‘Circling the Chicken’ by UEA alumnus Vijay Khurana has been awarded second prize in the Cúirt New Writing Prize, which is part of Galway’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature and was this year judged by Colin Barrett. Vijay (pictured) graduated in 2019 from the MFA in Creative Writing at UEA, and has twice been shortlisted […]
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Vijay Khurana shortlisted for Galley Beggar Prize
‘About Suffering’ by UEA alumnus Vijay Khurana has been shortlisted for the 2020 Galley Beggar Short Story Prize. Vijay (pictured) graduated in 2019 from the MFA in Creative Writing at UEA, and was previously shortlisted for last year’s Galley Beggar Prize. His children’s chapter book Regal Beagle was published in 2014. Another UEA graduate, Ferdia Lennon, was included […]
Ferdia Lennon and Vijay Khurana longlisted for Galley Beggar Prize
Two UEA alumni have been longlisted for the Galley Beggar Short Story Prize. Vijay Khurana is nominated for ‘About Suffering’ and Ferdia Lennon for ‘Samhain’. Ferdia is from Dublin and studied History and Classical Studies at University College Dublin before joining the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction). He graduated in 2014. His work has been […]
Vijay Khurana and Kate Vine shortlisted for Bath Short Story Award
Two UEA writers have been shortlisted for the Bath Short Story Award. Vijay Khurana is shortlisted for ‘Circling The Chicken’ and Kate Vine for ‘Beautiful Things’. Vijay is a current student on the MFA in Creative Writing, prior to which he lived in Australia, Cambodia and Germany, and worked as a radio presenter and journalist. Earlier this […]
