Opinion: How to write a best-selling novel
05 Apr 2016Andy Martin (Department of French) discusses the "magic potion" for writing a thriller.
Joanna Merifield wins prestigious Cambridge fiction prize
23 May 2014Actress and screenwriter Joanna Merifield has won the fourth annual Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize with her novel, The Second Garden.
‘Writing is but another form of conversation’: Laurence Sterne at 300
23 Nov 2013The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman turned a Yorkshire clergyman into a literary celebrity. Three hundred years after his birth on 24 November 1713, Laurence Sterne’s quirky take on the novel continues to inspire. Dr Mary Newbould explores Sterne’s lasting impact.
CS Lewis: 50 years after his death a new scholarship will honour his literary career
08 Nov 2013CS Lewis, creator of some of the most-loved children’s stories and also a scholar of medieval and early modern literature, died half a century ago on 22 November. A scholarship to be set up in his name will support an outstanding graduate to study at Cambridge University
South African crime-fiction wave hits Cambridge
20 May 2013Amid high-profile, real-life murder investigations and growing concerns about public safety, a new breed of crime fiction is sweeping South Africa, as one of its leading writers will tell the University of Cambridge this week.
Marcus Sedgwick Q and A
05 Oct 2011What would you sacrifice for someone you’ve loved forever?
Children’s literature an escape from the adult world
24 Sep 2011A University of Cambridge academic is to suggest that grown-ups enjoy children’s classics because they are dissatisfied with life in the adult world.
