Articles #Drew Shaw

On the anniversary of his 50th year as an English teacher, John Eppel talks to Drew Shaw about his life in the classroom.

Following the short-listing of We Need New Names for the Man Booker Prize, Drew Shaw talks to NoViolet Bulawayo about her homecoming, the experience of exile, the themes and characters of her acclaimed debut novel.

Award-winning author Bryony Rheam talks to Drew Shaw about her about her two novels, This September Sun and All Come to Dust, as well as her short stories and new work in progress.

Four Bulawayo authors discuss character creation with the literature critic, Drew Shaw.

A Poetry Workshop, 'Learn How to Write a Villanelle', was led by veteran poet John Eppel, assisted by Philani Amadeus Nyoni, coordinated by Dr Drew Shaw of the Centre for English Excellence. Starting with the example of Dylan Thomas's 'Do not go gentle into that good night, participants learned the discipline of the villanelle and were able to write their own villanelles by the end of the session.