‘Spilt Milk’, the second novel by UEA alumna Amanda Hodgkinson, has been nominated for this year’s New Angle Prize, which is worth £2,500 to the winner and celebrates books associated with or influenced by the region of East Anglia. Amanda (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2001. Her first novel […]
Archives for February 2015
Adam Foulds longlisted for Walter Scott Prize
In the Wolf’s Mouth by UEA alumnus Adam Foulds has been longlisted for this year’s Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Adam (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) in 2000 and published his first novel, The Truth About These Strange Times, in 2007, winning a Betty Trask Award and the Sunday Times […]
The Language of the Heart
In this year’s Sebald Lecture, AL Kennedy looks at the practical reality for an author of having work translated, of the language of one heart passing to another.
Helen Macdonald at UEA
Nature writer Helen Macdonald will be appearing at the UEA literary festival this Wednesday, where she will be reading from her prizewinning book H is for Hawk and talking to UEA Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing Jean McNeil about her life and work. A writer, poet, illustrator, historian and Cambridge academic, Helen Macdonald won the […]
Lisa Owens secures book deal with Picador
Recent UEA graduate Lisa Owens has secured a book deal for her debut novel with Picador following an auction involving seven other publishers. Not Working will be published as a lead title by Picador the UK next spring. Lisa (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2013, having previously worked for […]
Bill Manhire joins UEA as a UNESCO City of Literature professor
Former New Zealand Poet Laureate Bill Manhire joins UEA this semester as a UNESCO City of Literature visiting professor. He will help students to develop their poetry writing skills through a series of masterclasses and tutorials and will appear at the UEA Poetry Festival at the end of April. The UNESCO visiting professorship recognizes Norwich’s […]
‘The Fish Ladder’ by Katharine Norbury
‘The Fish Ladder: A Journey Upstream’ is the first book by UEA alumna Katharine Norbury and is published by Bloomsbury this week. Katharine is a trained film editor who worked for many years with the writer Alan Bleasdale before joining the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) at UEA in 2011. She graduated as a […]
‘The Longest Flight’ by Emily Bullock
‘The Longest Flight’ is the new novel by Emily Bullock and is published by Myriad Editions today. Emily (pictured) graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2004 and has recently completed a PhD at the Open University, where she also teaches Creative Writing. Her first novel, ‘The Separate Principle’, was published […]
The Longest Fight
An excerpt from Emily Bullock’s new novel, set in 1950s London amidst the gritty and violent world of boxing and due for publication this week by Myriad Editions.
Anne Enright appointed Laureate for Irish Fiction
UEA alumna Anne Enright has been appointed as the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction. She will receive €150,000 over the three-year term of the Laureateship, during which she will continue write, while teaching Creative Writing at University College Dublin and New York University. She will also deliver an annual lecture and curate a programme of […]