Category Archives: MSt News

MSt Director Clare Morgan reviews Melvyn Bragg’s “Grains of Sand” in the Times Literary Supplement

MSt Director Clare Morgan’s review of Melvyn Bragg’s Grains of Sand appeared in the Times Literary Supplement on the 14th of January 2015 You can read the review here (subscription necessary)

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Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series: Emma Jones, 5th March 2015

“The Medium of Poetry” with MSt tutor Emma Jones Mawby Room, Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road 5 pm (refreshments) for 5.30 pm All are welcome and no bookings are necessary Emma Jones’ first book, The Striped World, was published by … Continue reading

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MSt News: Daisy Johnson wins the 2014 AM Heath Prize

The winner of this year’s AM Heath Prize for fiction by an MSt student is Daisy Johnson. This prize, offered by one of London’s most prestigious and long-established literary agencies, is awarded annually for the best piece of fiction written … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Alice Jolly, winner of the VS Pritchett Prize 2014, reflects on winning

Two Ways To Win A Prize Alice Jolly Just recently I won the V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize which is awarded by the Royal Society of Literature for the best unpublished short story of the year. I have never won … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Tina Pepler’s Radio 4 drama series “Syria: Bread and Bombs” available online

MSt tutor Tina Pepler’s black comedy about aid workers, “Syria: Bread and Bombs”, which aired from 24th to 28th November, 2014 is now available online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04prh8z

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Video: MSt alumna Agnes Davis talks about her entry for the Medicine Unboxed Creative Prize 2014

Tom de Freston talks to Agnes Davis about her entry for the prize, ‘LaLa’. The winner, decided by judges Melanie Pappenheim, Tom De Freston, John Carey, Rhidian Brook and Philip Gross will be announced at Medicine Unboxed: Frontiers conference on … Continue reading

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MSt Tutor Wendy Brandmark launches novel, The Stray American. London,13 December 2014

MSt tutor Wendy Brandmark’s new novel The Stray American, will be launched in London on Saturday 13 December at 7.30pm Venue: October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AL. Cost: Free, but book your places with bernadette@hollandparkpress.co.uk. “The … Continue reading

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MSt Tutor Alice Jolly wins 2014 VS Pritchett prize

MST Tutor Alice Jolly won the 2014 VS Pritchett prize for her short story “Ray the Rottweiler”. The prize is awarded by the Royal Society of Literature for the best unpublished story of the year. This year’s judges were Dame Margaret … Continue reading

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MSt alumna Kent DePinto’s produces BBC Radio 4’s “Has the Book a Future?”

Has the Book a Future? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b040lpgz

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MSt tutor Emma Jones on ‘Next Generation 2014’ list of poets

Once every decade, the  Poetry Book Society recognises “the 20 most exciting new poets from the UK and Ireland”. MSt tutor Emma Jones the ‘Next Generation 2014’ list:   http://poetrybooks.co.uk/projects/51/ and http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/11/next-generation-20-poets-poetry-book-society-kate-tempest  

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