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Cinnamon Single Poem Competition, closing date 30 Sept 2013

Judge: Philip Gross Entry fee: £4 per poem / £10 for 3 poems For more information, visit the Cinnamon Press Competition webpage.  

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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 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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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 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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MSt Staff & students: performance of Gilgamesh Rising by Jenny Lewis, Oxford, 8 June 2013

The Proverbial Hat Theatre Company presents Gilgamesh Rising by MSt tutor Jenny Lewis. Featuring MSt students Joseph Brady, Samir Guglani, Christine Foley, Nemat Sadat, Imogen Harris, Susan Campbell, Katariina Kottonen. Music by Anita Daulne “When the Mesopotamian god king, Gilgamesh, … Continue reading

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Martin Starkie Poetry Prize presentation & Oxford University Poetry Showcase, 11 June 2013

Presented by the Oxford University Poetry Society. Senior Common Room, English Faculty, St Cross Building, Manor Road, Oxford. 7 – 10 pm. Admission free.  

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MSt tutor Jane Draycott, winner National Poetry competition. Reading at Keats Festival, 28 May 2013.

MSt tutor Jane Draycott, Pascale Petit and Patricia McCarthy have won the 2013 National Poetry Competition. Reading and discussion at Keats House. Presented by the Poetry Society. 28th May 6:30PM – 9:00PM The Nightingale Room, Keats House, 10 Keats Grove London … Continue reading

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Poet Don Paterson to read at Woodstock: 22 May 2013

Don Paterson’s poetry has won awards including the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, the Whitbread Poetry Prize, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award, and (twice) the TS Eliot Prize. Most recently, Rain won the 2009 Forward prize. A Fellow of … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Abi Docherty’s play on Radio 4, May 20th

MSt tutor Abi Docherty’s play Edward Edward will be broadcast on Radio 4 on May 20th at 2.15 pm.

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