This series of blog posts and resources, published on www.francisgilbert.co.uk, explores the role of the publishing industry as a pedagogical tool in creative writing education. Drawing upon my work as Head of the MA in Creative Writing and Education at Goldsmiths, these articles frame publishing not merely as an endpoint for writers, but as a transformative process that fosters agency, reflection, and social awareness.

Posts such as “Let Poetry Jump Up” and “Publishing as Pedagogy” offer concrete strategies for using publication—whether through redacted poems, anthologies, podcasts, or competitions—as a way to support learners’ creative confidence, emotional development, and critical thinking. The series also explores how educators can navigate the complexities of marketing, editorial practices, and platform-building, while addressing issues of diversity, power, and cultural representation.

This research advocates for a reimagined pedagogy in which publishing is integrated into teaching practice, not just as a practical skill, but as a critical, creative, and collaborative act. It invites writers, teachers, and students alike to engage with publishing as a living practice that bridges the personal and political, the artistic and educational.

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/39063