Author Archives: MSt Creative Writing

Ali Smith and Etgar Keret contribute to MSt Alumna Ioanna Mavrou’s Matchbook series

Narratives by Ali Smith and Etgar Keret are fourth edition of Matchbook Stories, edited by MSt alumna Ioanna Mavrou. Book Ex Machina is based in Nicosia, Cyprus, and run by author Thodoris Tzalavras and editor Ioanna Mavrou. Read more about the … Continue reading

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Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series: Professor Michael Schmidt, 3rd March 2016

“Wilfully stopping his ears:  the writing of The Novel: A Biography“ Professor Michael Schmidt Mawby Room, Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road 5 pm (refreshments) for 5.30 pm All are welcome and no bookings are necessary Michael Schmidt must have known … Continue reading

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Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series: Dr Lyndall Gordon, 4th February 2016

“Telling Lives: The Challenge of the Family Memoir” Dr Lyndall Gordon Mawby Room, Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road 5 pm (refreshments) for 5.30 pm All are welcome and no bookings are necessary Lyndall Gordon grew up in Cape Town where … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Helen Marshall’s “Gifts for the One Who Comes After” wins World Fantasy Award

MSt tutor Helen Marshall’s short story collection Gifts for the One Who Comes After has won the World Fantasy Award in the category of Best Collection More about Gifts for the One Who Comes After, on the publisher’s website.

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MSt alumnus Sam Guglani “On the Given Word” in the Lancet

MSt alumnus Sam Guglani’s piece “On the Given Word” has been published in the Lancet. “She’s admitted with pneumonia and within days is with us on the intensive care unit, needing renal filtering and inotropes. One night her airway occludes … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s “Zola and the Victorians” published, 12th November 2015

MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s Zola and the Victorians  published by Maclehose Press, is available from 12th November 2015. From the Maclehose Press page: “…this book offers both new readers and aficionados the untold story of Zola’s original reception in England: … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki in The Guardian on “Writers on the pain of hindsight in publishing”

MSt tutor Roopa Farooki is one of six authors on “Writers on the pain of hindsight in publishing: ‘It’s like a bad breakup – you have to move on’“, published in the Guardian, 9th November 2015.

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MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s radio drama “The Lost Sister”, broadcast on 6 Nov 2015 now on iPlayer

MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s radio drama “The Lost Sister”, broadcast on 6th Novembe 2015 on Radio 4, is now available on iPlayer From the programme page: “A family drama and detective story, this is the author’s unflinching account of her … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Jing-Jing Lee & others: Halloween Reading, Albion Beatnik, Oxford, 31 Oct 2015

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MSt alumna Susie Campbell’s pamphlet “The Frock Enquiry” launch, 23rd October 2015

MSt alumna Susie Campbell’s second pamphlet, published by Annexe Magazine, will be launched in London: 23rd October, at Vout-O-Rennes.  7pm. The event that  will include a celebration of Annexe Magazine over the years.  (entry free) Oxford: 8th November,  Albion Beatnik … Continue reading

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