Award-winning novelist and MSt alumnus Chris Barkley will speak at the Oxford Centre for Creative Writing, Kellogg College on Wednesday, February 4th at 5pm. Please see full details below for this event:
Creative Writing Seminar Series
Kellogg College Centre for Creative Writing
Mawby Room, Kellogg College,
62 Banbury Road
5.00 pm (refreshments) for 5.30 pm
Hilary Term Week 3:
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Chris Barkley
Sharing a Mystery: The Science of Stories
Chris Barkley’s debut novel, The Man on the Endless Stair was released in summer 2025 and
was described in The Times as ‘An eerie, deeply atmospheric tale of hidden treasure and
trauma.’ He was appointed Writer in Residence by the Edinburgh Book Festival in 2022 and
has won the Oxford University Kellogg Writing Competition as well as the Bedford
International Writing Prize. He achieved a distinction on the MSt in Creative Writing at the
University of Oxford and has taught creative writing at Yale. Edinburgh is where he stays.
Seminar Convenor: Dr Clare Morgan
https://www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/kellogg-centres/centre-for-creative-writing/
All are welcome and no bookings are necessary
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