Tag Archives: Marcus Sedgwick

OGOM Company of Wolves: The Book

Posted on 19th September 2016 by Sam George

Woo hoo. We are proud to present the details of the OGOM Company of Wolves book (MUP, 2017). There are 3 publications in total (one book and two special journal issues) and this is the first. More to follow on the … Continue reading →

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Marcus Sedgwick’s new novel: Saint Death

Posted on 18th June 2016 by William the Bloody

The marvellous Marcus Sedgwick, prize-winning YA and children’s novelist, has a new novel, Saint Death; an extract features here. I’m not sure whether this is in the  Gothic or fantastic mode (though the title suggests Gothic undertones) like many of … Continue reading →

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When the Sun Stands Still

Posted on 5th January 2016 by Sam George

We are gong to be posting a fair amount of material on YA fiction and the Gothic over the next few weeks whilst the Generation Dead module is running and I wanted to begin with this story for the Winter … Continue reading →

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Wolf Children come alive at Company of Wolves

Posted on 6th September 2015 by Sam George

Day three of the unforgettable ‘Company of Wolves’ conference focussed on ‘wolf children’, a catch all phrase for feral or wild children who were believed to have animal parents or like Romulus and Remus were suckled by wolves. I attended … Continue reading →

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Best Wolves in Literature

Posted on 20th May 2015 by Sam George

“Who were your parents mouse?” The answer she gave me brought a chill to my heart and a lump to my throat. “The wolves”, she said, and threw another lump of seaweed into our basket (Dark Horse, p. 31) The … Continue reading →

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OGOM Company of Wolves- Prof. Garry Marvin completes our programme

Posted on 8th April 2015 by Sam George

Thank you to everyone who has sent in abstracts for the OGOM Company of Wolves conference. We have enjoyed reading through the wonderfully varied and pertinent responses and today began to write to those who have been accepted so far. … Continue reading →

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Value and Ideology in YA Fiction

Posted on 25th March 2015 by William the Bloody

When studying popular culture (that created for younger people in particular), the question of value inevitably appears. YA fiction is often seen as not worthy of serious regard, particularly if it’s ‘genre’ fiction such as paranormal romance (gritty realism is … Continue reading →

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OGOM Company of Wolves CFP – Beyond excited to announce this!

Posted on 19th November 2014 by Sam George

Conference, University of Hertfordshire, Sept 3rd-5th 2015: Call for Papers and Panels OGOM: ‘The Company of Wolves’: Sociality, Animality, and Subjectivity in Literary and Cultural Narratives—Werewolves, Shapeshifters, and Feral Humans Wolves have long been the archetypal enemy of human company, … Continue reading →

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Marcus Sedgwick: where I write

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fascinating photographic exploration of the places that have inspired Marcus Sedgwick’s new novel, The Ghosts of Heaven. Marcus is an award-winning novelist whose work has been a focus and inspiration for the OGOM Project and who has also generously … Continue reading →

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Embracing the YA Albatross: YA Fiction in the Academy

Posted on 4th October 2014 by Sam George

I  mentioned  Philip Pullman’s carnegie medal speech in my first YA post and it seems apt to return to it here in the wake of renewed criticism of YA fiction in universities. I was interested to read Kaja’s post which … Continue reading →

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