Press Releases
Unsigned female talent uncovered by African playwrights’ network
Unpublished women writers from across Africa are being given a platform thanks to an online network and established by a University of Warwick academic.
“One of the best British novelists”: Warwick’s Sarah Moss releases The Tidal Zone
Sarah Moss, acclaimed author and Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Warwick, has released her fifth novel.
A. L Kennedy longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016
The latest novel by A. L Kennedy, award-winning author, and Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, has been longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.
Beyond the frontline: Phil Klay’s Redeployment wins the Warwick Prize for Writing 2015
Phil Klay wins £25,000 for ‘a scaldingly affecting book’ in the biennial interdisciplinary award run by the University of Warwick.
Pen pal is powerful boost to prisoner wellbeing
Prisoners’ lives can be significantly improved – and sometimes even saved – for the price of a stamp according to University of Warwick research.
University of Warwick lecturer launches unique writer development scheme for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children's writers
A new writer development scheme for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children’s writers is seeking applications. Funded by The Arts Council and The Publishers’ Association, the Megaphone scheme is led by Leila Rasheed who is the author of the Chips, Beans and Limousines series, and teaches Writing For Children on the University of Warwick’s MA in Writing.