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Category Archives: MSt News
Theresa Lola wins the Walcott Prize
We are delighted that MSt alumna Theresa Lola has been awarded the Walcott Prize. Honoring the work of St. Lucian Nobel Prize poet Derek Walcott, the prize is offered annually for a book of poetry by a non-US citizen published … Continue reading
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What I’m Reading Now
A beautiful reflection by Departmental Lecturer Kate Longworth on her relationship with reading I didn’t realise until I sat down to write this how consuming, even dysfunctional, a relationship I have with reading and with books. I think about reading … Continue reading
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Celebrating twenty years of the Oxford Master’s in Creative Writing
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Oxford Creative Writing MSt, we are proud to announce the publication of Meridian. A collection of poetry, prose and dramatic writing from twenty-five acclaimed alumni of the programme, curated by Amal Chatterjee, … Continue reading
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Barney Norris’s new play opens in Manchester
Departmental Lecturer Barney Norris’s latest play Going Out Out opens this week at HOME Manchester, in a co-production between HOME and Karl Sydow, prior to a London transfer in spring 2026. You can book tickets here. The playtext is also … Continue reading
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Amal Chatterjee announces forthcoming new book
Prisoners of Empire: How Former Colonies Were Set Up to Fail Amal Chatterjee “A compelling social and political balance-sheet of empire, revealing how former colonies worldwide are still shackled by the legacies of colonial oppression. Why do some former colonies … Continue reading
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Chris Barkley publishes debut novel, The Man on the Endless Stair
We are delighted that former student Chris Barkley has published his debut novel The Man on the Endless Stair, described in the Times as ‘an eerie, deeply atmospheric tale of hidden treasure and trauma.’ A tense and atmospheric Scottish island murder … Continue reading
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Isabelle Baafi shortlisted for the T.S.Eliot Prize
Congratulations to our former student Isabelle Baafi, whose debut collection Chaotic Good, already shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection, has now been shortlisted for the prestigious T.S.Eliot Prize as well.
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MSt partners with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Master of Studies in Creative Writing program at the University of Oxford is proud to be among the global university programs, screenwriting labs and filmmaker programs partnering with the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program to help identify possible … Continue reading
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Oxford Alumna Sylee Gore Receives National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that Oxford alumna and author Sylee Gore is one of 35 writers selected to receive an FY 2025 Creative Writing Fellowship of $25,000. This year’s fellowships are in poetry and enable the … Continue reading
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The MSt blog is back!
Hi everyone! After a brief hiatus, the MSt blog is now back with updates from the new course team: Clare, Amal, Kate, Mary Jean and Barney. We’re kicking off with an entry from Mary Jean, our new Departmental Lecturer in … Continue reading
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