“Have you got any idea when you’ve gone too far or is there nothing in that head of yours but biodynamic chicken shit?”
Archives for July 2013
In The Deep Shadows
She wakes up stiff and hunched on the sofa. The clasps on her bunad are digging into her middle and the silver brooch at her collar is pressing against her throat.
‘Wreaking’ by James Scudamore
‘Wreaking’ is the third novel by UEA alumnus James Scudamore and is published by Harvill Secker this week. James graduated from the Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA in 2004 and published his debut novel, ‘The Amnesia Clinic’, in 2006. This was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Glen Dimplex […]
Etisalat Fellowship for African writers to be hosted at UEA
A new writing fellowship has been announced by UEA, sponsored by the international telecommunications company Etisalat. It will be awarded each year to the recipient of the newly created Etisalat Prize for Literature, an award established by the company to celebrate new African fiction. Open to debut novels by African writers, the winner will receive […]
Richard House and Tash Aw longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
Two UEA alumni have been included on the longlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize. Richard House is nominated for ‘The Kills’, which was published a ‘digital-first’ sequence of four novels by Panmacmillan in March, while Tash Aw is nominated for his third novel ‘Five Star Billionaire’, which was published by Fourth Estate in February. […]
Luke Owen wins Papatango New Writing Prize
UEA Scriptwriting graduate Luke Owen has been named as the winner of this year’s Papatango New Writing Prize in partnership with the Finborough Theatre, London. His play ‘Unscorched’ was chosen unanimously from over 500 entrants and will receive a full professional production at the Finborough Theatre from October 29th to November 23rd. The script will […]
THREE POEMS
Three poems by UEA MA Creative Writing graduate and poet, Liz Adams
SEVEN QUESTIONS: EDITH GROSSMAN
Sharlene Teo interviews the pre-eminent translator of Spanish-language literature today. Grossman has translated, among others, Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentes.
How can snow be crunchy when it’s wet?
An experiment with Norwich-Jakarta relay translation.
‘The Savages’ by Matt Whyman
‘The Savages’ is the latest novel for children by UEA alumnus Matt Whyman and has just been published by Hot Key Books in the UK. Matt graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing in 1992 and is the author of numerous books for younger readers, including ‘Boy Kills Man’ (2004), which was shortlisted for […]