English Literature and Creative Writing

Having such an active literary scene within the English Department at Lancaster definitely helped me build up my CV, and by becoming an editor of both Cake magazine and Flash journal, I learned skills that were massively helpful in my current role. I also can’t commend enough the guidance of my tutors, for helping me gain confidence in myself and my skills and giving me one-to-one time to talk. I took part in the Lancaster Career Mentoring Scheme, and having someone in the industry helping me tailor my CV and applications for different job descriptions really helped me when interviewing for the internships I was later offered. I’m so lucky because I have such a varied role. Working in a small, dedicated team at an indie press in the North was my dream graduate job and now, happily, is my actual job!