UEA Creative Writing student Claire Griffiths has been announced as the runner-up for this year’s Bristol Short Story Prize for her story ‘Tata and Mama and Me’. Claire (pictured) graduated from the BA in American Literature with Creative Writing at UEA in 2007, and completed the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2009. She […]
Archives for October 2014
‘Alarm Girl’ by Hannah Vincent
‘Alarm Girl’ is the first novel by UEA alumna Hannah Vincent and has recently been published by Myriad Editions. Hannah (pictured) graduated from the BA in Drama and English at UEA in 1987 and began her writing life as a playwright before completing an MA in Creative & Critical Writing at Kingston University in 2012. […]
‘Skinless’ by Colette Sensier
‘Skinless’ is the first full collection of poetry by UEA alumna Colette Sensier and has recently been published by Eyewear Press. Colette gained a BA in English from the University of Cambridge and graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) at UEA in 2013. Her poetry has appeared in various journals and anthologies, […]
‘A Song For Ella Grey ‘ by David Almond
‘A Song For Ella Grey ‘ is the new novel for children by UEA alumnus David Almond and was recently published by Hodder. David graduated from UEA with a BA in English and American Studies in 1973 and has since published nearly twenty other books, including his second novel for adults, ‘The Tightrope Walkers’, earlier […]
Ian Nettleton runner-up for the Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award
UEA alumnus Ian Nettleton has been named runner-up for the inaugural Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award, administered by the Bridport Prize, for his 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 […]
Mona Arshi named joint-winner of Manchester Writing Competition for Poetry
UEA alumna Mona Arshi has been named as the joint-winner (with Michael Hudson) of the poetry category of the 2014 Manchester Writing Competition, which is worth £10,000 and is organized by Manchester Metropolitan University in association with the Manchester Literature Festival. Mona (pictured) trained as a lawyer and worked for the human rights organization Liberty […]
The Han Children of Kürti
There were ten or so Han kids in Kürti, and there was no Chinese school for them, so for a while they all ran loose in the village.
Two-Bit Lives
When people chase their ideals into their thirties, forties or fifties they become something ridiculous, like a deranged chicken.
The Grave with the Red Flowers
Someone up there seemed to enjoy making things difficult for the living but got along with the dead just fine.
John Boyne joins UEA Creative Writing programme
The internationally bestselling novelist John Boyne has joined the UEA Creative Writing programme this semester to teach on the Prose Fiction MA. John (pictured) was born in Dublin in 1971, and studied English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin before joining the UEA MA as a student in 1994, when he was awarded the Curtis Brown […]