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MSt tutor, alumna and student finalists for Aesthetica Award 2017

  MSt tutor Jenny Lewis (Sur le Pont des Arts), alumna Alexandra Strnad (The Eyemouth Tapestry and November) and student Majella Kelly  (Clipping A Cockatiel’s Wings (for Dummies)) were all finalists for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2017.

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MSt student Camille Ralph’s “Malkin” shortlisted for Michael Marks Award

MSt student Camille Ralphs’ Malkin (Emma Press) has been shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award for new poetry pamphlets, awarded by the British Library with the Wordsworth Trust.

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MSt tutor Anna Beer’s “Sounds and Sweet Airs” recommended in New York Times

MSt tutor Anna Beer’s Sounds and Sweet Airs has been chosen by Anthony Tomassini, chief classical music critic of The New York Times, as one of his Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans.  

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MSt tutor Jenny Lewis and Oxford schools, “Poetry for Peace” project

“The Poetry for Peace project is aimed at building bridges between English and Arabic-speaking communities. Generously supported by Arts Council England, Oxford University Museums and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the project involved poets Adnan al-Sayegh and Jenny Lewis working with … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Iannoa Mavrou publishes and designs “The Letters Page”

The Letters Page, a digital literary journal in letters edited by Jon McGregor, is now available as a limited edition boxed set published by, and with cover design by, MSt alumna Ioanna Mavrou, in collaboration with Thodoris Tzalavras: “Contents: Letters from: … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s poetry on London Underground

MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s poetry is to feature in London Underground’s Poems on the Underground,

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“Poetry with Simon Armitage”, Professor of Poetry, available as podcasts

(Series image credit Paul Wolfgang Webster) Podcasts of lectures and public engagements by Oxford University’s Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage, poet, playwright and novelist, are available as podcasts. Episodes include “Access All Areas: Poetry and the Underworld”, “On Lists”) “Mind … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s new collection, “The Occupant” out on 24th November, 2016

MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s new collection, The Occupant, which is a Poetry Society Recommendation, will be published by Carcanet Press on 24th November 2016.   “‘I’ve waited some time to read something this intelligent, this sensuous and this crystalline.’ – … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s novel nominated for the Clip Carnegie Medal

MSt alumna Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s novel, The Girl of Ink & Stars, has been nominated for the 2016 Clip Carnegie medal. More on the nomination and the award. More on The Girl of Ink & Stars.

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Pierre Zahnd awarded MSt’s FH Pasby prize

Lisa Sargood, Prof Jonathan Michie, Dr Clare Morgan Congratulations to Pierre Zahnd, who is this year’s winner of the FH Pasby Prize, and also to Rose Segal, who was named proxime accessit. The FH Pasby Prize is awarded to the … Continue reading

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