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The information outlines the planning for a resumption of non-teaching activities after the COVID-19 shutdown of the University and considering national and local guidelines. The planning and risk assessment provide for a safe resumption of work on campus by all members of the School.

As course director, Prof. Darryl Jones suggests: ‘If you have a serious curiosity about modern and contemporary literature – whether you’re interested in the Victorian novel, Modernist poetry, contemporary fiction, the history of the book and publishing, national or international literature, or popular literature and culture – this is the Master’s degree for you.’

Irish poet, Stephen Sexton, has been awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2020, for his first collection of works, Oils and If All the World and Love Were Young.

The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. The judges, who include Sebastian Faulks, Kit de Waal, Tessa Hadley, and Houman Barekat, have selected five books this year, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in December.

This prize is named in memory of a graduate of the School, Paul Newham (1965-2012), and is awarded annually to a mature student for outstanding performance in Moderatorship.