Andrew McMillan (poet)
English poet (born 1988)
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Andrew McMillan MBE FRSL (born 1988) is an English poet and professor.
Andrew McMillan | |
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| Born | 28 October 1988[citation needed] South Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Poet, professor |
| Education | University of Lancaster University College London |
| Genre | Poetry Literary Fiction |
| Notable works | physical playtime Pity |
| Notable awards | Eric Gregory Award Guardian First Book Award Somerset Maugham Award |
| Website | |
| Andrew McMillan | |
Biography
McMillan was born near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He is the son of poet Ian McMillan.[1] He studied at University of Lancaster, and then at University College London,[2] and is now Professor of Contemporary Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.[3]
His debut collection, Physical, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2015.[4] It was the first collection of poems to win the Guardian First Book Award,[5] and also won a Somerset Maugham Award[6] and the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize.[7]
His second collection, playtime, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2018, and won the inaugural Polari Prize.[8] With Mary Jean Chan, McMillan was co-editor of the 2022 collection "100 Queer Poems".
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2020.[9]
His first novel, Pity, was published by Canongate Books in 2024, and was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize.[10]
McMillan lives in Manchester.[11]
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2026 New Year Honours for services to Literature.[12]
Bibliography
- Pity (2024)
- 100 Queer Poems (co-editor), (2022)
- pandemonium (2021)
- playtime (2018)
- physical (2015)
