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MSt alumnus Nabin Chettri’s collection receives award from Red Mountain Press

MSt alumnus Nabin Chettri’s collection, ‘Bini – Poems of a Forgotten Country’  has been honoured with a Discovery Award 2015 by the Red Mountain Press. http://redmountainpress.us/poetry-prize/

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MSt alumna Daisy Johnson’s collection “Fen” launches in Oxford, on 3rd June 2016

MSt alumna Daisy Johnson’s collection Fen will be launched on 3rd June 2016, at Blackwell’s Bookshop Oxford. The event begins at 7 pm “Daisy Johnson’s Fen is a liminal land. Real people live their lives here. They wrestle with familiar … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s “The Girl of Ink and Stars” launches in London & Oxford

MSt alumna Kiran  Millwood Hargrave’s The Girl of Ink and Stars, which is The Bookseller‘s One to Watch and Editor’s Choice for May,  launches at Daunt Books in London on 3rd May,  and at Blackwell’s in Oxford on 5th May. … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Sarah Bakewell’s new book “At the Existentialist Cafe” to be published on 3rd March

MSt tutor Sarah Bakewell’s new book At the Existentialist Cafe is to be published by Chatto & Windus on 3rd March, 2016. “Paris, near the turn of 1933. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s article (and audio) on “Awater” in Poetry News

In the latest issue of Poetry News, MSt tutor Jane Draycott‘s article (and linked audio) follows the strange trail left by the Dutch modernist masterpiece, ‘Awater’ http://poetrysociety.org.uk/publications-section/poetry-news/after-awater-jane-draycott-joins-the-trail/    

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MSt tutor Jenny Lewis speaks at opening of Anglo-Iraqi Studies Centre (AISC) in London

On 23rd January, MSt tutor Jenny Lewis was a guest speaker at the the opening of the new Anglo-Iraqi Studies Centre (AISC) in London.  The AISC collection of over 2,000 books in English about Iraqi history and culture, includes several … Continue reading

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MSt alumnus Nabin Chhetri’s poetry collection “Bini” to be published in 2016

MSt alumnus Nabin Chhetri’s collection of poetry, Bini will be published by Red Mountain Press at the end of 2016. Bini is a collection of 46 poems, many award winning, that reflect on the themes of memory and individual’s relation … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Eileen Horne’s article on George Moore and Zola in the Irish Times

MSt tutor Eileen Horne article, entitled “George Moore, Zola and their publisher sacrificed on altar of Victorian prudery” is in the Irish Times. “If looks alone could immortalise a writer, the Anglo-Irish author, critic, dramatist and autobiographer George Moore (1852-1933) … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Belinda Jack lecture on Ibsen’s The Doll’s House, London, 26 Jan 2016

MSt tutor, Belinda Jack, who is Gresham Professor of Rhetoric, will be giving a lecture at the Museum of London on “Theatre and Individualism: Henrik Ibsen, ‘A Doll’s House’” Tuesday, 26 January 2016 6:00pm  Museum of London Entry open to … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou’s “The Cypriot Fiddler” profiled by the British Academy

MSt tutor Nicoletta Demetriou’s project,  “The Cypriot Fiddler” has been profiled on the British Academy’s blog. Read the article “Sharing music, sharing life stories: The Cypriot Fiddler project” For more on the project, visit the Cypriot Fiddler Facebook page.

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