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Northword Now – Spring Issue

Hi all After the now familiar pre-print panic of stray commas, unwanted line breaks and praying to the great editor in the sky that I haven’t spell somebody’s name wrong, Issue 20 of Northwords Now magazine is now out at … Continue reading

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Northwords Now

Hi folks The autumn/winter edition of Northwords Now (the magazine I edit) is now online at www.northwordsnow.co.uk. Though I say it myself, there’s an especially fine blend of poetry and fiction as well articles on writing & wellbeing and on publishing in … Continue reading

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Michael Stewart’s novel wins the Not the Booker prize

Michael Stewart’s novel King Crow, published in January 2011, has been voted the winner of the 2011 Not the Booker prize.  The prize is awarded by readers of the Guardian books blog, after an extended process of nominations, shortlisting and reviewing … Continue reading

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Frome Festival Short Story Win

  Jacq Molloy, a tutor on Creative Writing courses A215 and A363, won the Frome short story prize over the summer with her story ‘Wake’. The competition attracted over 550 international entries. Literary agent Jane Judd wrote to Jacq to … Continue reading

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Writing for Site-Specific Theatre

I’d always wanted to collaborate on a site-specific piece, and when Nutshell’s director Kate Nelson asked me to write a play for her allotment for the Edinburgh Fringe, I jumped. Partly in excitement, partly in terror. Terror because we’d be … Continue reading

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Tutor’s novel in progress shortlisted for international prize

A novel in progress by Lane Ashfeldt has been shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize 2011. There are six books on the shortlist and the winner is yet to be announced. Publication forms part of the prize for the … Continue reading

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Emily Bullock wins Bristol Short Story Prize

 OU creative Writing tutor Emily Bullock has won the hotly contested Bristol Short Story Prize for 2011 with a boxing-themed tale.    Her story My Girl was judged best out of a record 2,100 entries from more than 30 countries, … Continue reading

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Sarah Bakewell wins 2011 Duff Cooper prize

Sarah Bakewell, associate lecturer for Creative writing (A215), was announced the winner of the 2011 Duff Cooper Prize on 22 February.   Critically acclaimed, her biography of Montaigne, How to Live: A life of Montaigne, was previously one of only three … Continue reading

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Amy Sackville wins major fiction prize

Amy Sackville, Associate Lecturer on  A215 Creative Writing, has won the John Llewellyn Rhys prize for her first novel The Still Point.    The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, was founded in honour of the writer John Llewellyn Rhys, who was killed … Continue reading

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Creative writing lecturer makes awards shortlist

Sarah Bakewell, Associate Lecturer on  A215 Creative Writing, is one of only three people to make it onto the Costa Biography Book Award shortlist for 2010. How To Live a Life of Montaigne is the first full life of Montaigne in … Continue reading

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