Author Archives: Kate Longworth

MSt tutors Jenny Lewis & George Szirtes read at Poets & Writers Studio International, Sat 9 Jan 2021

MSt tutors Jenny Lewis & George Szirtes will be reading at Poets & Writers Studio International, organised by Sudeep Sen and Indran Amirthanayagam on Saturday 9 Jan 2021 at 4 pm (GMT)/11 am (EST)/9.30 pm (IST). https://tinyurl.com/y3sm2v6s

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Alumni Publications – and Successes

Given all the wonderful successes of our alumni, we’ve decided to create a list. This is by no means complete, and we will be updating it as we go along. It’s in alphabetical order (work in progress), by first name, … Continue reading

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MSt alumnus Nabin Chhetri commissioned by Stanza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival

MSt alumnus Nabin Chhetri has been commissioned to write a poem for Stanza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival. More details at the Stanza site

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MSt alumna Laura Theis’ “How to Extricate Yourself” published by Dempsey & Windle

MSt alumna Laura Theis collecttion “How to Extricate Yourself” has been published by Dempsey & Windle From the announcement: “What would it be like to be a writer in residence on the moon? Or to wake up with hair made … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Ella Hickson shortlisted for the Paines Plough inaugural Women’s Prize for Playwriting

MSt tutor Ella Hickson has been shortlisted for the Paines Plough inaugural Women’s Prize for Playwriting

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MSt tutor Jane Draycott made Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature

MSt tutor Jane Draycott has been made Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature. Read about it here.

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MSt tutor Jamie Mckendrick’s “The Years” shortlisted for the 2020 Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets

MSt tutor Jamie Mckendrick’s “The Years” has been shortlisted for the 2020 Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets. From the announcement “The judges admired these poems for their formal accomplishment, quiet erudition, variety of theme and engaging introspection.  But, beyond that, … Continue reading

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MSt alumnus David Shook’s “Barcode Scanner” wins ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival’s Prize for the Best Film for Tolerance

https://vimeo.com/434148546 MSt alumnus David Shook’s Barcode Scanner has won the ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival’s Prize for the Best Film for Tolerance. From the announcement: “The Prize for the Best Film for Tolerance, donated by the Federal Foreign Ministry, has been … Continue reading

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MSt alumna MJ Holmes’s novella “Don’t Tell the Bees” published by Ad Hoc Fiction

MSt alumna MJ Holmes’s novella Don’t Tell the Bees , which won the Bath Novella-in-Flash Award has been published by Ad Hoc Fiction. The judge of the Bath Novella-in-Flash Award , Michael Loveday, said: “WThe winning novella is a story … Continue reading

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MSt alumna M J Holmes’ pamphlet “Dihedral” published by Live Canon

MSt alumna M J Holmes’ pamphlet “Dihedral” has been published by Live Canon. From the announcement: “Joint winner of the 2020 Live Canon Pamphlet Competition. A Forward Prize nominee and Hawthornden Fellow, Mary-Jane has won the Bridport Poetry prize, the … Continue reading

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