UEA alumnus DW (Dave) Wilson has been shortlisted for the 2016 Manchester Fiction Prize for his short story ‘All This Concrete Beneath Your Feet’. Dave (pictured) was born in British Columbia and joined UEA as the inaugural recipient of the Booker Foundation bursary. He graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2010 and from […]
Archives for 2016
Rebecca Tamás shortlisted for Manchester Poetry Prize
UEA writer Rebecca Tamás has been shortlisted for the 2016 Manchester Poetry Prize, for which entrants submit a short portfolio of three to five poems. Rebecca (pictured) was born in London and studied at the University of Warwick and the University of Edinburgh, where she won the Grierson Verse Prize. She is currently studying for a PhD in […]
From Here
OVER BLACK: The sound of running water. CASSANDRA (O.S.) You weren’t thinking about us. Nothing you say can change that. Nothing you do will make that better. INT. HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM – DAY Doctors, nurses, patients bustle in claustrophobic waiting room lined with peeling NHS posters. In the mid1dle of chaos, sat side by side: ISLA […]
Born at Sea
Rural England, present day. Newly released from prison, a cocaine dealer – AIDEN (28) – finds that his crew, now run by his brother BEN (32), have forged a strong allegiance to a wealthy family who have taken interest in their product. Somewhat alienated by this group, Aiden is nevertheless drawn to the prospect of […]
St Cuthbert’s
St Cuthbert’s is the opening scene from a work-in-progress, that introduces semi-autobiographical Michael Bradshaw, an adolescent bullied by the belligerent ghouls that ran Manchester schools
Born at Sea
Draft Three – 28/08/2016 *** Rural England, present day. Newly released from prison, a cocaine dealer – AIDEN (28) – finds that his crew, now run by his brother BEN (32), have forged a strong allegiance to a wealthy family who have taken interest in their product. Somewhat alienated by this group, Aiden is nevertheless […]
Sakura
An extract from ‘Sakura’, a short story which forms part of a linked collection
Temple Lane
An opening extract from Jennifer Roe’s novel-in-progress, ‘Temple Lane’
Eleanor Herzog selected for John Brabourne Award
UEA alumna Eleanor Herzog has been selected as one of twelve recipients of a John Brabourne Award by the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF). Each recipient will receive a grant of up to £5,000 to support the development of their career in writing for film or television, alongside professional support from the CTBF. Eleanor (pictured) graduated […]
Wildergirls
The opening of ‘Wildergirls’, a young adult novel set on the Outer Banks of North Carolina