An extract from Randall, Jonathan Gibbs’ excellent new novel satirising the BritArt movement of the 90s, among other things.
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Pipal Tree
It was a tree that didn’t discriminate between race, religion, language or age.
Sophie Collins wins Eric Gregory Award
UEA alumna Sophie Collins has received an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors. The award, which is worth £4,000, is for poets under the age of 30. Sophie (pictured) was born in 1989 and grew up in North Holland. She moved to London in 2007 and studied Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College before […]
Sam Byers wins Betty Trask Award
UEA alumnus Sam Byers has been awarded a £3,750 Betty Trask Award for his first novel ‘Idiopathy’, which was published by Fourth Estate last year. Sam graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2003 and completed his PhD in Creative and Critical Writing earlier this year. He is a regular reviewer for […]
New plays by E.V.Crowe and Timberlake Wertenbaker at the RSC
New plays by UEA writers E.V.Crowe and Timberlake Wertenbaker are among the four works being performed in the Midsummer Mischief festival of world premieres now running at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford. E.V.Crowe (pictured) graduated from UEA’s MA in Creative Writing (Scriptwriting) in 2005 and was shortlisted for the Most Promising Playwright Award at the […]
Divya Ghelani selected for B3 Media TalentLab
UEA alumna Divya Ghelani has been selected for the 2014 edition of B3 Media TalentLab, an Arts Council-supported scheme aimed at writers, producers, artists and directors from Black, Asian and Minority backgrounds. Her commission will enable her to develop a short film adapted from the series of flash fictions she wrote earlier this year for the University […]
Thomas Morris signs book deal with Faber
UEA alumnus Thomas Morris has signed a two-book deal with Faber and Faber, who will publish his debut story collection, ‘We Don’t Know What We’re Doing’, next year. Thomas (pictured) graduated from the Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA last year, and wrote most of the stories in his collection while on the MA. In 2013 he was also […]
First make them laugh – comedy in fiction
How to be funny, as writers – or funnier, at least?
Zebra Crossing
An extract from a new novel by UEA graduate, Meg Vandermerwe.
After Sebald – a tribute
Bae Su-Ah on the educational experience of translating the work of W. G. Sebald.