Tony drove round and round waiting for someone to leave. He felt cold and clammy and realised it was a long time since he’d had anything to eat or drink. He ran out of patience and stopped right in front of the building.
Archives for 2012
Naomi Alderman to be mentored by Margaret Atwood
UEA Creative Writing graduate Naomi Alderman has been selected by the Rolex Mentor and Protégé
Arts Initiative to be mentored for one year by the Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. The mentorship
initiative, which was launched in 2002, is an inte…
‘Sweet Tooth’ by Ian McEwan
‘Sweet Tooth’ is the new novel by UEA alumnus Ian McEwan and is published by Jonathan Cape this month. Ian graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA in 1971 and published his first collection of short stories, ‘First Love, Last Rites’, in 1975…
‘How I Killed Margaret Thatcher’ by Anthony Cartwright
‘How I Killed Margaret Thatcher’ is the third novel by UEA alumnus Anthony Cartwright and is published by Tindal Street Press this month. Anthony was born in 1973 in Dudley and graduated from the UEA undergraduate programme in 1996. His first n…
Some Company For Our Shame: On collaborative writing
Natasha Soobramanien on collaboration in writing, to coincide with the publication of her new novel, Genie and Paul.
‘Genie and Paul’ by Natasha Soobramanien
‘Genie and Paul’ is the first novel by UEA alumna Natasha Soobramanien and is published by Myriad Editions this month. Natasha (pictured) completed her MA in Creative Writing at UEA in 2002 and her PhD in Creative & Critical Writing in 2010. He…
‘The Book of Guardians’ by Derek Neale
‘The Book of Guardians’ is the debut novel by UEA alumnus Derek Neale and is published by this month by Salt Modern Fiction. Derek (pictured) graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA in 1993 and completed his PhD in Creative and Critical Writing …
Sam Riviere’s debut collection
‘81 Austerities’ is the debut collection of poetry by UEA writer Sam Riviere and is published by Faber and Faber today. Sam was born in 1981 and began writing poetry during his BA in Creative and Cultural Studies at the Norwich School of Art an…
Tom Benn and D.W. Wilson nominated for Dylan Thomas Prize
Two graduates of the 2010 Creative Writing MA at UEA have been included on the longlist for the 2012 University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize, which is worth £30,000 to the winner and is open to any published writer in the English language aged betw…
Seldom Seen by Sarah Ridgard
‘Seldom Seen’ is the debut novel by UEA alumna Sarah Ridgard and is published by Hutchinson this week. Sarah graduated with distinction from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2002, having previously worked for Amnesty International, Oxf…