Alumna news

The debut novel of Carmen Marcus, How Saints Die, will be published on 13th September with Harvill Secker. The novel maps mythic structures over Marcus's childhood experiences of mental health and grief over the loss of her father. For more information on the How Saints Die

Carmen also works as a performance poet who has been commissioned by the Royal Festival Hall, and has been named a BBC Radio 3 Verb New Voice. Read more on Carmen's blog.

Caitlin Doyle has a new book out entitled Girls Can Do Anything with Harper Collins, a collection of 200 entries of pioneering women throughout history across a multitude of employments, interests, and achievements.

Amanda Merrit has an upcoming reading and Q&A at The Poetry Cafe on 18th October for the launch of her new book, The Divining Pool. The work looks fearlessly into the darkest recesses of the human heart and finds a terrible beauty within it. The launch is from 7-9pm at The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St London WC2H 9BX (Entry is free).

Amanda recently completed her poetry MFA at St. Andrews where she was mentored by Professor Don Paterson. She was presented with the 2015 Anstruther Poetry Award and, in Canada, she has been published in Descant, Grain, Prairie Fire, Hart House Review, Qwerty, and Untethered. In the UK she has been published in Stand and Aesthetica’s 2017 Creative Writing Annual anthology. Merritt is based in Victoria, Canada. The Divining Pool is her debut collection of poetry.