{"id":2496,"date":"2026-04-15T09:13:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?page_id=2496"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:03:48","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b467743214141602445cf8b52cb9bd54 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Celebrating 20 years of the Oxford Master&#8217;s in Creative Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Oxford Creative Writing MSt, we are proud to announce the publication of&nbsp;<em>Meridian<\/em>. A collection of poetry, prose and dramatic writing from twenty-five acclaimed alumni of the programme, curated by Amal Chatterjee, Mary Jean Chan and Barney Norris, the book includes an introduction by founding Course Director Clare Morgan, and a foreword by George Szirtes, recent recipient of the King\u2019s Gold Medal for Poetry. You can buy your copy&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/7RYMT4NSAFA5C\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"2545\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?attachment_id=2545\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A copy of Meridian, an anthology of works by students of the MSt in Creative Writing to celebrate 20 years of the programme.\" class=\"wp-image-2545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Latest news<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates alignwide wp-block-latest-posts has-medium-font-size\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=2573\" 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class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 30, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=2351\" aria-label=\"Theresa Lola wins the Walcott Prize\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Theresa-Lola.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Theresa-Lola.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Theresa-Lola.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Theresa-Lola.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Theresa-Lola.png?fit=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=2351\">Theresa Lola wins the Walcott Prize<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-29T09:44:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 29, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Discover our writers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?cat=15\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2546\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?attachment_id=2546\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alumni.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alumni\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alumni.png?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alumni.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alumni.png?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An image composed of 4 separate images of the authors: Theresa Lola, Chris Barkley, Nabin K Chhetri and Isabelle Baafi.\" class=\"wp-image-2546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alumni.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alumni.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alumni.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?cat=15\">ALUMNI<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Follow the achievements of our alumni beyond the programme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-4 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?cat=16\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2547\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?attachment_id=2547\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tutors.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tutors\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tutors.png?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tutors.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tutors.png?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An image composed of 4 separate images of tutors: Barney Norris, Sophie Ratcliffe, Mary Jean Chan and Amal Chatterjee.\" class=\"wp-image-2547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tutors.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tutors.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tutors.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?cat=16\">TUTORS<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Discover the work and achievements of our teaching team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk\/about\/mst-in-creative-writing?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=digital&amp;utm_campaign=mst-cw-blog\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2548\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?attachment_id=2548\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MSt.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MSt.png?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MSt.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MSt.png?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Four female MSt in Creative Writing students sat on a bench in a courtyard, smiling and laughing together over coffee.\" class=\"wp-image-2548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MSt.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MSt.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MSt.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" 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