Two UEA alumni have been longlisted for the Jhalak Poetry Prize, an award that seeks to celebrate writers of colour in the UK and Ireland. Amaan Hyder, who graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) in 2006, is nominated for Self-Portrait with Family; and Gboyega Odubanjo, who graduated with a BA in English and […]
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Tawseef Khan, Amaan Hyder, and Gboyega Odubanjo longlisted for the Jhalak Prize
Three UEA alumni have been longlisted for the Jhalak Prize, an award that seeks to celebrate books by writers of colour in the UK and Ireland. Tawseef Khan (pictured), who graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2021, is nominated for Determination in the Fiction Category; Amaan Hyder, who graduated from the […]
Adam by Gboyega Odubanjo
Adam is the debut poetry collection by UEA alumnus Gboyega Odubanjo (1996-2023) and is published posthumously by Faber & Faber this week. Gboyega graduated from with a BA in English and Philosphy in 2017 and from the MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) in 2018. He was the author of three poetry pamphlets: While I Yet […]
Gboyega Odubanjo
Award-winning poet and UEA alumnus Gboyega Odubanjo went missing at the Shambala Festival in Northamptonshire on 26th August and officers investigating found a body on 31st August. In a statement, Northamptonshire police said formal identification had yet to take place, but that Odubanjo’s family had been informed. Gboyega (pictured) gained a BA in English & […]
Gboyega Odubanjo wins Michael Marks Poetry Award
Aunty Uncle Poems by UEA alumnus Gboyega Odubanjo has won the 2021 Michael Marks Poetry Award for poetry pamphlets. It was published by Poetry Business earlier this year, having been one of the four winners of the 2020 Poetry Business New Poet’s Prize. Gboyega (pictured) gained a BA in English & Philosophy at UEA in 2017 […]
Aunty Uncle Poems by Gboyega Odubanjo
Aunty Uncle Poems is a new pamphlet of poetry by UEA alumnus Gboyega Odubanjo and is published this week by the Poetry Business. Last year it was one of the four winners of the Poetry Business New Poet’s Prize. Gboyega (pictured) gained a BA in English & Philosophy at UEA in 2017 and graduated from […]
Gboyega Odubanjo and Michael Askew win Eric Gregory Awards
Two UEA alumni, Gboyega Odubanjo and Michael Askew, have been awarded Eric Gregory Awards at the Society of Authors annual prize-giving ceremony. The award recognises a poetry collection by an author under age of thirty, and is worth £4050 to each author. Gboyega (pictured) was awarded his prize for Aunty Uncle Poems, which was also […]
Two Stops Short of Barking by Gboyega Odubanjo
Two Stops Short of Barking is a new pamphlet of poems and interviews by UEA alumnus Gboyega Odubanjo, the outcome of his residency at Rabbits Road Institute Library in London. It is published by The Alternative School of Economics, supported by The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Library Service. Gboyega (pictured) gained a BA in […]
Gboyega Odubanjo wins Poetry Business New Poet’s Prize
UEA alumnus Gboyega Odubanjo has been named as one of the four winners of the 2020 Poetry Business New Poet’s Prize, a pamphlet competition for writers under 24. His pamphlet Aunty Uncle Poems will be published by the Poetry Business. Gboyega (pictured) gained a BA in English & Philosophy at UEA in 2017 and graduated […]
Gboyega Odubanjo, James McDermott and Molly Naylor shortlisted for OutSpoken Prize
Three UEA Creative Writing graduates have been shortlisted for the 2020 OutSpoken Prize for Poetry: Gboyega Odubanjo in the ‘Page’ category, and James McDermott and Molly Naylor in the ‘Performance’ category. OutSpoken is a monthly poetry and music night held at the South Bank Centre in London, and the winner of this year’s prize will […]
