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Author Archives: MSt Creative Writing
What I’m Reading Now
Departmental Lecturer Barney Norris shares some of his current reading and research focuses. I read a couple of hundred books a year; in the last week, Michael Kaiser’s The Art of the Turnaround, a memoir that’s also a how-to guide … Continue reading
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Alexandra Strnad’s The Wykehamist published by Black Spring Press
The MSt team are delighted to celebrate the publication of Alexandra Strnad’s The Wykehamist, in a really beautiful edition with a cover design referencing classic crime novels of the mid-twentieth century. You can order the novel direct from the publisher … Continue reading
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Ingrid Persaud nominated for the Encore Award
We are delighted to learn that MSt tutor Ingrid Persaud has been nominated for the RSL Encore Award for her novel The Lost Love Songs Of Boysie Singh. Awarded to an exceptional second novel, past winners of the Encore include … Continue reading
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Jingan Young writing on new BBC drama
MSt alumna Jingan Young has written an episode of the BBC’s newly commissioned Glasgow-set legal drama, Counsels. Read more about the programme here.
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MSt partners with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Master of Studies in Creative Writing program at the University of Oxford is proud to be among the global university programs, screenwriting labs and filmmaker programs partnering with the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program to help identify possible … Continue reading
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Reflecting on the passing of Athol Fugard
The Guardian recently published Departmental Lecturer Barney Norris’s tribute to the playwright and novelist Athol Fugard, who has died at the age of 92. You can read the full text below: I feel that Athol Fugard and his wife, … Continue reading
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Laura Theis publishes new collection with Broken Sleep
MSt alumna Laura Theis’ new collection Introduction to Cloud Care has just been published by Broken Sleep. The book blends lyrical precision with a deep sense of wonder, crafting poetry that invites readers into a world where the mundane and the magical coexist … Continue reading
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Oxford Alumna Sylee Gore Receives National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that Oxford alumna and author Sylee Gore is one of 35 writers selected to receive an FY 2025 Creative Writing Fellowship of $25,000. This year’s fellowships are in poetry and enable the … Continue reading
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Camille Ralphs publishes collection with Faber
While the MSt blog was hibernating, MSt tutor and former student Camille Ralphs published her first collection with Faber and Faber – a thrilling landmark in an already prestigious career. Heartfelt congratulations to Camille.
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Recent Alumni Successes
We wanted to celebrate the successes in 2024 of three MSt alumni – Christine Anne Foley, Daisy Johnson and Jingan Young. Christine’s novel Bodies was one of last year’s most acclaimed debuts; Daisy’s latest collection of short stories, The Hotel, … Continue reading
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