News

Elizabeth Tyler, Professor of Medieval Literature in the Department of English and Related Literature and former Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies, has been elected Fellow of the British Academy. Fellows are nominated on the basis of outstanding academic distinction. 

Nicoletta Asciuto’s book, 'Brilliant Modernism: Cultures of Light and Modernist Poetry', has been shortlisted for one of the prestigious book awards offered by the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE).

York is ranked 6th in the UK for English in the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2027).

We are thrilled to announce that Megan Woodward has been awarded GTA of the Year in the University of York Students' Union Excellence Awards 2026.

Discoveries is the writer development programme of the Women's Prize, and is awarded annually from an entrant pool of thousands.

Join us on 19th May for ‘A Celebration of Poetry and her sister Arts’, an event to celebrate the work of Professor Anthony V. Capildeo, Writer in Residence.

Discoveries is the writer development programme of the Women's Prize, and is awarded annually from an entrant pool of thousands.

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.