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Apocalypse Lit #2: Interview with International Poetry Competition Head Judge and our 2022 Artist in Residence, Vahni Anthony Capildeo!

The scenario: It’s the end of days and you will survive by hiding out in a secure bunker alone. When...

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February 22, 2022

Apocalypse Lit #1: Interview with Trust Patron and Mother’s Boy author, Patrick Gale

Ever feel like the End Times have truly arrived? Ever find yourself compelled to hunker down in an underground bunker...

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February 7, 2022

Our Year in Reading: The favourite 2021 reads of The Charles Causley Trust  

Here at the Charles Causley Trust, we are complex beings with simple pleasures: we love to read. Lots. Though our...

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January 24, 2022

Austin Bowsher: ‘Coin Girl’

My name is Austin Bowsher and I am an undergraduate English student studying at the University of Exeter Penryn Campus...

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December 2, 2021

Adrian Wakeling: ‘The Good Father’

My name is Adrian Wakeling and I am currently studying an MA in Creative Writing at Bristol University. I have...

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December 1, 2021

Lauren Bilsborough: ‘A Christmas Visit’

Calling back to Charles Causley’s poem, ‘Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth-Toast,’ our fantastic editor, Lauren, gives us her poem ‘A Christmas Visit,’...

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November 30, 2021

‘Choice?’, written by I.D.

TRIGGER WARNING: SPIKING   The long night out again Her dress picked out by a friend Shorter than she’s comfortable...

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November 30, 2021

Steven Dumar – ‘The Second-Hand Shop’

My name is Steven Dumar and I have recently graduated from the University of Plymouth with a master’s degree in Creative...

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November 30, 2021

A message from The Charles Causley Trust

TRIGGER WARNING: SPIKING Dear Maker writers We hope you are all safe and well. During this month of publications, we...

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November 25, 2021

Charlotte Clausen: ‘Hero Meets Monster’

My name is Charlotte and I am an undergraduate English student from the University of Exeter. I decided to write...

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November 25, 2021

Thomas Goodyer: Untitled

My name is Thomas and I am currently studying for an MA in English Literature at the University of Bristol....

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November 25, 2021

Jenna Cahusac de Caux: ‘Pantoum for My Brother’

My name is Jenna Cahusac de Caux. I am currently studying English at Bristol University whilst writing poetry and short...

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November 25, 2021