Emily Berry FRSL (born 1981) is an English poet and writer.
Emily Berry | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Early life
editBerry 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]
Career
editShe 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 (2013), won the Hawthornden Prize and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. 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]
She is a contributor to collections and anthologies such as The Breakfast Bible (Bloomsbury, 2013).
From 2017 until 2022, Berry was the editor of The 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| Year | Book | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | — | Eric Gregory Award | — | Won | [2] |
| 2014 | Dear Boy | Forward Prize | First Collection | Won | [3] |
| Hawthornden Prize | — | Won | [3] | ||
| 2015 | Michael Murphy Memorial Poetry Prize | — | Shortlisted |
Biblio
edit- —— (2013). Dear Boy. Faber & Faber.
- —— (2017). Stranger, Baby. Faber & Faber.
- —— (2022). Unexhausted Time. Faber & Faber.
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".