Category Archives: Alumni News

MSt alumna Stephanie Scott’s novel “The Sentence” to be published in 2019

MSt alumna Stephanie Scott’s novel “The Sentence” is to be published in 2019 by Weidenfeld & Nicholson in June 2019 (U.K. & Commonwealth) and by Doubleday in Spring 2020 (USA &Canada). Read about it at The Literary Consultancy, The Bookseller (” ‘touching’ … Continue reading

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MSt alumna JC Niala’s work in London Theatre showcase, 19th & 28th June 2018

MSt alumna JC Niala has been chosen as one of the emerging storytellers whose work is to be showcased in London, on the 19th and 28th of June From the announcement: “Using the theme of ‘Otherness and Hospitality’, the TellYours … Continue reading

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Poetry reading by MSt alumni Romola Parish, Humphrey Astley, Catherine Higgins-Moore, Mary-Jane Holmes, Laura Theis online

(photo from Kellogg College) MSt alumni Romola Parish, Humphrey ‘Huck’ Astley, Catherine Higgins-Moore (2009), Mary-Jane Holmes, and Laura Theis read at Kellogg College on 21st May 2018. You can watch them read in the video kindly made available by the … Continue reading

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Poetry reading and chapbook launch by MSt Tutor Jamie McKendrick and MSt alumni Maya Catherine Popa, Oxford 6th July 2018

Poetry reading and chapbook launch by MSt Tutor Jamie McKendrick and MSt alumni Maya Catherine Popa, organised and introduced by MSt Tutor Jenny Lewis 6.30-8.30pm, FRIDAY 6th JULY at the Quaker Meeting House, St. Giles, Oxford. Jamie and Maya will … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Mary-Jane Holmes’ poetry collection “Heliotrope with Matches and Magnifying Glass” published by Pindrop Press

From the Pindrop Press announcement: “Mary-Jane Holmes, winner of the Bridport Prize 2017, dazzles with this, her debut collection. These poems range far and wide – from the landscapes, stories and traditions of the North Pennines, rich with dialect; to … Continue reading

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MSt alumna JC Niala at AfOx (Africa Oxford Initiative) on May 11th, 2018

From the website: “AfOx insaka The AfOx insaka is a gathering for sharing ideas and knowledge about Africa-focused research with speakers from diverse and varied academic disciplines. There are two events each term. On Friday of Week 3, and Friday … Continue reading

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MSt alumna JC Niala’s podcast on African perspectives on the First World War online

A Wordly War: Battle Experiences through the Eyes of African Cultures by MSt alumna JC Niala From the website: “Examining the First World War through the lives of African soldiers and labourers. This podcast examines the First World War through … Continue reading

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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 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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