Author Archives: MSt Creative Writing

Oxford launch of MSt student Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s poetry collection, Splitfish

With readings by Claire Trévien Kiran Millwood Hargrave Dan Holloway 7 pm,  Saturday, 28 September 2013 at the Albion Beatnik Bookstore, 34 Walton Street, OX2 6AU Oxford Entry: £2 , to support the bookshop.

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MSt Tutor Amal Chatterjee OpEd in Times of India, Huffington Post, 23 Sep 2013

wtih Siddharth Chatterjee Times of India: Start with Sri Lanka Huffington Post: A Good Neighbour Economic Times: Is India a bully to neighbouring countries?

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The London Magazine Short Story Competition 2013, closing date 31 Oct 2013

First prize: £500, Second prize: £300, Third prize: £200 Entry Fee: £10 per story. More details from The London Magazine

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MSt tutor George Szirtes judge for Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2013 (closing date 21 Oct 2013)

Judges: Deryn Rees-Jones & George Szirtes Prizes: 1st £2,500, 2nd £500, 3rd £250 Entry Fee:  £5/€6/$8 per poem. More details on the Coffee House Poetry website

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MSt alumnus Oliver Michell production manager for “As You Like It”, the Rose Theatre, London. 1st – 26th Oct 2013

For more information and to book tickets see http://www.rosetheatre.org.uk/events/event/as-you-like-ie-by-william-shakespeare/.

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COMPAS Poetry Competition 2013, supported by Keble College. Closing date 11 Oct 2013

The topic is Poetry on the Move, “celebrating a decade of work in the field of migration“. Judge: Ruth Padel. First prize £700, second prize £200 and third prize £100. Eligibility: residents of the UK and Ireland over the age of … Continue reading

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Etisalat Prize for Literature, pan-African prize for first time writers of fiction

Closing Date: 30 August 2013 Submissions by publishing houses only for books published between 1 May 2011 and 31 May 2013. Further details, including eligibility on the Commonwealth Writers website.

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MSt Alumni James Benmore’s Dodger on the 2013 Not the Booker longlist

James Benmore’s Dodger (Heron Books, 2013) was longlisted for the “Not the Booker prize”. More information in the Guardian.

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Gulf Coast’s 2013 Barthelme Prize for Short Prose: closing date 31 Aug 2013

Judged by Robert Coover, closes for entries on August 31st. Established in 2008, the winner is awarded $1,000 and publication in the journal. Two honorable mentions each receive $250 and will also be published. All entries are considered for paid … Continue reading

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Mst Tutors Jane Draycott & Jenny Lewis at the Ashmolean: National Poetry Day, 3 Oct 2013

From Gilgamesh to Beowulf – 5,000 years of epic: two creative writing workshops led by Jenny Lewis (Gilgamesh, 10.00-12.30) and Jane Draycott (Beowulf, 1.30-4.00), followed by a group reading from 4.00-5.00pm. Price: £15 per workshop or £25 for the whole … Continue reading

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