproject.bsky.social · 06/05/2025On Monday 12 May at the Centre for Poetic Innovation, @standrewsenglish.bsky.social & Modern Languages: seminar with Petra Johana Poncarová @poncarova.bsky.social on 'New Perspectives on Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines and Translation Activities', 2.30 pm: poeticinnovation.wp.st-andrews.ac.ukpoeticinnovation.wp.st-andrews.ac.ukCentre for Poetic Innovation – University of St Andrews, Schools of English and Modern Languages 131
