Category Archives: Tutor News

‘Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance’ – MSt Tutor Jenny Lewis at the Al Kalima International Forum of Poetry, Morocco, March 2015.

‘Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance’[1]: reflections on a voyage poétique. By Jenny Lewis, 31 March 2015 For every physical journey there is an accompanying internal, psychological and spiritual one and my trip to the Third Rencontre Internationale … Continue reading

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Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series: Belinda Jack, 14th May 2015

“Cliché: The Nemesis of Exciting Writing” with Professor Belinda Jack Mawby Room, Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road 5 pm (refreshments) for 5.30 pm All are welcome and no bookings are necessary Writers need an acute attentiveness to language when reading, … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou’s TEDx talk on “The Wonders of Writing”

MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou’s University of Nicosia TEDx talk on “The Wonders of Writing” in November 2014 is now available to view online.

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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki calls for diversity in fiction for children in “The Author” magazine

In “The Author” magazine, the journal of the Society of Authors, MSt tutor Roopa Farooki, “calls for more diverse heroes in books written for children and young adults”. Download and read the full article  (thanks to “The Author” magazine for … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki “On Making Time to Write” blog post on Tinder Press

MSt tutor Roopa Farooki has a new blog post for Tinder Press “…in the end, being a writer isn’t a grand and complicated thing. A writer is simply someone who makes the time to write.” Read the rest of the … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Marti Leimbach – “A Word On Agents”

A Word On Agents Marti Leimbach A writer may think of agents in London, New York and elsewhere as gateways to publication in a major house, or she may consider them as fortresses that barricade her from the world of … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Wendy Brandmark: “On Letting go of a Novel”

On Letting go of a Novel Wendy Brandmark The launch of novel is an odd experience. Suddenly a book which never let go of me, no matter how exasperated I became with the puzzle of its story and bothersome group … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Patrick McGuinness wins Duff Cooper Prize, 2014

MSt tutor Patrick McGuinness has been awarded the Duff Cooper prize for his novel,  Other People’s Countries, a Journey into Memory (Jonathan Cape) “A stunning piece of lyrical writing, rich in narrative and character – full of fresh ways of … Continue reading

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Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series: Alice Jolly, 5th February 2015

“Narrative and Anti-Narrative in the Short Story and the Novel” with MSt tutor Alice Jolly Mawby Room, Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road 5 pm (refreshments) for 5.30 pm All are welcome and no bookings are necessary Alice Jolly has published … Continue reading

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MSt Director Clare Morgan reviews Melvyn Bragg’s “Grains of Sand” in the Times Literary Supplement

MSt Director Clare Morgan’s review of Melvyn Bragg’s Grains of Sand appeared in the Times Literary Supplement on the 14th of January 2015 You can read the review here (subscription necessary)

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