Danish MLitt graduate Ulrich Hansen has been awarded the Curtis Brown Glasgow Prize 2010.

The prestigious prize of £1,500 is awarded annually to the best fiction writer from across the whole Glasgow University Creative Writing Programme. The first Curtis Brown Glasgow Prize was awarded in January 2009 to Mary Paulson-Ellis for The Language of Flowers. Ulrich Hansen

Ulrich’s winning portfolio consisted largely of (Re)Collections Made Away From Home, in which a vivid portrait of a community emerged from a collection of short pieces set in the town of Sønder Nærå in Denmark. 

Ulrich Hansen said: “As a writer you often go through spells where you wonder if what you are doing is any good. From that point of view being recognised by an agency like Curtis Brown is a hugely encouraging. Also, finishing the course always brings with it the danger of neglecting writing as other commitments take over. Receiving this prize is a great incitement not to let that happen.”

Curtis Brown literary agent, Karolina Sutton will present Ulrich with his award at a reading at 6.30pm on Wednesday 28 April in the Anatomy Museum, University of Glasgow.

The award follows last month’s £1500 Sceptre Prize for emerging writers which was won by John Jennett for the extract from his novel Manadh.

Founded in 1995, the University of Glasgow’s Creative Writing Masters Course has proved one of the most successful of its kind in the UK and one and has nurtured a wide range of new talent including Rachel Seiffert, Louise Welsh, Zoë Strachan, Laura Marney and Anne Donovan.

Further information:
Martin Shannon, Media Relations Officer
University of Glasgow Tel: 0141 330 8593

First published: 26 April 2010

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