‘Mrs Hemingway’, the second novel by UEA alumna Naomi Wood, has been chosen as one the eight winners of this year’s Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, which is supported by Arts Council England and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation. The winning authors share a prize fund of £40,000. Naomi (pictured) graduated from the UEA Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) […]
Archives for June 2014
‘Love and Fallout’ by Kathryn Simmonds
‘Love and Fallout’ is the debut novel by UEA Creative Writing alumna Kathryn Simmonds and has just been published by Seren. Kathryn (pictured) graduated from the UEA Creative Writing (Poetry) MA in 2002. She received an Eric Gregory Award in the same year and published a pamphlet, ‘Snug’, in 2004. Her debut collection of poetry, ‘Sunday […]
‘Dubliners 100’ edited by Thomas Morris
‘Dubliners 100’ is a centenary collection of new short stories based on James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’, and is edited by UEA alumnus Thomas Morris, who graduated from the Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA last year. Originally from South Wales, Thomas attended Trinity College, Dublin, before joining UEA, and is currently the editor of the Irish literary journal […]
Balli Kaur Jaswal named as Best Young Australian Novelist
Former UEA Writing Fellow, Balli Kaur Jaswal, has been selected as one of this year’s four Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists for her debut novel, ‘Inheritance’, which was published by Sleepers last year. Balli (pictured) was the David TK Wong Writing Fellow at UEA in 2007-08 and began her novel during her time at […]
Gavin McCrea signs two-book deal with Scribe
UEA alumnus Gavin McCrea has secured a two-book deal with Scribe Publications, who will publish his first novel ‘Mrs Engels’ next May. Gavin (pictured) was born in Dublin in 1978 and gained a BA in English Literature and French, and an MA in American Literature, from University College Dublin. He graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) at […]
Elizabeth is Missing
An extract from a first novel by Emma Healey, UEA graduate.
Hotel de la Paix
an extract from an original drama for Radio 4.
Denise Riley shortlisted for Forward Prize
UEA Professor of Poetry and History of Ideas, Denise Riley, has been shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem for ‘After La Rochefoucauld’. Denise (pictured) won the award in 2012 for ‘A Part Song’. She was formerly Writer in Residence at the Tate Gallery London and has held fellowships at Brown University and Birkbeck, University of London. For […]
‘Elizabeth is Missing’ by Emma Healey
‘Elizabeth is Missing’ is the debut novel by UEA alumna Emma Healey and is published by Viking this week. Emma (pictured) grew up in London and gained a BA in Book Arts from the University of the Arts London before joining UEA’s Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA in 2010. She began writing ‘Elizabeth is Missing’ while on the MA, and […]
Ian Nettleton runner-up for Bath Novel Award
UEA alumnus Ian Nettleton has been named as the runner-up for the 2014 Bath Novel Award for his first novel, ‘The Last Migration’. Ian (pictured) completed his PhD in Creative & Critical Writing at UEA in 2003 and has since taught the writing of fiction, journalism and screenplays at UEA, the Open University, and Goldsmiths College, London. He has also worked […]