Rupa Wood

Rupa is Editor In-Chief of The Vanity Papers Oxford Literary Review. 

Please contact for open submission opportunties. 

PUBLICATIONS

• TVPOLR "An Interview with Mary Jean Chan", 2026.

• Oxford University Poetry Society, "Faith" Hourglass, The Ash Anthology, 2025. 

• Loft Books, "The Fountain Awakening," Issue V, 2024. 

• The Turl, "Animals" print edition, Michaelmas Term, 2023. 

• Varsity Publications Ltd, University of Cambridge, “Delight” The Mays Anthology 31, 2023.

•  The London Magazine, “Meteor Shower” front page of the online edition,19th May, 2023.

• The Oxford Magazine, “Hydrangea Heap”5th Week, Trinity Term no. 445, 2022. 

• Harris Manchester Nature Poetry Collection, "Dollar Store" 2022. 

• The Oxford Magazine, “And You Are All The Candles” 2nd Week ,Trinity Term no. 432, 2021.

• The Oxford Review of Books, “The Birthday Cake” Autumn, 2021.

• The Nasiona, “If I Were Truly Free…” Non-fiction Poetry Writing Series, 2021.

• Simon Fraser University Digital Publications, “Life After Yamileth” Emerge 19: The Writer’s Studio Anthology , 2019.

AWARDS

• Winner of the The Oxford Review of Books, Short Fiction Prize.

• Winner of The Nasiona Non-fiction Poetry Writing Series.

• Winner of the University of Oxford, Kellogg College 'Community Impact and Engagement Award'.

RECOGNITION

•  The Bridport Poetry Prize 2021, longlisted.

•  The Kellogg College Inaugural Creative Writing Competition 2022, shortlisted. 

• BBC Radio Oxford, "The Poetics of Space", broadcast December 4th 2025. 

COMMUNITY

• Chair of The Harris Manchester Literary Society

• Percey Shelley Poetry Society Member

• The Vanity Papers Oxford Literary Review Founding Member

• The Papers School Founding Member