A Revolutionary Consciousness: Black Britain, Black Power, and the Caribbean Artists Movement by UEA alumnus Malachi McIntosh has been awarded a Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction. The award is intended to support writers working on their first commissioned works of non-fiction. Malachi (pictured) was born and lives in Birmingham, […]
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Sarah Hesketh wins RSL Literature Matters Award
UEA alumna Sarah Hesketh has been awarded a Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Literature Matters Award, which is intended to provide financial support for writers to undertake new literary projects that extend the reach of literature. Her project ‘Boo Do’ is a work of poetry/oral history that explores experiences of breastfeeding. Sarah (pictured) graduated from the MA […]
Ruth Gilligan shortlisted for RSL/Ondaatje Prize
The Butchers by UEA alumna Ruth Gilligan has been shortlisted for this year’s Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, which is worth £10,000 for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry evoking the spirit of a place. The novel was published by Atlantic Books last year. Ruth was born in Dublin in 1988 and […]
