UEA Professor of Poetry and History of Ideas, Denise Riley, has been shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem for ‘After La Rochefoucauld’. Denise (pictured) won the award in 2012 for ‘A Part Song’. She was formerly Writer in Residence at the Tate Gallery London and has held fellowships at Brown University and Birkbeck, University of London. For […]
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‘Elizabeth is Missing’ by Emma Healey
‘Elizabeth is Missing’ is the debut novel by UEA alumna Emma Healey and is published by Viking this week. Emma (pictured) grew up in London and gained a BA in Book Arts from the University of the Arts London before joining UEA’s Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA in 2010. She began writing ‘Elizabeth is Missing’ while on the MA, and […]
Ian Nettleton runner-up for Bath Novel Award
UEA alumnus Ian Nettleton has been named as the runner-up for the 2014 Bath Novel Award for his first novel, ‘The Last Migration’. Ian (pictured) completed his PhD in Creative & Critical Writing at UEA in 2003 and has since taught the writing of fiction, journalism and screenplays at UEA, the Open University, and Goldsmiths College, London. He has also worked […]
‘The Hitting Game’ by Graham Clifford
‘The Hitting Game’ is the debut full-length collection of poetry by UEA alumnus Graham Clifford and has recently been published by Seren. Graham graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Middlesex University in 1995 and the MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) at UEA in 2001. His work has been published in numerous journals including Poetry Wales, The Rialto, Magma, […]
Isa Lorenzo wins Weidenfeld & Nicolson short story competition
Current UEA Creative Writing student Isa Lorenzo has been named as the second winner of the Weidenfeld & Nicolson short story competition run in partnership with the UEA Creative Writing programme. The competition runs over the course of this year, with four quarterly winners, and is intended to showcase the best short stories written by current UEA students. We will […]
Katy Darby and Jon Stone win Saboteur Awards
Two UEA alumni are among the winners of this year’s Saboteur awards. Katy Darby, who graduated from the Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA in 2006, was the winner in the ‘Best Anthology’ category, along with her co-editor Cherry Potts, for ‘Weird Lies’ published by Arachne Press. Katy (pictured) was also successful for her work as a founding organizer of the […]
‘The Dustbowl’ by Jim Goar
‘The Dustbowl’ is the new collection of poetry by UEA alumnus Jim Goar and has recently been published in the UK by Shearsman Books. Jim was born in San Francisco, California and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. He studied at the University of Arizona, Naropa University, and, most recently, UEA, where he gained his PhD in Creative & Critical […]
Catriona Ward signs book deal with Weidenfeld & Nicolson
‘Rawblood’, the debut novel by UEA alumna Catriona Ward, has been bought at auction by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Catriona pictured) gained a BA in English Literature from Oxford and graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2011, having begun her novel while on the course. She was born in Washington DC and […]
Sian Melangell Dafydd, Jonathan Gibbs, Philip Langeskov and Anna Metcalfe selected for Best British Short Stories 2014
Four UEA writers have been selected for inclusion in The Best British Stories 2014, published by Salt this July. The annual anthology is edited by Nicholas Royle, the author of eight books and editor of sixteen previous anthologies. Sian Melangell Dafydd (pictured) graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA (Prose Fiction) in 2006 and was […]
DW Wilson shortlisted for Desmond Elliott Prize
‘Ballistics’ by UEA student DW (Dave) Wilson has been shortlisted for this year’s Desmond Elliott Prize for debut novelists, which is worth £10,000 to the winner. Dave (pictured) was the winner of UEA’s inaugural Booker Foundation Scholarship in 2009, and graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2010. He is currently completing […]