“Comorbidities” by UEA alumna and Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing Naomi Wood has won The BBC National Short Story Award. Naomi (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2008 and completed her PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at UEA in 2013. Her first novel The Godless Boys was published in 2011 […]
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Naomi Wood shortlisted for BBC National Short Story Award
“Comorbidities” by UEA alumna and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing Naomi Wood has been shortlisted for The BBC National Short Story Award. The Award is in its 18th year and the winning author will receive £15,000, while each other shortlisted author will receive £600. Naomi (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) […]
Naomi Wood and Andrea Mason shortlisted for the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize
Two UEA alumnae have been shortlisted for the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize and will be published in a limited-edition collection by Desperate Literature and one of their partner journals. Naomi Wood (pictured), who graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2008 and from the PhD in Creative & Critical Writing in […]
Naomi Wood, PJ Johnson and Mahreen Sohail longlisted for Galley Beggar Prize
Three UEA writers have been longlisted for the 2023 Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize, which is worth £2,500 to the winner. Naomi Wood, who graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2008 and from the PhD in Creative & Critical Writing in 2013 and is now a Senior Lecturer in Creative […]
Naomi Wood shortlisted for Manchester Fiction Prize
‘Quarry’ by UEA alumna and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing Naomi Wood has been shortlisted for the international Manchester Fiction Prize, the UK’s biggest award for unpublished writing. Naomi (pictured) graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2008 and completed her PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at UEA in 2013. Her […]
Naomi Wood and Elizabeth Macneal shortlisted for HWA Crown Awards
Two UEA alumnae have been shortlisted for the Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) Crown Awards. The Hiding Game by Naomi Wood is shortlisted for the Gold Crown Award for the best historical novel of the year, while The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal is shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown. Naomi graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) […]
Naomi Wood and Elizabeth Macneal longlisted for HWA awards
Two UEA alumnae have been nominated for the Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) Crown Awards. The Hiding Game by Naomi Wood is longlisted for the Gold Crown Award for the best historical novel of the year, while The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal is nominated for the HWA Debut Crown. Naomi graduated from the MA in […]
Christie Watson interviewed by Naomi Wood
As UEA alumna Christie Watson returns to frontline nursing during the Covid-19 crisis, we thought we’d applaud and celebrate her by sharing this recording of her 2018 Literary Festival interview with fellow alumna Naomi Wood, here discussing Christie’s bestselling memoir, The Language of Kindness.
Naomi Wood longlisted for Walter Scott Prize
The Hiding Game, the third novel by UEA writer Naomi Wood, has been longlisted for the the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which is worth £25,000 to the winner. It was published by Picador last year. Naomi graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2008 and completed her PhD in Creative […]
The Hiding Game
The opening to Naomi Wood’s third novel, The Hiding Game, published by Picador in July 2019. So: Walter König is dead. Irmi called with the news in the middle of the night: she sounded upset, and couldn’t understand why I wasn’t. ‘He was your friend, Paul,’ she said. ‘How can you feel nothing?’ I […]
