A Hope On The Wall by UEA alumna Anna Metcalfe is a 40-page essay in pamphlet form and the debut print publication by Seam Editions, a publishing house dedicated to creative-critical writing. Anna (pictured) was born in Germany in 1987 and grew up in Fife and Lincolnshire. She has worked and studied in Lausanne, Chongquing, […]
Archives for 2017
Mattia Natale nominated for František Halas Literary Competition
Current UEA student Mattia Natale has been chosen as a runner-up in the Literární soutěž Františka Halase (František Halas Literary Competition), which is named after František Halas, an acclaimed 20th century Czech poet known for supporting young writers. The competition is for Czech poets under the age of 30 who haven’t yet published a collection. […]
Six Poems
Afterlife of Children now that you’re here in the afterlife of children you are a penny at the bottom of the well of yourself and the Ode to Joy is playing this is a happy time so happy that you’re crying tears the shape of little cartoon skulls I Have Seen This Before 1 […]
Swimming Pool by Ágnes Lehóczky
Swimming Pool is the new full-length collection of poetry by UEA alumna Ágnes Lehóczky and has recently been published by Shearsman Books. It contains three ‘guest’ texts – a new poem by UEA Professor of Poetry Denise Riley, another by Adam Piette, and a prose piece by Terry O’Connor – each of which serves to […]
Marie-Elsa Bragg shortlisted for Writers’ Guild Award
Towards Mellbreak, the debut novel by UEA alumna Marie-Elsa Bragg, has been shortlisted for the Writers’ Guild Best First Novel Award. Marie-Elsa (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2015. She previously studied Philosophy and Theology at Oxford University and trained for the Priesthood at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford University. She […]
Urvashi Bahuguna wins Emerging Poet’s Prize
UEA alumna Urvashi Bahuguna has won the Emerging Poet’s Prize organized by The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective for her debut collection, Mudscope, which will be published by The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective in September 2018. Urvashi (pictured) is originally from Goa and currently lives and works in Delhi. She graduated from the MA in Creative Writing […]
Sphinx by Cat Woodward
Sphinx is the first full-length collection of poetry by current UEA student Cat Woodward and has just been published by salò press. Cat is originally from Preston, Lancashire, and completed her BA in English Literature with Creative Writing at UEA in 2011. She is currently completing a PhD in English Literature at UEA, exploring robot […]
Naomi Alderman and Ayobami Adebayo selected for New York Times books of the year list
Novels by two UEA alumni have been included in the New York Times list of 100 notable books of 2017. They are Stay With Me (Canongate), the debut novel by Ayobami Adebayo (pictured), who graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2014, and The Power (Viking), the fourth novel by 2003 MA […]
Hannah Vincent shortlisted for Manchester Fiction Prize
‘She-Clown’ by UEA alumna Hannah Vincent has been shortlisted for the 2017 Manchester Writing Competition Fiction Prize, which is worth £10,000 to the winner. The prize was won last year by UEA alumnus D.W. Wilson, while the Poetry prize was jointly won by UEA alumna Rebecca Tamás. Hannah (pictured) graduated from the BA in Drama […]
Jake Reynolds shortlisted for The White Review Poet’s Prize
UEA alumnus Jake Reynolds has been shortlisted for The White Review Poet’s Prize, which is supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and is designed to assist English-language poets working towards their debut pamphlet or collection. The winner receives £1,700 and will be published in The White Review. Jake (pictured) was born and raised in Lincoln […]