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23 May 2013 to 26 May 2013

I’m participating in the Sozopol Fiction Seminar in Bulgaria with Elizabeth Kostova, Richard Russo, Richard BeardKapka Kassabova, and numerous other Bulgarian, British and American writers.

2 May 2013

I'm participating in a panel discussion on the theme of  'Creative Writing and English Literature: The State of the Disciplines' with the novelist Stephen May and Dr Angelica Michelis of Manchester Metropolitan University as part of the Strange Bedfellows series at York University.  The event begins at 4pm in the Bowland Auditorium, Berrick Saul Building.

23 March 2013 to 25 March 2013

I’m reading from Worthless Men and discussing my writing and teaching at the Storyville Festival, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Japan.

19 March 2013

I’ll be deciding the winner of the Essex Book Festival ‘Get It Writ’ short story competition.  The announcement will be made by Andrew Burton at the Less is More event at Witham Library on 20th March.

2 March 2013

I’m reading from Worthless Men at Dereham Library at 2.30 as part of the Breckland Book Festival.

1 March 2013

I’m reading from Worthless Men at Burnham Library in Burnham On Crouch at 8pm as part of the Essex Book Festival

14 February 2013

My new novel Worthless Men will be published by Sceptre.

7 February 2013

The launch of my new novel Worthless Men will be held at the UEA Drama Studio at 7pm.  I’ll also be introducing readings by UEA alumni Chelsey Flood, who is launching her debut novel Infinite Sky, and Tom Benn, who has just published his second novel Chamber Music.

7 December 2012

I’ll be reading from Worthless Men at the Festivalul International de Literatura Bucuresti, Romania, and participating in a panel discussion with Sandor Papp, Matyas Dunajcsik and Mihai Mateiu, hosted by Nadine Vladescu.

 

10 November 2012

I’ll be participating in a panel discussion on the theme of ‘Supervising a Creative & Critical Writing PhD’ with Jon Cook, Don Paterson, Nicholas Royle and Rebecca Stott at the Creative/Critical Writing Conference, UEA London.  

 

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