Emily Berry FRSL (born 1981) is an English poet and writer.
Emily Berry | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) London, England |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | University of Leeds Goldsmiths College University of East Anglia |
| Notable works | Dear Boy (2013), Stranger Baby (2017), "Unexhausted Time" (2022) |
| Notable awards | Forward Prizes for Poetry |
Berry was born and raised in London and studied English literature at Leeds University, and Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths College. As of 2017, she was completing a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia.[1]
She was one of five to be awarded an Eric Gregory Award in 2008.[2] Her pamphlet Stingray Fevers was published by tall-lighthouse in 2008.[3] Her debut collection of poems, Dear Boy (Faber & Faber, 2013), won the Hawthornden Prize, and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. She is a contributor to The Breakfast Bible (Bloomsbury, 2013). Her second collection, entitled Stranger, Baby, was published by Faber & Faber in 2017.[3] Her third collection, Unexhausted Time was published by Faber & Faber in 2022.[4]
From 2017 until 2022, Berry was the editor of Poetry Review, the UK's most widely read poetry magazine. Berry succeeded Maurice Riondan in the role.[1]
In June 2018 Berry was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative.[citation needed]
Awards edit
- —(2014), Hawthornden Prize for Dear Boy[3]
- —(2014), Forward Prize for Best First Collection for Dear Boy[3]
- —(2008), Eric Gregory Award[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Baker, Sophie. "Emily Berry is the new Editor of The Poetry Review". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Eric Gregory Past Authors". Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Emily Berry (poet)". Poetry International Web. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Faber & Faber. "Unexhausted Time - Emily Berry".