The Last House on Needless Street is the third novel by UEA alumna Catriona Ward and is published by Viper Books on 18 March 2021. This is the first chapter. Ted Bannerman Today is the anniversary of Little Girl With Popsicle. It happened by the lake, eleven years ago – she was there, and […]
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The Last House On Needless Street by Catriona Ward
The Last House On Needless Street is the new novel by UEA alumna Catriona Ward and is published by Viper Books this week. Catriona was born in Washington DC and grew up in America, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen and Morocco. She studied English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and graduated from the MA in Creative Writing […]
Come Join Our Disease by Sam Byers
Come Join Our Disease is the new novel by UEA alumnus Sam Byers and is published by Faber & Faber this week. Sam graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2003 and completed his PhD in Creative & Critical Writing in 2014. His first novel Idiopathy was published by 4th Estate in 2013 and won […]
The Feel-Good Movie of the Year by Luke Wright
The Feel-Good Movie of the Year is the new collection of poetry by UEA alumnus Luke Wright and is published this week by Penned in the Margins. Luke graduated from the BA in English Literature with Creative Writing in 2003 and is the author of several books, including Who Writes This Crap? (with Joel Stickley, 2007), Mondeo […]
The Lake by Louise Sharland
The Lake is the first novel by UEA alumna Louise Sharland and is published by Avon Books this week. Originally from Montreal, Louise has lived in the UK for nearly thirty years and graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) in 2018. She was the winner in 2010 of the Woman & […]
The Takers and Keepers by Ivan Pope
The Takers and Keepers is the debut novel UEA alumnus Ivan Pope and is published by Hookline Books this week. Ivan graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College before gaining an MA in Biography and Creative Non-Fiction from UEA in 2018. A visual artist and writer, he has taught at art colleges […]
Lucy Dixon wins New Anglia Manuscript Prize
Choked by UEA alumna Lucy Dixon has won the inaugural New Anglia Manuscript Prize, which is sponsored by the National Centre for Writing and recognises the best new writing from Suffolk and Norfolk in the form of a debut novel from an unpublished writer. Lucy (pictured) graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) […]
Scavengers by Molly Ellen Pearson
Scavengers is a new pamphlet of poetry by current UEA student and is published by the independent press Salo. Molly Ellen graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) in 2017 and is currently studying for her PhD in Creative and Critical Writing. Her debut pamphlet Hydra was published by Marble Poetry in November […]
The Muslim Problem
The Muslim Problem: Why We’re Wrong About Islam And Why It Matters is the first book by UEA writer Tawseef Khan and is published by Atlantic Books on 4 March 2021. The following is taken from the Introduction. I was fourteen years old when, during one lunch break in high school, I burst into […]
Futures for Creative Writing online conference
FUTURES FOR CREATIVE WRITING ONLINE CONFERENCE Celebrating 50 years of Creative Writing at UEA, join UEA and EACWP for 2 days of online workshops, panels, lectures and roundtable discussions. Friday 21 May and Saturday 22 May This online conference seeks to bring together PhD research students, Creative Writing tutors and graduates, writers and scholars to […]