MSt tutor Jenny Lewis with read, with Adnan al Sayegh, Joseph Brady and Taj Kandoura at the the launch of a new pamphlet “Now as Then” from Mulfran Press
28th April at 12.00pm, Ashmolean Museum Oxford.
There will also be readings by the ‘Writing Mesopotamia’ workshop groups at 2.00pm and 4.00pm.
At the Oxford and Cambridge Club, London.
This is a special interest meeting of London Symposia, an organization devoted to scholarly research, writing and discourse.
To present a paper, submit a brief abstract to the Programme Committee.
More information and registration (before May 1, 2013) on the website.
An evening with characters from Greek myth including Ulysses, Achilles, Helen, Hector and Cassandra.
With Simon Armitage, Bettany Hughes, Simon Mundy and Caroline Bird.
Tickets: £9.50 online via the Kings Place website
Or £11.50 via the Kings Place box office on 020 7520 1490
Venue: Hall One at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG from 6.30pm (event begins 7 pm).
First prize £1,000, and the story published in Prospect online and in the RSL Review.
“In addition to this, there will be an opportunity to appear at an RSL event with established short story writers in autumn 2013 (the 2012 winner read at an event with short-story writer, novelist, and poet Jackie Kay).
This year’s judges are award-winning short story writers Adam Foulds, Jackie Kay and Helen Simpson.”
Closing date: 13 June 2013
Entry Fee: £5
Entry form available on the website.
MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s poem “Italy to Lord” won second prize in the Poetry Society’s National Poetry competition:
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/competitions/npc/npc2012winners/
James Benmore’ novel is now in the bookshops, and you can read extracts online.
Free entry, no registration required.
For more information, e-mail gabriel.schenk@pmb.ox.ac.uk
MSt Tutor Nikita Lalwani has been listed in the Sunday Times recommendations for the 20 Best British writers under 40.
The article (behind paywall)
“exploring the rich connections between poetry, medicine and health, featuring acclaimed poets John Burnside, Jo Shapcott and Jane Draycott.”
Tickets are £9.50 online at the Kings Place website or £11.50 at the Kings Place box office on 020 7520 1490
Venue:
Hall One at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
Doors open 6.30pm, event begins at 7pm.
The event is a partnership between Poet in the City, and Medicine Unboxed, which is curated by Dr. Sam Guglani, consultant in clinical oncology at Cheltenham General Hospital and Hereford County Hospital (and doing the MSt at Oxford).
MSt alumnus James Benmore will be taking part in a Historical Fiction Festival on Sunday 14th April at Summerhall in Edinburgh. He will be talking about Dickens with the author Ronald Frame, who has recently published a novel called “Havisham” about the Great Expectations character.
James’ book Dodger, about the adventures of the Artful Dodger, comes out in April. For more information about the fiction festival see http://www.historicfictionfest.com/dickens-updated/
To pre-order copies of James’ book, contact your local bookshop or go to Amazon.
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