Some almost random extracts from Bernardo Bueno’s novel Legendary Days, originally a PhD project at the University of East Anglia, now published in Brazil by Bestiario. Old Max 1 I started playing when I was six and I got an Atari from my parents. Now I’m 28 and I’m still holding a video […]
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Amaan Hyder longlisted for 4thWrite Prize
‘Postpositions’ by UEA alumnus Amaan Hyder has been longlisted for the 4thWrite Short Story Prize, which is run by 4th Estate Books in association with the Guardian and is open to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic writers. Amaan (pictured) graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) in 2006 and is the author of the poetry collection At […]
Mark Wightman shortlisted for Scottish Crime Debut of the Year
Waking the Tiger, the debut novel by UEA alumnus Mark Wightman, has been shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year Award. It was published by Hobeck earlier this month and is currently also longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for the best Scottish crime fiction debut. Mark grew up in the Far East – […]
Natasha Pulley and Deepa Anappara shortlisted for Kitschies Prize
Two UEA alumnae have been shortlisted for the 2021 Kitschies Prizes, which celebrate ‘the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining fiction that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic’. The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley is shortlisted for the Red Tentacle award for the Best Novel, while Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line […]
Eluned Gramich wins Ghastling Novella Award
Sleep Training by UEA alumna Eluned Gramich has won the inaugural The Ghastling Novella competition. Eluned (pictured) was born in Haverfordwest and completed a BA in English at Oxford University in 2010 before graduating from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) at UEA in 2012. She is the translator of the German short story collection Goldfish […]
Ascension by Oliver Harris
Ascension is the new crime novel by UEA alumnus Oliver Harris and is published this week by Little, Brown. Oliver was born in north London in 1978 and gained a BA in English Literature and an MA in Shakespeare Studies from University College London before completing his MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) at UEA […]
James McDermott longlisted for Polari First Book Prize
Manatomy, the debut collection of poetry by UEA alumnus James McDermott, has been longlisted for this year’s Polari First Book Prize, which celebrates LGBTQ+ books by writers born or based in the UK and Ireland. It was published by Burning Eye Books earlier this year. James (pictured) graduated from UEA with a BA in Scriptwriting […]
Santa Lucía by Charlie Baylis
Santa Lucía is a new pamphlet of poetry by UEA alumnus Charlie Baylis and has just been published by Invisible Hand Press. Charlie graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) in 2019. He is the editor of Anthropocene and chief editorial advisor to Broken Sleep Books. Among his previous publications are Elizabeth (2016), Hilda […]
Day for Night
An extract from Jean McNeil’s new novel, Day for Night, published by ECW Press in June 2021 I Early January. The pavements are coated with pine needles that have been ground into paste. Carcasses of Christmas trees wait to be carted away to the post-festive charnel house. Some houses still have fairy lights […]
The English Girl by Sarah Mitchell
The English Girl is the third novel by Sarah Mitchell (the pen-name of UEA alumna Sarah Moore) and has just been published by Bookouture. Sarah graduated as a part-time student from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2015. After graduating with a BA from Cambridge University, she practised as a barrister in London […]