Monthly Archives: March 2018

MSt tutor Jane Draycott to judge SciPO (science and poetry competition) 2018

MSt tutor Jane Draycott is to judge the SciPO 2018 science and poetry competition. First prize, £100, second prize, £75, third prize, £50. Deadline: 23rd April. For details of competition and how to enter, go to https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/…/scipo-2018-meeting-science…

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MSt tutor James Hawes at Waterstones, Oxford, 12th April 2018

The Shortest History of Germany – An Evening with James Hawes in Oxford Thu, 12 Apr 2018, 7 pm. Waterstones, Oxford. From the Waterstones website: The brilliant James Hawes will be in store to discuss his work The Shortest History of … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Maya Popa’s “You Always Wished the Animals Would Leave” published

MSt alumna Maya Popa’s poetry collection You Always Wished the Animals Would Leave has been published by New Michigan Press “This is a work of seething precision. In these poems, hope is a meticulous, meditative state—a method of forensic searching … Continue reading

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MSt aluma Elena Kaufman’s “Love Bites” to be serialised on The Pigeonhole

“An intriguing and diverse set of storiesAn earnest and thoughtfully written collectionDeftly crafted, these stories are bursting with engaging characters.” MSt alumna Elena Kaufman’s short story collection Love Bites is to be serialised on The Pigeonhole. From the announcement: “Foreigners, … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Sarah Bakewell awarded a Windham-Campbell prize

MSt tutor Sarah Bakewell has been awarded a Windham-Campbell prize. From the announcement: “The Call of a Lifetime The director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes recently made the call of a lifetime to eight entirely surprised writers, informing them that they … Continue reading

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MSt tutor John Retallack’s Radio4 dramatisation of J B Priestley’s “The Good Companions” available online

MSt tutor John Retallack’s dramatisation of J B Priestley’s “The Good Companions”  on BBC Radio 4 is available to listen to online. From the Radio 4 site: “John Retallack’s dramatisation of J B Priestley’s classic story of a 1929 Concert … Continue reading

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