THE LINCOLN REVIEW
TLR UNDERGRADUATE CREATIVE WRITING STUDENT SHOWCASE 2025
Murmurations: April 2025
Written, edited, proofread, and assembled by third year BA Creative Writing students at the University of Lincoln, this anthology, titled Murmurations, serves as the culmination of three years of effort and experience, and was part of their submitted work for the module Writing Centre, helmed by Sherezade García Rangel. From unexplored Egyptians ruins to 1950s American football; to fantastical battles, infested high seas, or clashes of champions; to the deepest trenches of one’s own mind and to your very own back garden, Murmurations is an anthology full of madness, magic, and a healthy amount of misery.
Some stories were from previous years, and have been given new life by the work put into the anthology, while others were brand new, seeing light for the first time in The Lincoln Review. Bringing together all the skills they developed and refined across the course, they created a piece of work that they are all collectively proud of. The title, Murmurations, serves as both an homage to the city they’ve all studied in, for there rarely wasn’t a murmuration in sight while on campus, but also as a tribute to themselves. A flock of individuals with their unique stories to tell, but moving as one to achieve this goal.
They hope you enjoy exploring their worlds.
‘We wanted to create something cohesive, yet demonstrative of the diversity in our ideas and identities. Though this anthology dives to emotional places, we are hopeful for what will be (for many of us) our first step into the world of publishing.’
––from the Introduction of Murmurations, April 2025
(the anthology is free to download below)
TLR UNDERGRADUATE CREATIVE WRITING STUDENT SHOWCASE 2024
Recto Verso: April 2024
This anthology was written, edited, and proofread by 3rd year BA Creative Writing students at the University of Lincoln. This project was part of their dedicated work for the level 6 Writing Centre module. Recto Verso serves as the culmination of their university experience, where they have come together to celebrate their individual voices and achievements. This diverse collection brings together intriguing prose pieces, candid non-fiction, heartfelt poetry and meaningful scripts, all fuelled by the students' personal interests, experiences, and over-active imaginations.
In creating something that reflects their time at the University of Lincoln, the students have worked with dedication and imagination to review older pieces of work and rewrite and edit them in readiness for publication. They brought together skills gained across their course and expanded their writing and editing practice by acquiring new ones aiming to achieve a professional standard. The title Recto Verso is a subtle nod to the beginning and end of this journey as undergraduate students of Creative Writing.
‘Knowing that we are the ones who wrote, edited, proofread, and designed this anthology from the ground up is a feat in itself, and to see it in its completed form is incredibly rewarding.’
––from the Introduction of Recto Verso, April 2024.
(the anthology is free to download below)
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This anthology was launched on Thursday, 11 April 2024, at the Lincoln Arts Centre, with a reading of selected pieces organised and performed by the students themselves.
Writers
Liz Burman
Charlie Collins
Brooke Cullen
Philip Dixon-Smith
Charley Freeman
Ruth Gretton
Urte Grinkaite
James Hay-Barr
Bella Higgins
Eleanor Jackson
Jack Jackson
Megan Kennedy
Chloe Mantle
Ben Marsh
Holly Pamment
Imogen Elizabeth Parish
Shivani Parsot Patel
Aaron Pavia
Liberty Price
Danny Stanton
Alex Urquhart
Courtney Walker
Amy Webster
Robyn Wilson
Sarah Wilson
Editors
Amy Webster
Courtney Walker
Aaron Pavia
Cover Design
Sarah Wilson
Typeset
Amy Lilwall