The Imposter is the debut novel by UEA alumna Anna Wharton and is published by Mantle this week. Anna (pictured) graduated from the Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA in 2018. She previously worked as a journalist, and was a regular contributor to TV shows such as This Morning, Good Morning Britain, and the Alan Titchmarsh Show. A […]
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Deepa Anappara shortlisted for Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, the debut novel by UEA alumna Deepa Anappara, has been shortlisted for the 2021 Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, which is worth £2,500 to the winner. Deepa graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2017 and is currently studying at UEA for her PhD in Creative […]
Luke Allan and Daniel Bennett commended in National Poetry Competition
Two UEA alumni have been commended in this year’s Poetry Society National Poetry Competition. Luke Allan, who graduated from the BA in English Literature with Creative Writing in 2009, was commended for his poem ‘Something to Show for It’, while Daniel Bennett, who gained a BA in American and English Literature, was commended for ‘Clickbait’. […]
Monique Roffey shortlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize
The Mermaid of Black Conch by UEA graduate Monique Roffey has been shortlisted for the 2021 Republic of Consciousness Prize, which rewards books published by independent presses. The novel was published last year by Peepal Tree Press, which will receive £1,000. Monique graduated from the English Literature BA programme at UEA in 1987. Her first […]
Common Ground
Common Ground is the debut novel by UEA alumna Naomi Ishiguro and is published by Tinder Press on 25 March 2021. This is an extract from the first chapter: Goshawk Common, Newford, Surrey. Not the most remark- able expanse of open country, scrubby grass and tumbling hillside in the south of England, just as […]
Hasta luego; Exits the Stage
Wednesday has been our official ‘in-residence’ day during the last four months at the BCLT. Today, Wednesday January 27, is the last. This residency alongside my fellow translator in residence Olivia Hellewell has been an eye-opening, nourishing, collegiate joy. I’ve been made to feel hugely welcome by all at BCLT and the wider UEA community […]
Rogues’ Gallery by Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall
Rogues’ Gallery: An Irreverent History of Corruption in South Africa, from the VOC to the ANC is a new work of non-fiction co-authored by journalists Nick Dall and UEA alumnus Matthew Blackman. It has just been published by Penguin South Africa. Matthew is the author of two previous books, the novels In The Same Space […]
Common Ground by Naomi Ishiguro
Common Ground is the debut novel by UEA graduate Naomi Ishiguro and is published this week by Tinder Press. Naomi was born in London and gained a BA in English from University College London before working as a bookseller and bibliotherapist with Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath. She graduated from the MFA in […]
Lie Beside Me by Gytha Lodge
Lie Beside Me is the new novel by UEA alumna Gytha Lodge and is published by Michael Joseph this week. Gytha graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Scriptwriting) in 2013, having previously won the Geoffrey Whitworth Award For Best UK Play in 2009 and the Fringe Award For Best New Play in 2010. Following […]
Monique Roffey longlisted for OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature
The Mermaid of Black Conch by UEA alumna Monique Roffey has been longlisted for the 2021 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One Caribbean Media. The novel was published by Peepal Tree Press last year, and was the winner of the 2020 Costa Book Award. It is currently also longlisted for the Republic of […]