Ferdia Lennon
Irish author (born 1988)
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Ferdia Lennon (born 1988) is an Irish author. His debut novel, Glorious Exploits, was a bestseller that won numerous awards and was adapted for BBC Radio 4.
Biography
Lennon was born to an Irish mother and a Libyan father and grew up in Tallaght, County Dublin.[1]
Lennon graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in history and classics from University College Dublin and a Master of Arts (MA) in prose fiction from the University of East Anglia.[2] He lives in Norwich with his wife and son.[3]
Career
His debut novel, Glorious Exploits was a Sunday Times bestseller. It has been adapted for BBC Radio 4 and was the winner of the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2024, the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, the Premio Gregor von Rezzori and the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.[4][5] It was also shortlisted for several other awards, including the Nero Debut Fiction Award, formerly known as the Costa Awards.[6] the 2025 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize.[7] and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
Awards and honours
Literary awards
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Glorious Exploits | Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction | — | Won | |
| 2024 | Glorious Exploits | Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize | — | Won | |
| 2024 | Glorious Exploits | Waterstones Book of the Year | — | Shortlisted | |
| 2024 | Glorious Exploits | Nero Debut Fiction Award | — | Shortlisted | |
| 2024 | Glorious Exploits | Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | — | Longlisted | |
| 2024 | Glorious Exploits | Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards | Fiction | Shortlisted | [8] |
| 2025 | Glorious Exploits | Dylan Thomas Prize | — | Shortlisted | |
| 2025 | Glorious Exploits | British Book Awards | — | Shortlisted | |
| 2025 | Glorious Exploits | Runciman Award | — | Shortlisted | |
| 2025 | Glorious Exploits | Authors’ Club First Novel Award | — | Won | |
| 2025 | Glorious Exploits | Premio Gregor von Rezzori | — | Won | |
| 2025 | Glorious Exploits | Walter Scott Prize | — | Shortlisted | [9] |
| 2025 | Glorious Exploits | Rooney Prize for Irish Literature | — | Won | |