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Vijay Khurana shortlisted for Fitzcarraldo Novel Prize

January 22, 2023 by andrew

The Passenger Seat by UEA alumnus Vijay Khurana has been shortlisted for The Novel Prize, a biennial award sponsored by London-based Fitzcarraldo Editions, Sydney-based Giramondo, and New York-based New Directions. The winning novel will receive $10,000 and simultaneous publication in each of the territories covered by the three publishers. Vijay (pictured) graduated from the UEA […]

Vijay Khurana shortlisted for Bristol Prize

July 31, 2021 by andrew

‘Follower’ by UEA alumnus Vijay Khurana has been shortlisted for the 2021 Bristol Short Story Prize. Earlier this month he was named as one of the four winners of Australia’s Griffith Review Emerging Voices competition for his story ‘The Menaced Assassin’, which will be published in Griffith Review later this year. Vijay (pictured) graduated in 2019 from the MFA […]

Vijay Khurana wins Griffith Review Emerging Voices competition

July 17, 2021 by andrew

UEA alumnus Vijay Khurana has been named as one of the four winners of Australia’s Griffith Review Emerging Voices competition for his short story ‘The Menaced Assassin’. It will be published in Griffith Review later this year. Vijay (pictured) graduated in 2019 from the MFA in Creative Writing. Earlier this year he was shortlisted for […]

Vijay Khurana and Luke Allan shortlisted for Mairtín Crawford Awards

June 11, 2021 by andrew

Two UEA alumni have been shortlisted for this year’s Mairtín Crawford Awards at the Belfast Book Festival. Vijay Khurana is nominated for the Short Story Award and Luke Allan for the Poetry Award. Vijay (pictured) graduated in 2019 from the MFA in Creative Writing at UEA, and has twice been shortlisted for the Galley Beggar […]

Vijay Khurana runner-up for Cúirt New Writing Prize

April 4, 2021 by andrew

‘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 […]

Vijay Khurana shortlisted for Galley Beggar Prize

February 5, 2020 by andrew

‘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

January 26, 2020 by andrew

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

August 8, 2019 by andrew

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 […]

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