Category Archives: MSt News

MSt alumna Kent DePinto’s “The Fish that Ate Florida” on BBC World Service’s Life Stories

MSt alumna Kent DePinto’s programme, “The Fish that Ate Florida”, originally on BBC World Service’s Life Stories on 1st October 2017, is now available to listen to online. From the BBC: “As part of the BBC Life Stories season, exploring … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Rebecca Abram’s “The Jewish Journey: 4000 years in 22 objects from the Ashmolean Museum” out now

MSt tutor Rebecca Abram’s The Jewish Journey: 4000 years in 22 objects from the Ashmolean Museum has been published by the Ashmolean Museum, (ISBN 978-1-910807-03-3). Read more about it/buy it online from the Ashmolean online shop.

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Rehearsed reading of MSt tutor Ben Brown’s play “The Promise”, London, November 2nd

There will be a rehearsed reading of MSt tutor Ben Brown’s play The Promise on November 2 at the JW3 in Hampstead. The reading will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Jonathan Freedland, From the JW3 announcement: “On … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s collaboration with Tom de Freston, “Orpheus and Eurydice” published by Bloomsbury

Orpheus and Eurydice, MSt alumna Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s collaboration with Tom de Freston is now available to order. “The story of Orpheus’s tragic quest into the underworld to rescue his true love Eurydice back from the dead is one that … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Lex Coulton’s novel to be published by John Murray

MSt alumna’s Lex Coulton’s novel Falling Short is to be published by John Murray in June 2018. From the announcement: “John Murray is publishing Falling Short, a “funny, uplifting, deeply moving” literary debut by “true new talent” Lex Coulton. The book is about “the … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Marie Gethins signs with Curtis Brown agent Cathryn Summerhayes

MSt alumna Marie Gethins, who was shortlisted for the 2017 Australian Book Review Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize , and won the Dorset Fiction Award, has signed with Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown. Read about Marie and her work on … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s translation of Henri Michaux is Poetry Book Society’s Autumn Recommended Translation

MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s translation of Storms Under the Skin by Henri Michaux has been named Poetry Book Society Autumn Recommended Translation. From the Poetry Book Society’s announcement. “Poet and artist Henri Michaux (1899-1984) was one of the most original … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jenny Lewis on her project “Promoting poetry through public engagement”, Carcanet blog

“In May 2016 I won the Inaugural Warden’s Prize for Public Engagement in Doctoral Research at Goldsmiths. The award reflected the way my doctoral studies into Mesopotamian literature and my retelling of the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh(forthcoming from Carcanet Press … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Helen Mort explores voices from around the world for BBC Radio 4

MSt tutor Helen Mort presents BBC Radio 4’s “Bodies in Motion” series. From the Radio 4 announcement: “The first edition of a new globe-trotting poetry series. Poet Helen Mort explores exciting voices from around the world. This week, she hears … Continue reading

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MSt tutor George Szirtes awarded honorary doctorate by the University of East Anglia

(image from George Szirtes’ blog) MSt tutor George Szirtes has been awarded honorary doctorate by the University of East Anglia. The press release announces: “George Szirtes lives in Wymondham and is a poet and translator and retired UEA reader: Born … Continue reading

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