Author Archives: MSt Creative Writing

MSt alumna Mariah Whelan’s “the love i do to you” launch by Eyewear Books, 26 November 2019

MSt alumna Mariah Whelan’s “the love i do to you” will be launched by Eyewear Books on 26 November 2019. From the announcement: “In this genre-bending debut Mariah Whelan tells the love story of ‘He’ and ‘She’. Once lovers and … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Sarvat Hasin wins inaugural Mo Siewcharran Prize

MSt alumna Sarvat Hasin has been awarded the Mo Siewcharran Prize for unpublished authors from BAME backgrounds. From the announcement: “Sarvat Hasin has won the inaugural Mo Siewcharran Prize for unpublished authors from BAME backgrounds, securing a deal with Dialogue Books. The … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Maya Popa’s collection “American Faith” published, November 2019

MSt alumna Maya Popa’s debut poetry collection American Faith has been published by Sarabande Books. You can view and buy it here. From the announcement: Runner-Up of the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry. The ultimate subject of Maya C. … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jenny Lewis introduces Andrew George & Michael Schmidt at SOAS, London, 19 Nov 19.

MSt poetry tutor Jenny Lewis will be introducing Professors Andrew George and Michael Schmidt at ‘Being Human’ event, SOAS, London University, 19 November, 2019 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gilgamesh-the-hero-who-didnt-want-to-die-tickets-67480587253 Free event but please register. From the announcement: “The Epic of Gilgamesh is a 4,000-year-old … Continue reading

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MSt alumnus Nemat Sadat’s novel “The Carpet Weaver” published by Penguin India

MSt alumnus Nemat Sadat’s novel The Carpet Weaver published by Penguin India. It has been reviewed on LiveMint, by India Today and other media, and Grazia India, has an interview with Nemat. Grazia: “The Kite Runner meets Brokeback Mountain in … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Kiran Millwood-Hargrave signs four-book deal with Hachette Children’s

MSt alumna Kiran Millwood-Hargrave has signed a six-figure, four-book deal with Hachette Children’s Group. From the announe From the announcement in The Bookseller: “Kiran is one of the most thrilling children’s novelists writing today, leading the way in the market. … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Majella Kelly wins 2019 Strokestown International Prize

MSt alumna Majella Kelly has won Strokestown International Prize with her poem ‘Virginia Creeper’. Read more about it at the Poetry Society website.

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MSt tutor Amal Chatterjee’s article on Roman roads & colonial legacies in “Prospect”

MSt tutor Amal Chatterjee’s article “How Europe’s Roman roads reveal the challenge of rebuilding after colonialism” has been published in Prospect online. “It’s a known phenomenon: systems and structures, if robust, continue to work for as long as they are … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Ella Hickson’s “Anna” at the National Theatre till 15 June 2019

MSt tutor Ella Hickson’s play “Anna” is on at the National Theatre till 15 June 2019. From the website: “Created by playwright Ella Hickson (The Writer) and sound designers Ben and Max Ringham, this tense new thriller is directed by Natalie Abrahami … Continue reading

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Bart van Es, Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series, May 20, 2019

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