‘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Writing Naomi Wood has been shortlisted for the international Manchester Fiction Prize, the UK’s biggest award for unpublished writing.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 […]
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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 […]
The Hiding Game by Naomi Wood
The Hiding Game is the new novel by UEA writer Naomi Wood and is published by Picador this week. Naomi graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2008 and completed her PhD in Creative and Critical Writing in 2013, both at UEA. She was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing […]
