Against Creative Writing is a new work of non-fiction by UEA Professor of Creative Andrew Cowan. An overview of the discipline of Creative Writing, historically and internationally, the book has just been published by Routledge. Andrew graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA in 1985 and is the author of six novels. Pig won five literary awards […]
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Against Creative Writing
Who gets published in the UK, and who chooses who gets published? Has the institution of the Creative Writing programme made a difference? Or do the older institutions of Oxbridge and the private school continue to exert a disproportionate influence? This extract from Against Creative Writing by novelist and UEA professor Andrew Cowan looks at […]
Creative Writing and the Democratisation of Literary Access
Celebrating 50 years of Creative Writing at UEA, in partnership with the European Association of Creative Writing (EACWP) This online conference in May 2021 considered the future of Creative Writing in universities and the importance of literature and drama in helping us navigate challenging moments in history. In this keynote lecture, the novelist and Professor […]
Tracy Chevalier interviewed by Andrew Cowan
From the UEA Literary Festival in Autumn 2019, the internationally bestselling author of Girl With A Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier, discusses her career and most recent novel, A Single Thread, with novelist and UEA Professor of Creative Writing Andrew Cowan
Margaret Atwood interviewed by Andrew Cowan
Recorded at the conclusion of her MaddAddam trilogy and the start of her Visiting Professorship at UEA, world-renowned author Margaret Atwood is here in conversation with the novelist and UEA Professor of Creative Writing, Andrew Cowan
Writing Talk: Interviews with writers about the creative process
Derek Neale’s Writing Talk: Interviews with writers about the creative process is published by Routledge in April 2020. Here are some extracts from the Introduction and interviews: Introduction Writing practice is a way of knowing the world, just as reading is. The production of knowledge in this context is threefold: it is to be found in […]
Your Fault by Andrew Cowan
Your Fault is the new novel by UEA writer Andrew Cowan and is published by Salt this week. Andrew graduated from the UEA Creative Writing MA in 1985 is now a Professor of Creative Writing on the UEA programme. He is the author of five previous novels. Pig won five literary awards including the Sunday […]
Your Fault
An extract from Andrew Cowan’s new novel, Your Fault, published by Salt on 15 May 2019 your earliest memory This, then, is your earliest memory. You are no older than three because your sister is still in her pram, a Leeway ‘Lugano’ with chromium-plated chassis and white pneumatic wheels. The day is sunny and warm, […]
WORTHLESS MEN
An exclusive extract from Andrew Cowan’s new novel ‘Worthless Men’ to celebrate its publication on Valentine’s Day
