Sara Baume
Irish writer (born 1984)
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Sara Baume (born 1984)[1] is an Irish[2] novelist. She was named on Granta's Best of Young British Novelists list in 2023.[3]
Sara Baume | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) |
| Education | Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology |
| Writing career | |
| Notable awards | Rooney Prize |
Biography
Her father is of English descent while her mother is of Irish descent.[4] As her parents travelled around in a caravan, Sara Baume was born "on the road to Wigan Pier".[4] When she was four years old, they moved to County Cork, Ireland.[4] She studied fine art at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design and creative writing at Trinity College Dublin from where she was awarded her MPhil.[1] She has received a Literary Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5] Her books are published by Tramp Press in Ireland and Heinemann in Britain.
In 2015, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa.[6]
In 2023, she was named on Granta's Best of Young British Novelists list, compiled every 10 years since 1983, to identify the 20 most significant British novelists aged under 40.[7]
Awards and honours
Literary awards
| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | — | Hennessy New Irish Writing Award | — | Won | [8] |
| — | Rooney Prize for Irish Literature | — | Won | [8] | |
| Spill Simmer Falter Wither | Costa Book Award | First Novel | Shortlisted | [9] | |
| Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | Fiction | Won | [10][11] | ||
| Guardian First Book Award | — | Longlisted | [12][13] | ||
| Irish Book Award | Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year | Won | [14] | ||
| 2016 | Desmond Elliott Prize | — | Longlisted | [15] | |
| Kate O'Brien Award | — | Won | [16] | ||
| 2017 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | Shortlisted | [17] | |
| A Line Made By Walking | Booklist Editors' Choice | Adult Books | Selection | [18] | |
| Goldsmiths Prize | — | Shortlisted | [19] | ||
| 2021 | handiwork | Rathbones Folio Prize | — | Shortlisted | [20][21] |
| 2022 | Seven Steeples | An Post Irish Book Awards | Eason Novel of the Year | Shortlisted | [22] |
| Goldsmiths Prize | — | Shortlisted | [23][24] | ||
| 2023 | Dylan Thomas Prize | — | Shortlisted | [25][26] |
Other awards
Novels
- —— (2015). Spill Simmer Falter Wither. Dublin: Tramp Press. ISBN 9780992817060.
- —— (2017). A Line Made by Walking. Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780544716957.[27]α
- —— (2020). handiwork. Dublin: Tramp Press. ISBN 9781916434257.
- —— (2022). Seven Steeples. Dublin: Tramp Press. ISBN 9781916291485.
Notes
- ^α (named for the Richard Long sculpture, A Line Made by Walking)[28][29]
