‘Rawblood’, the debut novel by UEA alumna Catriona Ward, has been bought at auction by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Catriona pictured) gained a BA in English Literature from Oxford and graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2011, having begun her novel while on the course. She was born in Washington DC and […]
Archives for May 2014
Sian Melangell Dafydd, Jonathan Gibbs, Philip Langeskov and Anna Metcalfe selected for Best British Short Stories 2014
Four UEA writers have been selected for inclusion in The Best British Stories 2014, published by Salt this July. The annual anthology is edited by Nicholas Royle, the author of eight books and editor of sixteen previous anthologies. Sian Melangell Dafydd (pictured) graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA (Prose Fiction) in 2006 and was […]
DW Wilson shortlisted for Desmond Elliott Prize
‘Ballistics’ by UEA student DW (Dave) Wilson has been shortlisted for this year’s Desmond Elliott Prize for debut novelists, which is worth £10,000 to the winner. Dave (pictured) was the winner of UEA’s inaugural Booker Foundation Scholarship in 2009, and graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2010. He is currently completing […]
Rawa
That magical experience of nature happened momentarily but its significance etched itself in their hearts forever.
Chelsey Flood wins James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award
‘Infinite Sky’ by UEA graduate Chelsey Flood has been announced as the winner of this year’s James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award, having recently also been shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award. Chelsey (pictured) was born in Derby and gained a BA in English from the University of Falmouth before joining the MA in Creative […]
‘The Lives of Others’ by Neel Mukherjee
‘The Lives of Others’ is the second novel by UEA alumnus Neel Mukherjee and is published by Chatto & Windus this week. Neel graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2001. His first novel was published as ‘Past Continuous’ in India in 2010 and subsequently as ‘A Life Apart’ in the UK. […]
Youthful talents – Lessing, Galgut, Catton
What is the relationship between literary talent and precocity? Jean McNeil examines the early success of three young writers.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH LEVY
Booker-Prize-nominated author, Deborah Levy, on images, dreams, and eagle-hunting…
‘The May Bride’ by Suzannah Dunn
‘The May Bride’ is Suzannah Dunn’s fifth historical novel and has been published by HarperPress. It follows ‘The Queen of Subtleties’ (2004), ‘The Sixth Wife’ (2007), ‘The Queen’s Sorrow’ (2008) and ‘The Confessions of Katherine Howard’ (2010) – a Richard & Judy pick in 2011. Suzannah (pictured) graduated from UEA’s Creative Writing MA in 1989 […]
‘Sugar Hall’ by Tiffany Murray
‘Sugar Hall’ is the third novel by UEA alumna Tiffany Murray and is published by Seren this week. Tiffany graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 1999 and completed her PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at UEA in 2006. Her first novel, ‘Happy Accidents’, was published by Harper Collins in 2004, […]