Novels by two UEA alumni have been shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize for a first novel by a writer over 40. Taymour Soomro (pictured), who graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2016 and the PhD in Creative and Critical Writing in 2021, is nominated for Other Names for Love. Ayanna Lloyd […]
McKitterick Prize
Deepa Anappara runner-up for the McKitterick Prize
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by UEA alumna Deepa Anappara has been named as the runner-up for the 2021 Society of Authors McKitterick Prize, which recognises the best first novel by an author over the age of forty. Deepa graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2017 and is currently studying at […]
Deepa Anappara shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by UEA alumna Deepa Anappara has been shortlisted for the 2021 Society of Authors McKitterick Prize for the best first novel by an author over the age of forty. Deepa graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2017 and is currently studying at UEA for her […]
Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott wins McKitterick Prize
Swan Song by UEA graduate Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott has won this year’s McKitterick Prize, which is awarded to a first novel by a writer over 40 and is administered by the Society of Authors. Kelleigh (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2017, having previously earned a BFA in Drama from Carnegie […]
Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott and C.D. Rose shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize
Two UEA alumni have been shortlisted for this year’s McKitterick Prize, which is awarded to a first novel by a writer over 40 and is administered by the Society of Authors. Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott is nominated for Swan Song, published by Hutchinson, and C.D. (Chris) Rose for Who’s Who When Everyone Is Someone Else: Ten Lectures […]
