The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by UEA alumnus Stephen Buoro has been shortlisted for the Society of Authors Betty Trask Prize. Stephen (pictured) was born in Nigeria in 1993 and previously studied Mathematics before joining the UEA Creative Writing MA in 2018 as the recipient of that year’s Booker Prize Foundation Bursary. and […]
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries Of Andy Africa
Alice Slater & Stephen Buoro longlisted for Authors’ Club Award
Two UEA alumni have been longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, the longest-running UK prize for debut fiction. Alice Slater, who graduatedfrom the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2011, is nominated for her novel Death of a Bookseller; and Stephen Buoro, who graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose […]
Stephen Buoro & Paul Murray shortlisted for Nero Book Awards
Two UEA alumni have been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards. Stephen Buoro (pictured), who graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2019 and is currently studying for a fully-funded PhD in Creative & Critical Writing, is nominated for The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa in the Debut Fiction category; and Paul […]
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa
An extract from The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro, published by Bloomsbury in April 2023. Sun is up now. We’re still sitting on the bed. A rope of sunlight crawls over our legs, showing the contrast. Her skin is evenly coloured, no stretch or spot of red or pink. It’s so […]
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa is the debut novel by UEA writer Stephen Buoro and is published by Bloomsbury in the UK and USA this week. Stephen was born in Nigeria in 1993 and previously studied Mathematics before joining the UEA Creative Writing MA in 2018 as the recipient of that year’s Booker Prize Foundation […]
Stephen Buoro wins second prize in Deborah Rogers Writers Award
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries Of Andy Africa by UEA student Stephen Buoro has won second prize in the 2020 Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award. It was selected from 876 entries for the award, which recognises and supports an as yet unpublished writer who is completing their first book. He will receive a cash prize of £1,000. […]
