Emily Berry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 (age 41–42) London, England |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | University of Leeds Goldsmiths College University of East Anglia |
| Notable works | Dear Boy (2013), Stranger Baby (2017) |
| Notable awards | Forward Prizes for Poetry |
Emily Berry FRSL (born 1981) is an English poet and writer.
Emily Berry was born and raised in London and studied English literature at Leeds University, and Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths College. She is currently completing a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia.[1]
She was 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]
In 2017, Berry succeeded Maurice Riordan as the editor of Poetry Review, the UK's most widely read poetry magazine.[1]
In June 2018 Berry was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative.[4]
Awards
- —(2014), Hawthornden Prize for Dear Boy[3]
- —(2014), Forward Prize for Best First Collection for Dear Boy[3]
- —(2008), Eric Gregory Award[2]
References
- 1 2 Baker, Sophie. "Emily Berry is the new Editor of The Poetry Review". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Eric Gregory Past Authors". Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Emily Berry (poet)". Poetry International Web.
- ↑ Flood, Alison (28 June 2018). "Royal Society of Literature admits 40 new fellows to address historical biases". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2018.