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MSt tutor Jane Draycott to judge SciPO (science and poetry competition) 2018

MSt tutor Jane Draycott is to judge the SciPO 2018 science and poetry competition. First prize, £100, second prize, £75, third prize, £50. Deadline: 23rd April. For details of competition and how to enter, go to https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/…/scipo-2018-meeting-science…

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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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MSt aluma Elena Kaufman’s “Love Bites” to be serialised on The Pigeonhole

“An intriguing and diverse set of storiesAn earnest and thoughtfully written collectionDeftly crafted, these stories are bursting with engaging characters.” MSt alumna Elena Kaufman’s short story collection Love Bites is to be serialised on The Pigeonhole. From the announcement: “Foreigners, … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Sarah Bakewell awarded a Windham-Campbell prize

MSt tutor Sarah Bakewell has been awarded a Windham-Campbell prize. From the announcement: “The Call of a Lifetime The director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes recently made the call of a lifetime to eight entirely surprised writers, informing them that they … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch’s poetry collection, Ling di Long, launch, London, 26 Feb

MSt tutor Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch’s new collection, Ling di Long, will be launched on 26 Feb 2018 6.30 – 8.30 pm The Music Room 49 Great Ormond Street London WC1N 3HZ Admission free but please advise of attendance: rackpress@nicholas murray.co.uk   … Continue reading

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MSt tutor James Womack longlisted for the 2018 International Dylan Thomas Prize

MSt tutor James Womack’s On Trust: A Book of Lies (Carcanet Press) has been longlisted for the 2018 International Dylan Thomas Prize. The shortlist, six books, will be announced at the end of March, and the winner on Thursday 10th … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Alice Jolly’s “Mary Ann Sate, Imbecile” to be published by Unbound

MSt tutor Alice Jolly’s Mary Ann Sate, Imbecile is to be published by Unbound. Read more about it, including an excerpt, on Unbound’s site. “Once the initial subscription has been raised then Alice’s share of the profits (50% of every … Continue reading

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MStu tutor James Womack wins first ever PN Review Translation Prize for his translation of Manuel Vilas’ ‘Macbeth’.

MSt tutor James Womack  has won the PNR Review Translation Prize for his translation from Spanish to English of Manuel Vilas’ ‘Macbeth’. from the announcement: “Carcanet Press and PN Review are delighted to announce the winners of the first ever … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s “The Island at the End of Everything” shortlisted for Costa and Blue Peter awards, and nominated in The Guardian’s Best Books of 2017

MSt alumna Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s The Island at the End of Everything has been shortlisted for the Costa award and the Blue Peter award. It has also been named by Frances Hardinge as one of  The Guardian’s Best Books of … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Phoebe Stuckes shortlisted for the Wordsworth Trust/ British Library Michael Marks Award

MSt tutor Phoebe Stuckes has been shortlisted for the 2017 Wordsworth Trust/ British Library Michael Marks Award. From the announcement: “Judges Comments: Savage and wild but beautifully cadenced, these are ‘mad chick’ poems from a brilliantly exhilarating voice: a girl … Continue reading

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