The opening of The Sleep Watcher, the new novel by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, published by Sceptre in April 2023. I have never returned to the town. I rarely say its name, only that I grew up a few hours from London. I left before I turned seventeen. All along the coast there are gate […]
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The Sleep Watcher by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
The Sleep Watcher is the new novel by UEA alumna Rowan Hisayo Buchanan and is published by Sceptre this week. Rowan gained her PhD in Creative & Critical Writing from UEA in 2019. Her debut novel Harmless Like You was published by Sceptre in 2016 and received a Betty Trask Award. It was the winner of the […]
Dog Hearted, edited by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan and Jessica J. Lee
Dog Hearted: Essays on Our Fierce and Familiar Companions is a new collection of essays edited by UEA alumna Rowan Hisayo Buchanan and nature writer Jessica J. Lee. It has just been published by Daunt Books, and contains essays by fourteen writers, including Rowan and fellow UEA alumna Sharlene Teo. Rowan gained her PhD in […]
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan shortlisted for Costa Novel Award
Starling Days by UEA Creative Writing alumna Rowan Hisayo Buchanan has been shortlisted in the Novel category of this year’s Costa Book Awards. Rowan gained her PhD in Creative & Critical Writing from UEA earlier this year. Her debut novel Harmless Like You was published in 2016 and received a Betty Trask Award and was the winner […]
Starling Days by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
Starling Days is the second novel by UEA Creative Writing student Rowan Hisayo Buchanan and is published by Sceptre this week. Rowan gained her PhD in Creative & Critical Writing from UEA earlier this year. She published her debut novel Harmless Like You in 2016, also with Sceptre. This received a Betty Trask Award and […]
