Category Archives: MSt News

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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MSt alum Bette Adriaanse’s new novel, What’s Mine, is coming out with US publisher Unnamed Press this August.

MSt alum Bette Adriaanse’s new novel, What’s Mine, is coming out with US publisher Unnamed Press this August.   There will be several launch events, as follows: AUGUST 15, 6PM UK time, ONLINE: Bette joins Caoilinn in Conversation for Chicago … Continue reading

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MSt alumnus Martin Jago’s poetry collection, Photofit, is published in the UK today.

MSt alumnus Martin Jago’s poetry collection, Photofit, is published in the UK today. More information about the book is available here: http://www.pindroppress.com/books/Photofit.html

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Congratulations to MSt alum Sam Moore

MSt alum Sam Moore’s new book, Search history, is now available from Queer Street Press (https://queerstreetpress.com/Menu).

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Congratulations to Aisha Hassan

Orion Fiction has acquired MSt alum Aisha Hassan ‘s début novel The Boy Who Built Lahore and one other title in a six-figure deal. Charlotte Mursell, publishing director, pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights from Hellie Ogden at Janklow & Nesbit UK … Continue reading

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50 States of Mind

Alum Ryan Bernsten’s book 50 States of Mind: A Journey to Rediscover American Democracy is being published in the UK and the states with Bite-Sized Books. Ryan began the work as his year two project on the course. 50 States of … Continue reading

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Course Director Dr Clare Morgan appearing at the Oxford Literary Festival on 31 March 2023

On 31 March at 6pm, MSt Course Director Dr Clare Morgan will be in conversation with fellow writer Susan Sellers, discussing how and why the radically experimental and pioneering writers Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield continue to inspire contemporary writing. … Continue reading

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