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Author Archives: Mark Simmons
Moscow and the 1970s – researching the novel – Sarah Armstrong
All novels need research, but some need a bit more research than others. My third novel, The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt, is a cold-war story of a young British embassy wife, Martha, who lives in a communist apartment block in … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, novels, research
Tagged fiction, historical novel, Moscow, novel, research
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Prose Poetry UK
Anne Caldwell writes: ‘I am delighted to announce that I have an Arts Council Award this year to research and edit a new anthology of UK prose poetry. It will be called the ‘Valley Press Anthology of Prose Poetry’ and … Continue reading
Posted in awards and prizes, poetry, publishing, research, Uncategorized
Tagged Anthology, Arts Council, poetry, Prose poetry, Valley Press
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Nullaby: A poetry pamphlet by Patrick Wright
Associate Lecturer and PhD candidate Patrick Wright’s poetry pamphlet, Nullaby, is now available to purchase through Eyewear Publishing: https://store.eyewearpublishing.com/collections/eyewear-pamphlet-series The poems explore themes such as psychodrama in the domestic space, clandestine realities of love, and fears and anxieties in a … Continue reading
Review of Anne Caldwell’s poetry collection
Associate Lecturer Anne Caldwell’s latest poetry collection, ‘Painting the Spiral Staircase’, (Cinnamon Press, 2016) will be reviewed in the next edition of Stand Magazine (Vol.16.1) by Dr Stella Pye, who writes: I have combined the review with some previously unpublished poems from Muriel … Continue reading
Creative writers and copywriting – from Jules Horne
If you’re a recent creative writing graduate and are wondering how to make a living while you finish that novel or script, you may not have considered copywriting. It’s not on the radar of most creative writing students, and yet … Continue reading
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Tagged business, copywriting, guide, methods, writing
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Bringing a major Irish poet back home – from Nessa O’Mahony
As my co-editor Dr. Siobhán Campbell, one of the Module Team developing curriculum for the new MA in Creative Writing, writes in the introduction to Eavan Boland: Inside History, a new book of essays and poems on the work of … Continue reading
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Tagged biographer, biography, collection, Eavan Boland, essay, Irish, Irish writing, poetry, women
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