I am currently in my third and final year at Canterbury Christchurch University, studying Creative & Professional Writing. The course, whilst in its infancy when I began in 2013, has grown from strength to strength over these past three years and I leave it knowing it will only continue this ascent.Over the past three years, I have been plunged into all different forms of writing, both personally and on a more professional level. I have partaken in such events as Geek Margate (Game Expo East Kent) and this year, I published a book along with my peers; a collection of our work entitled ‘After Eight’. This alone took me out of my comfort zone and I responded with enthusiasm as I learnt all the different facets of compiling and publishing a book, no matter how small. As well as this, the different yearly modules showed my strengths and also highlighted my weaker spots, the parts I needed to work on to be the best I could be. I've always been told I have a strong voice in my work, something I believe in and am immensely proud of. I have written from a personal place for most of my life, as putting something down in writing really helps me to see it from a better angle.As for my dissertation project for my third and final year, I decided to write a modernized take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'. Taking the themes and structure from the American classic, I am updating the story and placing it in modern times. After university, my ultimate dream is to take my love of reading (for that is my first and foremost passion) and expand upon it to make a career. The ultimate goal is to work in publishing or a book agency – something that would combine my enthusiasm and passion for reading and books and my natural talents when working with people. I love to be part of a team, to make, design and create something together, to put something into the world that wasn’t there before.