All entries for March 2009

New Artwork on University House patio

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/newsandevents/intnews2/new_artwork_on/

Work is currently underway in the patio area at the back of University House to install a new artwork for the University Collection, Powder Blue Orthogonal Pavilion by the artist Toby Paterson.

Andrew Noble : 25 Mar 2009 11:23 |  Tags: Art Campus University |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Warwick Prize for Writing

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/newsandevents/intnews2/prizeforwritingwinner

Naomi Klein has been announced as the winner of the first Warwick Prize for Writing. Canadian journalist Klein's winning book The Shock Doctrine was chosen from a diverse shortlist of six international titles.

The six shortlisted books all offered a different interpretation of this year's theme of complexity and ranged from music criticism and scientific theory to Spanish fiction.

Read more about the six shortlisted writers

Chair judge China Miéville, award-winning author of fantasy fiction, announced the winner at a ceremony held in the Arts Centre, which was attended by the Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Andrew Noble : 03 Mar 2009 12:40 |  Tags: Books Literature Prize Warwick |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem