‘Translations aren’t mirrors of an original text; they are windows into other worlds.’ An author’s view of the BCLT Summer School.
Archives for August 2013
Emanuel
“There were two suicide notes,” Edward explained. “One for you, and one for you.”
New novel by Nigel Gray
‘His Story – A Novel Memoir – The Life and Times of Dick O’Toole’ is the new novel by UEA alumnus Nigel Gray and has recently been published by Fontaine Press in Australia. Nigel graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA in 1983 and is the author of ninety published works that have been translated […]
Stackable/s
Whenever the men discussed what they liked in a girl, “she” knew she didn’t want to become that sort of girl. She would rather die.
‘Worthless Men’ by Andrew Cowan
‘Worthless Men’, the latest novel by UEA writer Andrew Cowan, is published in paperback by Sceptre this week. Andrew graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA in 1985 and is now the Director of the Creative Writing programme. He is the author of four previous novels. ‘Pig’ won a Betty Trask Award, the Authors’ Club […]
Diana Svennes Smith in Asham collection of stories
‘Leaving Her’ by Diana Svennes Smith is one of twelve winning stories from the 2013 Asham award for women writers and is included in the latest Asham anthology, ‘Once Upon A Time There Was A Traveller’, edited by Kate Pullinger and published by Virago this week. Diana was born in Canada and attended the Iowa […]
Pola
As the ship was being made fast, Pola put on her most seductive look. She pulled her shoulders back and planted her hands elegantly on her hips, ready to strut down the glossy white gangway.
‘Ballistics’ by DW Wilson
‘Ballistics’ is the debut novel by UEA writer DW Wilson and is published by Bloomsbury this week. DW (pictured) graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA (Prose Fiction) in 2010, when he was the inaugural recipient of the Booker Foundation scholarship. He is currently completing his PhD at UEA under the supervision of Andrew Cowan […]
George Psalmanazar and the Lights
Limbs outstretched, amidst dense silvery grasses that descended from the shoreline into the sea, lay a man. He had his eyes closed. He was smiling.
ANNA KAVAN- A UNIQUE MODERNIST VISION
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Jean McNeil, reflects on the ‘writer apart’ Anna Kavan.