Emily Berry
English poet and writer (born 1981)
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Emily Berry FRSL (born 1981) is an English poet and writer.
Stranger Baby (2017)
Unexhausted Time (2022)
Emily Berry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) 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
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]
Career
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 (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.[5][6]
Awards
| 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
- —— (2013). Dear Boy. Faber & Faber.
- —— (2017). Stranger, Baby. Faber & Faber.
- —— (2022). Unexhausted Time. Faber & Faber.