‘Willow Trees Don’t Weep’ is the fourth novel by UEA alumna Fadia Faqir and has recently been published by Heron Books. Fadia was born in Amman, Jordan, and moved to Britain in 1984. She was awarded the UK’s first PhD in Creative and Critical Writing by UEA in 1989 and published her first novel, ‘Nisanit’, […]
Archives for April 2014
Paul Cooper secures book deal with Bloomsbury
‘River of Ink’, the debut novel by recent UEA graduate Paul Cooper, was the subject of a multiple-publisher auction at the recent London Book Fair. Paul (pictured) has now agreed a two-book deal with Bloomsbury, who will publish ‘River of Ink’ in summer 2015. Paul graduated from Warwick University with a BA in English Literature […]
Eleanor Catton’s triumph – and some advice for writers
At twenty-eight, Eleanor Catton was the youngest-ever winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2013…
Seven (well, eight!) questions: Naomi Alderman
Sharlene Teo, the current David TK Wong Writing Fellow at UEA, interviews Naomi Alderman, a UEA Masters in Creative Writing graduate and author of Disobedience, The Lessons and The Liars’ Gospel. Sharlene Teo: Tell us about your writing process. How does it differ, if at all, in the writing of novels, short stories, and writing […]
Carillonneur by Ágnes Lehóczky
‘Carillonneur’ is the fifth collection of poems – and the third in English – by UEA alumna Ágnes Lehóczky and is published by Shearsman this week. Agnes (pictured) graduated from the UEA Creative Writing (Poetry) MA in 2006 and completed her PhD in Creative and Critical Writing under the supervision of George Szirtes in 2010. […]
Ashley Stokes longlisted for Edge Hill Prize
UEA alumnus Ashley Stokes has been longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize for ‘The Syllabus of Errors: Twelve Stories about Obsession, Loss and Getting in a State’, which was published by Unthank Books last year. Ashley (pictured) gained a BA from St Anne’s College, Oxford, before joining the UEA MA in Creative Writing in 1997. […]
UEA India
We are happy to announce a new departure for UEA and www.newwriting.net: UEA India
Sarah Hesketh shortlisted for Kim Scott Walwyn Prize
UEA alumna Sarah Hesketh has been included in the shortlist of five for this year’s Kim Scott Walwyn Prize, which celebrates exceptional women in publishing. Sarah (pictured) obtained a BA in English Literature from Merton College, Oxford, where she served as president of the University Poetry Society. She graduated from the MA in Creative Writing […]
Sam Byers and DW Wilson longlisted for Desmond Elliott Prize
UEA writers Sam Byers and DW (Dave) Wilson have been longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for debut novelists, which is worth £10,000 to the winner. Sam (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2003 and completed his PhD in Creative and Critical Writing in 2014. He is nominated for ‘Idiopathy’, […]
Tom Warner commended in National Poetry Competition
‘CCTV Command Control’ by UEA alumnus Tom Warner is one of seven poems to be commended in this year’s National Poetry Competition, judged by Julia Copus, Matthew Sweeney and Jane Yeh. Tom (pictured) graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA (Poetry) in 2001, and won an Eric Gregory Award that year. In 2009-2010 he was […]