Monthly Archives: December 2021

MSt alumnus Constantine Blintzios’s novel published with Kernpunkt Press

MSt alumnus C.A. Blintkios’ novel The Smoke is Me, Burning is now available for pre-sale with Kernpunkt Press. Jonathan McAloon, journalist for the BBC, The Guardian, and TLS, says of the book that it is “a sort of scrapbook of place magic. … Continue reading

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MSt students win prizes in Nobel Laureate-founded Oxford-BNU Creative Writing Award

First prize in the inaugural Oxford-BNU Creative Writing Award was awarded to MSt student Megan Chester, for her work ‘Girl, Woman, River.’ Megan said, this ‘came as a wonderful surprise and a timely encouragement! I believe that there is a … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Laura Theis wins first prize in the EAL Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition 2021

MSt alumna Laura Theis has won first prize in the Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition 2021, in the category for poets who speak English as an Additional Language.  The prize, awarded by The Poetry Centre at Oxford Brookes, was judged this … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Harry Man wins The Stephen Spender Prize 2021

MSt tutor Harry Man has won The Stephen Spender Prize 2021. The Prize is an annual competition for poetry in translation, with categories for young people (14-and-under, 16-and-under, and 18-and-under) as well as an open category for adults.  For more … Continue reading

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Alumna Jesse Sutanto wins the 2021 Comedy Women in Print Prize for her novel Dial A for Aunties

Comedian, author and actor Helen Lederer launched the Comedy Women in Print Prize (CWIP) in 2019, to recognise, celebrate and encourage witty women authors.  With not only a sequel but a Netflix adaptation in the works, MSt alumna Jesse Satanto’s … Continue reading

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