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MSt alumnus Rory Gleeson’s “Rockadoon Shore” published by John Murray

MSt alumnus Rory Gleeson’s novel Rockadoon Shore has been published by John Murray. From the publisher’s website: “Cath is worried about her friends. DanDan is struggling with the death of his ex, Lucy is drinking way too much and Steph … Continue reading

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MSt alumnus Sam Guglani’s “Histories” to be published by Quercus, November 2017

MSt alumnus Sam Guglani’s Histories to be published by Quercus in November 2017. From Janklow & Nesbit: “Histories is a hypnotic portrait of life in one hospital, over one week, where we witness charged encounters within the emotional and physical … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Sarvat Hasin interview, Oxford Writers’ House

From the Oxford Writer’s House website: “This week, we present an exclusive interview with Sarvat Hasin – recent graduate of the MSt in Creative Writing at Oxford University – whose debut novel, This Wide Night, has just been published by Penguin India. You can read … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Harry Man shortlisted for 2016 Ted Hughes Award

MSt tutor Harry Man has been shortlisted for the 2016 Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry, for  Finders Keepers (Sidekick Books). From the Poetry Society’s announcement: “Described as a poetic field guide to Britain’s vanishing wildlife, the book Finders Keepers … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jamie McKendrick awarded 2016 John Florio prize for translation

MSt tutor Jamie McKendrick has been awarded the 2016 John Florio prize for translation from Italian for his translation of Antonella Anedda’s Archipelago. ‘Where Anedda crisscrosses the usual navigational lines between poetry and prose, McKendrick expertly follows, occasionally shifting course … Continue reading

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Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series: Kat Sommers, 1 March 2018

“ Wandering lonely as a cloud: Coping with isolation as a writer ” Kat Sommers is a comedy writer based in south London. She has written for the BBC, Sky, and the School of Life, and recently co-wrote a sitcom … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Sarvat Husain’s novel “This Wide Night” launch, 17th March, Oxford

MSt alumna  Sarvat Hasin’s debut novel, “This Wide Night” will be launched at Blackwell’s Bookshop in Oxford on 17th March 2017. “A retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Little Women’, but transported to 1970s Karachi, this stunning new novel presents a … Continue reading

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Poetry Society Annual Lecture, with Jan Wagner. 20 February 2017

Jan Wagner Image: Alberto Novelli, Villa Massimo The Poetry Society Annual Lecture in partnership with New College Oxford, by the German poet and translator, Jan Wagner. The Shedding of Skins and Schemes: a voice of one’s own and the voices … Continue reading

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Sean O’Brien, Visiting Humanitas-Weidenfeld Professor, lectures at St Anne’s on 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th Feb 2017

The first of four weekly lectures by distinguished poet Sean O’Brien, Visiting Humanitas-Weidenfeld Professor, is on Tuesday 7th February. Schedule: Tuesday 7 February 2017  ‘For dreams are licensed as they never were’. What becomes of the history poem? Tuesday 14 … Continue reading

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Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series: Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, 2 February 2017

“Tango in Stanzas: The Path from Page to Stage” Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch Mawby Room, Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road 5 pm (refreshments) for 5.30 pm All are welcome and no bookings are necessary. Is there a difference between a performance poet … Continue reading

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