Charlie Lee-Potter's book, Writing the 9/11 Decade (Bloomsbury, 2016) has been shortlisted for this year’s University English book prize for the best book by an Early Career Researcher.
Agnieszka Studzinska, a research student in the English Department, will be one of 6 writers-in-residence at Chalkwell Hall, Southend-on-Sea.
Royal Holloway leads the way: Professors Barry Bullen will be giving the keynote on Hardy and Robert Hampson will be giving the keynote on Conrad at the 'Objects in Hardy and Conrad' Conference at the Universite de Rouen.
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