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2019 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation open for submissions

The University of Warwick is pleased that submissions for the 2019 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation are now open.


Will Eaves' 'Murmur' nominated for 2019 Wellcome Book Prize

Murmur, the latest novel by Will Eaves of the University of Warwick'English and Comparative Literary Studies, has been nominated for the Wellcome Book Prize.

Tue 19 Mar 2019, 13:46 | Tags: Awards, English, English and Comparative Literary Studies

English and Comparative Literary Studies celebrate awards and ranking success

One of the world’s leading English literature departments is celebrating awards, nominations, and grant success—and has once more secured a top 20 world ranking.

English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick has been ranked 20th in the world for English Literature in the 2019 QS Subject Rankings, the third year in a row the department has achieved a top 20 ranking. The department was previously ranked 1st in REF2014.


Charles Dickens and the Ghost of Lille

Today we associate sharing ghost stories round a fire with Hallowe'en - but for the Victorians, a spine-chilling tale in front of the hearth was an essential Christmas tradition. It's one of which Charles Dickens was a master. But were his tales drawn from imagination...or from real life? Dr Fabio Camilletti from Warwick’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures investigates one possible source of Dickens' terrifying Christmas tales.

Tue 18 Dec 2018, 15:35 | Tags: Christmas, Modern Languages, Faculty of Arts, English

Belladonna announced as winner of 2018 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

Belladonna by Daša Drndić, translated from Croatian by Celia Hawkesworth and published by Maclehose Press, has been announced as the 2018 winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.

Wed 14 Nov 2018, 11:48 | Tags: English, Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

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.

Tue 16 Oct 2018, 12:03 | Tags: Awards, English

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.

Mon 08 Oct 2018, 15:54 | Tags: English, Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

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.

Fri 03 Aug 2018, 09:36 | Tags: University of Warwick, English, 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.

Thu 21 Jun 2018, 12:11 | Tags: Refugees, Shakespeare, English

Professor David Morley elected a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature

The poet, Professor David Morley of the University of Warwick's Warwick Writing Programme, has been elected a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature.

Tue 05 Jun 2018, 09:00 | Tags: Awards, English

New Shakespeare exhibition featuring Warwick research opens in Stratford

A new exhibition, Hear the Ambassadors: The Performance of Diplomacy in the Age of Shakespeare, opened this week in Stratford. A collaboration between the University of Warwick and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, it is based on the work of Carol Chillington Rutter, Professor of Shakespeare and Performance Studies at Warwick.


2018 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation open for submissions

The University of Warwick is pleased to announce that the submission period for the 2018 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation is now open.

Wed 02 May 2018, 15:52 | Tags: English

Submissions open for Warwick associated Sunday Times Young Writer award

Submissions are now open for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2018 in association with the University of Warwick.

Mon 16 Apr 2018, 13:02 | Tags: University of Warwick, English

Warwick helps bring Shakespeare to Yosemite National Park

An eco-focussed version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is to be performed in one of the world’s most beautiful locations, thanks to a team involving the University of Warwick.

Mon 16 Apr 2018, 12:58 | Tags: English

Author Tash Aw: Malaysia an example of multiculturalism in modern world

Internationally acclaimed Malaysian author Tash Aw has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Warwick, his alma mater.


Acclaimed Malaysian author Tash Aw honoured by University of Warwick

Critically-acclaimed Malaysian author, Tash Aw, is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Warwick, UK – his alma mater.


Professor Carol Rutter discusses Hamlet on Radio 4's In Our Time

Carol Rutter, Professor of Shakespeare and Performance Studies at the University of Warwick, has appeared on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time discuss Shakespeare's best known, most quoted and longest play - Hamlet.

Wed 03 Jan 2018, 13:19 | Tags: English

Warwick announces the winner of the inaugural Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada, translated from German by American translator Susan Bernofsky and published by Portobello Books, has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.

Thu 16 Nov 2017, 08:30 | Tags: University of Warwick, Awards, English