Shannon Darkins

Shannon Darkins
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  • Shannon Darkins is a writer and journalist. She is features editor for the Lincoln Tab. She also writes national campus news for The Tab.
  • Shannon is also in her third year of a Creative Writing degree at The University of Lincoln.
  • She was awarded the 2024 Philip Redpath Prize for American Literature from the Lincoln School of Humanities and Heritage.

Experience

Shannon has been a writer for The Tab since 2024 and became features editor for the Lincoln Tab in January 2025. She also writes national news stories for The Tab and has written stories for Oxford, St Andrews and Edinburgh. She also co-founded and manages a social media brand based on Lincoln student life. She has previous editorial experience as a proofreader at Sanroo Publishing.

Education

Shannon Darkins is currently in her third year of an English and Creative Writing degree at the University of Lincoln. At A Level, she studied Psychology, Sociology and English Literature and Language.

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Posts

Police confirm discovery of body outside University of Oxford building

The incident occurred outside the Gibson Building off Woodstock Road

Mother of murdered Lincoln graduate receives honorary doctorate from University of Lincoln

Gillian was honoured for her work to end violence against women after her daughter, Grace Millane, was killed whilst backpacking

trapped st andrews students

University of St Andrews urges Home Office to help evacuate its students trapped in Gaza

Two students offered places to study at the university are unable to leave

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oxford students accommodation bus

University of Oxford students move into old bus after being ‘priced out’ of accommodation

Leo and Kit renovated a former Sugababes tour bus to save thousands a year on rent

Former University of Lincoln staff member dies after being hit by car on crossing

Maria Cristiana Cherino Munoz worked at the university’s International Business School

We asked ChatGPT for a Lincoln summer bucket list and here’s what it said

Can we really trust AI’s advice for the perfect Lincoln summer?

University of Lincoln could lose 285 staff members due to structural changes

This figure is a ‘worst case scenario’ for the institution

Uni of Lincoln students required to wear business attire in library next academic year

Sweatshirts and joggers will be on the list of prohibited clothing items

Here’s how to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2025 in Lincoln

Is it even St Paddy’s if you’re not drinking Guinness?

Here’s the top five ways to entertain family when they visit Lincoln

These will hopefully stop your siblings from being glued to their phones

Reclaim the Night

‘Angry women will change the world’: Uni of Lincoln SU’s Reclaim the Night march returns

‘The night belongs to all of us because we all deserve to feel safe in our city’