Gull Stones and Cuckoos is an anthology of contemporary rural lifewriting edited by UEA alumnae Lynne Bryan (MA 1985) and Belona Greenwood (MA 2005). It is published by Unthank Books this week. Supported by Arts Council England, the anthology is the culmination of the Rural Writes project, a partnership between Norfolk Libraries and Words and Women […]
Archives for 2016
Versailles by Yannick Hill
18-10-16 Versailles is the debut novel by UEA alumnus Yannick Hill and has recently been published by Unbound. Yannick graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2003, having previously gained a distinction on the UEA BA in English Literature with Creative Writing. He has since worked as a professional editor and journalist. […]
Rubber Ring by James McDermott
12-10-16 Rubber Ring is the new solo show by UEA alumnus James McDermott and will open at the Pleasance Theatre Islington in London on 31st October and run until 6th November before touring. James (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Scriptwriting) this year. He has performed his solo shows Beached (INK, Latitude and Southwark Playhouse) […]
Razi
Who was the one following the demon’s orders? The child as pure and clean as a blank slate, or the mother whose faith had been broken by trials?
KJ Orr wins BBC National Short Story Award
4-10-16 ‘Disappearances’ by UEA alumna KJ (Katherine) Orr has been announced as the winner of this year’s £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award. Katherine (pictured) graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2007 and subsequently completed a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of Chichester. She was previously […]
Meadhbh Ní Eadhra shortlisted for Over The Edge New Writer of The Year award
30-9-16 ‘Friday…’, a new short story by UEA alumna Meadhbh Ní Eadhra, has been shortlisted for the 2016 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year award, an international short story competition organized by Galway City Library. Meadhbh (pictured) graduated from the Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA in 2013. She is the author of two […]
Anne Enright and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan nominated for Books Are My Bag Readers Awards
Two UEA authors have been nominated for the inaugural Books Are My Bag Readers Awards, supported by National Book Tokens. Former Booker Prize-winner Anne Enright, who graduated from the Creative Writing MA in 1987, has been shortlisted in the Fiction category for her latest novel, The Green Road (Vintage). Current Creative & Critical Writing PhD […]
Tom Watson shortlisted for Bristol Short Story Prize
28-9-16 ‘Magda’, a short story by current UEA student Tom Watson, has been shortlisted for the 2016 Bristol Short Story Prize. Tom (pictured) was born and raised in London and worked in commodities for a Japanese trading house before joining the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) at UEA. His short story ‘The Cafe at […]
Judy O’Kane and Deborah Spring shortlisted for the Tony Lothian Prize
27-9-16 Two alumnae of the MA in Biography and Creative Non-Fiction at UEA have been shortlisted for this year’s Tony Lothian Prize (formerly known as the Biographers’ Club Prize), which is awarded for the best proposal by an uncommissioned, first-time biographer. Judy O’Kane has been nominated for ‘Thirst’, a project exploring wine, terroir and identity, while Deborah Spring […]
KJ Orr shortlisted for BBC National Short Story Award.
16-9-16 ‘Disappearances’ by UEA alumna KJ (Katherine) Orr has been shortlisted for this year’s BBC National Short Story Award, which is worth £15,000 to the winner. Katherine (pictured) graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2007 and subsequently completed a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of Chichester. […]