UEA writers Rowan Hisayo Buchanan and Paul Stanbridge have been longlisted for this year’s Desmond Elliott Prize for debut novelists, which is worth £10,000 to the winner. Rowan is nominated for Harmless Like You, published by Sceptre, while Paul is selected for Forbidden Line, published by Galley Beggar Press. Rowan (pictured) was longlisted earlier this year for the inaugural […]
Archives for March 2017
Sara Taylor shortlisted for Encore Award
The Lauras by UEA writer Sara Taylor has been shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award for the best second novel of the year. Sara (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2013 and is currently studying at UEA for her PhD in Creative & Critical Writing. Her debut novel The Shore […]
Rose Tremain shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize
28-3-17 The Gustav Sonata (Chatto & Windus) by UEA alumna Rose Tremain has been shortlisted for the 2017 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Rose (pictured) graduated from UEA with a BA in English in 1967 and later returned to the university to teach on the Creative Writing MA and, more recently, to become the University’s first […]
Megan Bradbury selected for WH Smith Fresh Talent promotion
Everyone is Watching, the debut novel by UEA alumna Megan Bradbury, has been selected for the new WH Smith Fresh Talent promotion, which showcases “great new writing from debut or emerging authors”. Megan (pictured) was born in the United States and grew up in Britain. She graduated from the BA in English Literature with Creative […]
Richard Lambert shortlisted for Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award
19-3-17 ‘The Hazel Twig and Olive Tree’ by UEA alumnus Richard Lambert has been shortlisted for this year’s Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, which is worth £30,000 to the winner. Richard (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2010 and a published a debut collection poetry, Night Journey, in 2012. He […]
Naomi Alderman longlisted for Orwell Prize
16-3-17 UEA alumna Naomi Alderman has been longlisted for the 2017 Orwell Prize for outstanding political writing for her latest novel The Power (Viking). The novel has also recently been longlisted for the 2017 Bailey’s Prize for Women’s Fiction. Naomi graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2003. Her first novel Disobedience (2006) […]
Ayobami Adebayo, Naomi Alderman, Yewande Omotoso and Rose Tremain longlisted for Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
8-3-17 Novels by three UEA alumni and a recent UEA writing fellow have been included in the longlist for this year’s £30,000 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. 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; The Power (Viking), […]
Stranger, Baby by Emily Berry
Stranger, Baby is the collection of poetry by UEA student Emily Berry and has recently been published by Faber & Faber. Emily grew up in London and studied English Literature at Leeds University and Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College before joining UEA to undertake a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing under the supervision of […]
Limehouse by Steve Waters
Limehouse is the new play by Steve Waters and is currently playing at the Donmar Warehouse in London until 15th April. Steve (pictured) is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at UEA and the director of the Scriptwriting programme. His many previous plays include Temple (Donmar Warehouse), Little Platoons and The Contingency Plan (Bush Theatre, London), Fast […]
Words and Women: Four published, with introduction by Naomi Wood
Words and Women: Four is the latest annual collection of short prose by women nationally over the age of 40 and at any age in the East of England, and is published by Unthank Books this week to coincide with International Women’s Day. The volume – which contains memoir, fiction and creative non-fiction – is […]