Unthology 10 is the latest anthology of new short fiction to be co-edited UEA alumnus Ashley Stokes, along with Robin Jones, and published by Unthank Press. Ashley graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing in 1997 and published his first novel Touching The Starfish in 2010. His debut collection of stories The Syllabus of […]
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Wretched Strangers edited by Ágnes Lehóczky and JT Welsch
Wretched Strangers is a new anthology of poetry, co-edited by UEA alumna Ágnes Lehóczky, along with JT Welsch, and recently published by Boiler House Press. All the contributors are British poets who were born outside the UK, including the UEA graduates Ben Borek (MA 2004), Sandeep Parmar (MA 2003), Agnieszka Studzinska (MA 2003), Rebecca Tamás […]
we live in the newness of small differences by Sohini Basak
we live in the newness of small differences is the debut collection of poetry by UEA alumna Sohini Basak and has just been published by Eyewear Publishing, having won the 2017 Beverley manuscript prize organized by the publisher. Sohini grew up in Barrackpore, India, and studied Literature and Creative Writing at the Universities of Delhi […]
Shylock Must Die by Clive Sinclair
Shylock Must Die is a posthumous collection of short stories by UEA alumnus Clive Sinclair and has recently been published by Halban. Clive was born in 1948 and died in March 2018. He completed his BA at UEA in 1969 and his PhD in 1983 and later returned to the University as a Royal Literary […]
To Provide All People by Owen Sheers
To Provide All People is a book-length poem by UEA alumnus Owen Sheers and has just been published by Faber & Faber to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the National Health Service Act. Owen graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) in 1998 and published his first collection of poetry, The Blue Book, […]
UEA graduates’ short story successes
A number of alumni of the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) and the PhD in Creative & Critical Writing have recently had success with their short stories. C. D. Rose, who graduated from the MA in 2008, and Iain Robinson, who gained his PhD in 2009, are included in the forthcoming Best British […]
Kathryn Simmonds shortlisted for Royal Academy / Pin Drop Award
The Social Smoker by UEA alumna Kathryn Simmonds has been shortlisted for this year’s Royal Academy & Pin Drop Short Story Award. The winner will be announced on 11 July. Kathryn (pictured) graduated from the UEA Creative Writing (Poetry) MA in 2002. She received an Eric Gregory Award in the same year and published a pamphlet, ‘Snug’, […]
Richard Beard shortlisted for PEN Ackerley Prize
The Day That Went Missing, a memoir by UEA alumnus Richard Beard, has been shortlisted for this year’s PEN Ackerley Prize for literary autobiography. The book is also currently shortlisted for the James Tait Black (Biography) Prize and was previously shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize. Richard graduated from the MA in Creative Writing in 1995 and has […]
Richard Beard shortlisted for PEN Ackerley Prize
The Day That Went Missing, a memoir by UEA alumnus Richard Beard, has been shortlisted for this year’s PEN Ackerley Prize for literary autobiography. The book is also currently shortlisted for the James Tait Black (Biography) Prize and was previously shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize. Richard graduated from the MA in Creative Writing in 1995 and has […]
Cat Woodward wins Ivan Juritz Prize
UEA student Cat Woodward has won the 2018 Ivan Juritz Prize, which invites postgraduate students throughout Europe to submit texts, films, musical compositions, virtual documentation of artwork, excerpts of moving image work and proposals for installation and performance. Cat (pictured) graduated from the BA in English Literature with Creative Writing at UEA in 2011 and is […]