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Archives for 2013
Eliza Robertson shortlisted for CBC Short Story Prize
‘L’Étranger’, a new short story by UEA alumna Eliza Robertson, has been included in a shortlist of five stories selected from over 2,400 entries for Canada’s CBC Short Story Prize. Eliza (pictured) graduated with distinction from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) at UEA in 2012, and was the recipient of the Booker Foundation […]
Thomas Morris shortlisted for Willesden prize
‘Bolt’, a new short story by current UEA student Thomas Morris, has been shortlisted for the international Willesden Herald short story competition, which is worth £300 to the winner and is this year judged by prizewinning American short story writer David Means. Thomas (almost pictured) has previously published short fiction in The Irish Times, The […]
‘The Kills’ by Richard House
‘The Kills’ is a ‘digital-first’ sequence of four novels by UEA alumnus Richard House and is launched this week by Picador with the release of ‘Sutler’ in an enhanced edition containing audio and video created by the author. ‘Sutler’ will be followed by ‘The Massive’, ‘The Kill’ and ‘The Hit’. Richard (pictured) graduated from the […]
‘The Last Runaway’ by Tracy Chevalier
‘The Last Runaway’ is the seventh novel by UEA graduate Tracy Chevalier and is published by HarperCollins this month. Tracy (pictured) was born in Washington DC and moved to English in 1984. She graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA in 1994 and published her first novel ‘The Virgin Blue’ in 1996. Her second novel […]
Armando Celayo wins Salt Prize for Flash Fiction
‘If This Was A Love Story’ by UEA writer Armando Celayo has been selected as the winner of the inaugural Salt Prize for Best Individual Flash Fiction. The competition is international and worth £500 to the winner. Armando (pictured) graduated from UEA’s MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2010 and is currently completing a […]
Krishan Coupland achieves second place in PBS Student Poetry Competition
Current UEA student Krishan Coupland has been placed second in the inaugural Poetry Book Society Student Poetry Competition for his poem ‘3:46PM’. He was also Highly Commended for another poem, ‘Emergency Exit’. Krishan (pictured) joined UEA this year as a part-time student on the Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA, having achieved First Class Honours in […]
Toby Litt and Ali Smith shortlisted for Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award
UEA alumnus Toby Litt and current UNESCO City of Literature Visiting Professor Ali Smith have been shortlisted for this year’s Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award. Toby (pictured) graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 1995 and was included in the 2003 Granta list of Best of Young British […]
‘Five Star Billionaire’ by Tash Aw
‘Five Star Billionaire’ is the third novel by UEA graduate Tash Aw and is published by Fourth Estate this week. Tash (pictured) was born in Taipei to Malaysian parents and grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2003. His first novel ‘The Harmony Silk […]
Janice Okoh at the Royal Exchange
‘Three Birds’ by UEA playwright Janice Okoh will receive its world premiere at the Royal Exchange Theatre in London this month before transferring to the Bush Theatre in London from 20 March – 20 April. Janice (pictured) graduated from the Scriptwriting strand of UEA’s MA in Creative Writing in 2008. Her previous works include ‘Egusi […]