Here is our long awaited seventh issue of Firelight! We hope you enjoy it.Thank you to everyone who contributed their beautiful writing.A big thank you to our editor and everyone who helped with production!
Brought to you in the middle of a global pandemic here’s the 6th edition of our magazine, Firelight: Firelight Issue Six Thank you to the amazing writers, artists and committee members who were involved in making this edition in a stressful and testing time. However, this edition focuses on the unity and solidarity of the … More Firelight Issue Six
Well through everything – a global pandemic, lockdown, essays and dissertations – here is issue five of Firelight: Firelight Issue Five We are unable to publish this issue as a printed version due to Covid-19 but here’s an online version for you to read, enjoy, share with your family and friends to cheer them up … More Firelight Issue Five
By Ela Moss Shades of green over the hill My brother. My brother knows green. My brother knows green different from shamrock different from sage. That’s because he must know rifle different from gun when he aims at the beige of bodies at the roundabout. Stacked and filled and sludged and spilled and … More Submissions in Isolation
By Alex McGinty I was born, so to speak, in the attic of a house in St Petersburg in Russia, at 3:34 AM on the 3rd of July, 2024. The individual who birthed me had a name, and that name was Krysov Grigorovich. Krysov peers at my computer monitor with his eyes. I use the feed … More The Trappings of Humanity
By Aurum Lai To all the people I’ve loved before, Heyyy ur fittttttt 😍😉😘 Aurum xoxo
By Tom Erskine-Jones The bulk of the treasurer’s role is making sure that the money spent on society events is reimbursed, as well as making sure this money is spent responsibly. Usually, this money is spent on snacks and sweets for the Lit Circles, as well as funding the production of the society’s Firelightmagazine. Certain … More The Times of a Treasurer
By Philippa Flanagan-Smith A day in the life of the General Secretary of Creative Writing can vary widely depending on the day of the week, the week of the term and the term of the year. In the early parts this academic year, there was a lot of setting up and settling in to get … More The General Days of a General Sec
By Charlotte Hammond One of the Creative Writing Society’s greatest prides is Firelight: a magazine that showcases the work of the both the members and the committee. So, taking charge of this entire process perhaps seems a little daunting? I won’t lie to you it is quite daunting, but it is also the most rewarding … More Editor’s Cut
By Ravi Kakkad Being social secretary has been an interesting experience. The main responsibilities are shared by all of us on committee: attending meetings and running Lit Circles. We usually meet to discuss future Lit Circle themes, the tasks and decide who’s running them. However, our society is built on so much more than our … More Six Months in the Life of a Social Secretary
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