Press Releases
2018 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation shortlist announced
Six titles have been shortlisted for the second annual award of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.
The £1000 prize was established by the University of Warwick to address the gender imbalance in translated literature and to increase the number of international women’s voices accessible by a British and Irish readership.
Will Eaves nominated for Goldsmiths Prize 2018
Will Eaves, an Associate Professor from the University of Warwick’s Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, has been nominated for the Goldsmiths Prize 2018 for his novel Murmur.
2018 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation longlist announced
15 titles have been longlisted for the second annual award of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.
The £1000 prize was established by the University of Warwick in 2017 to address the gender imbalance in translated literature and to increase the number of international women’s voices accessible by a British and Irish readership.
Warwick student’s vision for local arts festival goes from strength to strength
The third annual Kenilworth Arts Festival kicks off this week, bringing ten days of intimate gigs, readings, talks, workshops and children’s activities to the town.
New digital hub for emerging and aspiring writers launched
The Sunday Times Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, in association with theUniversity of Warwick, is extending its digital offer with high-profile authors and literary experts contributing to an engaging, accessible online hub for emerging and aspiring writers.
Anne Enright, Ian Rankin and Nick Hornby among authors to write articles, alongside ‘Top Tips’ and a monthly ‘How To’ series, written this year by AL Kennedy - author and an Associate Professor in the Warwick Writing Programme.
Suppressed Shakespeare speech revived for Refugee Week
A short film, supported by the University of Warwick and involving Professor Tony Howard, is being released as part of Refugee Week (18th -24th June) has taken as its starting point a speech thought to be written by William Shakespeare over 400 years ago.