http://www.symmonsroberts.com/ Michael Symmons Roberts en-uk Copyright 2010 Michael Symmons Roberts Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:52:45 GMT Michael's commissioned essay on 'Silence' for Granta was published in a recent issue. The piece was a response to a visit to Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland, to explore to the life and work of the monks in this remote, contemplative order. http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=18 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Chandos has released a double-CD recording of 'The Sacrifice', performed live at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The opera, with libretto by Michael and music by James MacMillan, won the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Award for Opera. http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=17 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Michael's first full poetry collection - 'Soft Keys' - was originally published by Secker & Warburg in 1993. Now, in a new edition, it joins his four later collections - and his two novels - as part of the Cape (Random House) list. http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=16 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT BBC1 film 'Miracle on the Estate', screened on Good Friday 2008, has received the Premier Prize for Television at the Sandford St Martin Awards, in a ceremony held on June 1st in Lambeth Palace, London. Michael wrote the libretto and James Atherton the music in this modern version of a medieval miracle play, performed by the people of Harpurhey in Manchester. It was directed by Chris Salt and made by the BBC in Manchester. http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=15 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT 'EDGELANDS - Journeys into England's Last Wilderness', due to be published by Cape in 2011, has won a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for non-fiction. A co-authored book between Michael and fellow poet Paul Farley, 'EDGELANDS' won the award with a synopsis and sample chapter, and Michael and Paul received the award at a ceremony in London on March 9th. http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=14 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Radio drama 'Soldiers in the Sun', broadcast in November last year on BBC Radio 3, exploring the effects of post-traumatic-stress-disorder on soldiers, has won a Clarion Award, and is shortlisted for a Mental Health Award. http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=13 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Dramatisation of latest novel - 'Breath' - will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 9pm on November 21st http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=12 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=10 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=9 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Michael Symmons Roberts News, 2007 http://www.symmonsroberts.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=5 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT