Monthly Archives: May 2015

MSt alumna Maya Popa wins 2015 Hippocrates Prize

MSt alumna Maya Popa has won  the 2015 Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine. “The £5000 First Prize in the Open Category was awarded to teacher and writer Maya Catherine Popa from New York City for a poem inspired by … Continue reading

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MSt tutor George Szirtes shares 2015 International Man Booker Translator’s Prize

2015 International Man Book Prize winner Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai “has chosen to split the £15,000 translator’s prize between two translators, George Szirtes (who translated Satantango and The Melancholy of Resistance) and Ottilie Mulzet (who translated Seiobo There Below). Szirtes is … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Wendy Brandmark’s novel on the 2015 Jerwood Fiction Uncovered longlist

MSt tutor Wendy Brandmark’s novel The Stray American has been longlisted for the 2015 Jerwoord Fiction Uncovered prize. “The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize today (Tuesday 12 May) announces its longlist of 15 books which showcase the breadth and vibrancy of British writing … Continue reading

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