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Wednesday 6 May 2026 6pm

Legendary publishing house Faber and Faber presents 'Nature Matters: Vital Poems from the Global Majority', a revelatory contribution to the recent surge in nature writing.

Wednesday 6 May 2026 3.45pm

In this workshop with illustrious author and editor Karen McCarthy Woolf, you will develop your own practice and deepen your understanding of creative-critical writing, with a particular focus on intersectional ecofeminist approaches such as thinking

Tuesday 5 May 2026 5pm

The Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies Annual Copley Lecture with speaker Ros Ballaster, Mansfield College, University of Oxford.

Thursday 30 April 2026 4.15pm

Whether you’re brand new to writing or a seasoned pro, all staff and students are welcome to share their poetry, prose, and other work at this informal open mic. Come along to share your work, or just listen!

Wednesday 29 April 2026 6pm

Join us for a reading from author Naomi Booth, and conversation about her latest novel 'raw content'.

Tuesday 28 April 2026 5.30pm

Department of English and Related Literature 2026 Annual Riddy Lecture with speaker Professor Cameron Cross (University of Michigan).

Friday 24 April 2026 10am

The conference aims to promote the view of the long nineteenth century as characterised by the mobility and convergence of peoples, ideas and artistic forms.

Wednesday 22 April 2026 5pm

The Department of English and Related Literature invites you to join us in a Celebration of the past, present and future of Creative Writing at York.

Tuesday 21 April 2026 5pm

CECS Research Seminar with speaker Harrie Neal, University of York.

Monday 20 April 2026 12.30pm

Modern School Research Seminar with speaker JT Welsch.

Thursday 16 April 2026 1pm

Medieval Literatures Seminar with speaker Dr Isabel Davis (Natural History Museum, London)

Friday 20 March 2026 9.30am

Applications are invited to this half-day hybrid workshop to explore the challenges in researching sex work across history.

Wednesday 11 March 2026 4.30pm

Modern School Research Seminar with speaker Dr Ned Allen (Cambridge).

Friday 6 March 2026 1pm

The Centre for Women’s Studies: International Women’s Day Keynote Lecture.

Friday 27 February 2026 12pm

In an era of communication blackouts, infrastructural fragility, and mediated intimacy, how do we think and write about love? What kinds of messages circulate even when signals falter, and what forms of relation endure even when we are pulled ever fa

Wednesday 25 February 2026 5pm

The second in a series of three lectures in 2025/26 by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, Writer and Psychoanalyst.

Wednesday 25 February 2026 3pm

The second in a series of three seminars in 2025/26 by Visiting Professor Adam Phillips, Writer and Psychoanalyst.

Tuesday 24 February 2026 5pm

Medieval Literatures Seminar with speaker Professor Francis Leneghan (University of Oxford).

Tuesday 24 February 2026 5pm

CECS Research Seminar with speaker Désha Osborne, University of Edinburgh.

Wednesday 18 February 2026 4.30pm

Modern School Research Seminar with speaker Dr Conrad Steel (Oxford).

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