Author Archives: MSt Creative Writing

MSt alumna Jana Casale’s novel “The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky” published by Knopf on 17th April 2018

MSt alumna Jana Casale’s novel The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky will be published by Knopf on 17th April 2018. Jana will be appearing in Cambridge (MA), Brooklyn, and San Francisco (see below for details) From the press release: … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s first adult novel to be published by Picador

After a “hotly contested” auction, MSt alumna Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s first adult novel is to be published by Picador. From The Bookseller: “Award-winning children’s author Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s first foray into adult fiction has gone to Picador for a significant … Continue reading

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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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MSt tutor Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch’s poetry collection, Ling di Long, launch, London, 26 Feb

MSt tutor Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch’s new collection, Ling di Long, will be launched on 26 Feb 2018 6.30 – 8.30 pm The Music Room 49 Great Ormond Street London WC1N 3HZ Admission free but please advise of attendance: rackpress@nicholas murray.co.uk   … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jenny Lewis & alumna Romola Parish at Science and Poetry event with St. Hilda’s College, Oxford

Tickets are now on sale for the third Science and Poetry event at St. Hilda’s College, organised by MSt tutor Jenny Lewis with Sarah Watkinson of St. Hilda’s. The event, on 9 Jun 2018, will feature poets Carrie Etter and … Continue reading

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