Lumen is Tiffany Atkinson’s fourth collection of poetry and is published by Bloodaxe Books in February 2021 Hymn Red dog shitting plants his four stars in the grass and up goes the tent of himself his tail pegged out his eyelids fine and private. And I think ……………..so that’s how we do all things with […]
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Pure Gold by John Patrick McHugh
Pure Gold is the debut collection of short stories by UEA alumnus John Patrick McHugh and is published by New Island Books this week. John was born in 1991 in the west of Ireland and graduated from the UEA Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA in 2014 as the recipient of that year’s Corsair bursary. His […]
The English Strain by Robert Sheppard
The English Strain is the new collection of poetry by UEA alumnus Robert Sheppard and has just been published by Shearsman. In 1979 Robert became the first poet to graduate from the UEA Creative Writing MA. A prolific poet, he subsequently became Professor of Creative Writing and Programme Leader of the MA Creative Writing at […]
Lumen by Tiffany Atkinson
Lumen is the fourth collection of poetry by UEA Professor of Poetry Tiffany Atkinson and is published by Bloodaxe Books this week. Tiffany was born in Berlin to an army family and lived for many years in Wales, where she gained a PhD in Critical Theory at Cardiff University before joining the faculty at Aberystwyth […]
Little Gods by Meng Jin
Little Gods is the debut novel by Meng Jin and published in the UK by ONE, an imprint of Pushkin Press, this week. It was published in the USA last year, where it was a New York Times Editor’s Choice and longlisted for the PEN Open Book Award. Meng was the David T.K. Wong Writing […]
Little Gods
An extract from Little Gods by Meng Jin, published by Pushkin Press on Feb 25, 2021 In those days I found myself thinking often of the first time I had seen Su Lan, when she moved into the neighborhood a little less than a year before. She and her husband were strange newcomers—two intellectuals from […]
Nightshift by Kiare Ladner
Nightshift is the debut novel by UEA alumna Kiare Ladner and is published this week by Picador. Kiare grew up in South Africa and graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) at UEA in 2013 before completing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Aberystwyth. Her short stories have been published […]
father forgive me by Deshawn McKinney
father forgive me is the debut pamphlet of poetry by UEA alumnus Deshawn McKinney and has just been published by Black Sunflowers Press. Deshawn comes from Milwaukee and gained a BA in Creative Writing and African-American Students before completing an MA in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He graduated […]
Eve Esfandiari Denney shortlisted for the White Review Poet’s Prize
Current UEA Creative Writing student Eve Esfandiari Denney has been shortlisted for this year’s White Review Poet’s, which is open to English-language poets developing a debut pamphlet or collection and is worth £2,500 to the winner. The prize is run in partnership with the independent publishing and film production company CHEERIO. Eve (pictured) is a […]
No Straight Thing Was Ever Made by Urvashi Bahuguna
No Straight Thing Was Ever Made is a new collection of essays on mental health by UEA alumna Urvashi Bahuguna and is published by Penguin Viking this week. Urvashi graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) in 2014. She grew up in Goa and currently lives and works in Delhi. Her debut collection […]