‘The Retreat’ by UEA alumnus Toby Litt has won the 2020 Short Fiction/University of Essex Short Story Prize. Fellow UEA graduates Luisa Hausleithner and Vijay Khurana were shortlisted for the prize, while Alan Murrin was longlisted. Toby (pictured) graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 1995 and was included in the Granta list […]
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On Cult Books and On Poetry by Toby Litt
On Cult Books and On Poetry are two new ebooks by UEA alumnus Toby Litt containing reviews and short essays originally published on the Penguin website. They have recently been reissued by the Alphabetical Book Company. Toby (pictured) graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 1995 and was included in the […]
Toby Litt longlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize
Patience, the latest novel by UEA alumnus Toby Litt, has been longlisted for the 2020 Republic of Consciousness Prize, which rewards the best fiction published by small presses. The novel was published by Galley Beggar Press last year. Toby graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 1995 and was included in […]
Patience by Toby Litt
Patience is the new novel by UEA alumnus Toby Litt and is published by Galley Beggar Press this week. Toby graduated from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 1995 and was included in the Granta list of Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. He is the author of nine novels and three […]
Toby Litt and Joe Dunthorne longlisted for Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award
Two UEA alumni have been longlisted for the 2019 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, which is the world’s richest prize for a single short story. The winner receives £30,000 and each of the six shortlistees £1,000. The co-sponsor Audible will also produce an audio anthology of the six shortlisted stories. Toby Litt (pictured), who […]
