Glorious Exploits by UEA alumnus Ferdia Lennon has been shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Ferdia (pictured) 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 published in a number of […]
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Amanda Smyth shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize
Fortune by UEA alumna Amanda Smyth has been shortlisted for this year’s Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which is worth £25,000 to the winner. The novel was published by Peepal Tree Press last year. Amanda is Irish/Trinidadian and completed the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2000. Her first novel, Black Rock, was published by […]
Rose Tremain longlisted for Walter Scott Prize
Islands of Mercy by UEA alumna Rose Tremain has been longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which is worth £25,000 to the winner. The novel was published by Chatto & Windus last year. Rose graduated from UEA with a BA in English in 1967 and later returned to the university to teach […]
Naomi Wood longlisted for Walter Scott Prize
The Hiding Game, the third novel by UEA writer Naomi Wood, has been longlisted for the the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which is worth £25,000 to the winner. It was published by Picador last year. Naomi graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2008 and completed her PhD in Creative […]
