Memberships for the new academic year are available to purchase on the SU site! Make sure to grab yours if you’re interested. If you’ve got any questions regarding the society and memberships please don’t hesitate to get in touch xxx https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/soc/english/

this is tonight from half 7ish at zerodegrees ! come down 4 a few 🍹💯 https://www.facebook.com/events/126484474565981/?ti=icl

Varsity Slam tonight everyone! 7pm, Student Union bar. BE THERE! Poetry isn't just for the page - Spoken Word and Slam poetry account for a huge range of styles and it's all about rhythm. Come along and check it out!

Come on down tonight to support our UWE poets!! Can't wait to see you all there!!

Our sponspors at KPMG are looking for student brand managers. For more information, visit: https://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/student-brand-manager-2016-17-academic-year To apply, email CV and cover letter to: jaspreet.jhagra@kpmg.co.uk.

///UWE English x The English Society Presents: UWE's second official poetry slam/// If you're interested in taking part, please email Sarah Robertson at: Sarah.Robertson@uwe.ac.uk by Friday the 20th of January. Organised by the English Department, UWE's second on-campus poetry slam is taking place at the SU Engagement Space (SU 1) on Tuesday 24th January - £20 prize for the winner! This will be judged by two member of the UWE English department, and an English Society committee member. Judges are: Sam Rogers, Robin Jarvis, and Aaron Simpson. Contestants can compete from all disciplines and courses. This is a prelimiary round to choose a team for for the Varsity Slam, in which a UWE Slam Team will compete against University of Bath, Bath Spa and possibly University of Bristol. This will take place on Wednesday 8th February from 19:00 in the UWE SU Bar. Come watch or take part - the slam last academic year was great fun, so save the date(s)!!!

PHD student Ewan Wright has asked if anyone would be interested in taking part in his study. Easy way to make £20 and help out a fellow student! UWE Ethics Research Committee has approved the study. Recruiting third-year English students for a PhD project – earn 20 pounds in one hour! The research is investigating (1) motivations for attending university, (2) experiences at university, and (3) tentative plans for after university. This will consist of a 40-45 minute chat and a ten minute questionnaire. I am offering 20 pounds to each participant as a thank you. If you are interested in taking part or have any questions, please contact me at ewantmwright@gmail.com or 07960354071 stating your availability. Many thanks

If you'd like to work towards your volunteer hours for your Future's Award and boost your journalist skill-set, consider The Green Team's latest opportunity: 'We have a new opportunity for students to write news articles about their experiences with our Green Team projects, UWE initiatives, or wider world events. If you’ve been to a Green event, or have some thoughts about green events that are taking place, and want to write a news article to feature on our website (with your name attributed to it, of course) then please email charlotte.mealing@uwe.ac.uk for more information, or with your completed news pieces.'

The latest submission to Cellar Door Magazine's Halloween theme of the 'Unnatural' is Jacob Ayerst's 'An Unfamiliar Presence'. Head on over to the site to check it out... If you dare!

Cellar Door Magazine are now accepting reviews! If you've been to a theater-production, film-screening, art exhibition, or anything else that makes you want to tell the world, we want to hear about it! You can get hold of Cellar Door at: uwecellardoor@gmail.com!

Following message from KPMG - one of their target courses is English, so worth popping along to and finding out more: Interested in a career at KPMG? Join us for the Bristol Curiosity Seminar – an interactive evening to discover more about KPMG, our Graduate Programmes in Audit and the Recruitment Process. There’ll be lots of fun group activities, videos and lectures, as well as the chance to network with KPMG staff over drinks and nibbles. Register your place at http://bit.ly/2cE5YG2 Date: Tuesday 11th October 2016 Time: 6pm-9pm Location: KPMG, 66 Queen Square, Bristol, BS1 4BE