Stephanie Sy-Quia
British-American writer
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Stephanie Sy-Quia (born 1995)[1] is a British–American writer. Her first novel, A Private Man, was published in 2026.
Stephanie Sy-Quia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995 (age 30–31) California, U.S. |
| Education | The King's School, Canterbury; University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Amnion (2021) |
| Awards | Forward Prize for Poetry (Best First Collection, 2022) Somerset Maugham Award Eric Gregory Award |
Biography
Born in California and now living in London, Sy-Quia attended the The King's School, Canterbury, then went on to study English at Oxford University.
She has written for publications including The Guardian,[2] The White Review, Boston Review, Granta,[3] Los Angeles Review of Books,[4] The London Magazine,[5] Tribune,[6] and The TLS.[7] Sy-Quia is a Ledbury Poetry Critic[8] and has been shortlisted for the Bodley Head Essay Prize.
Her debut poetry collection, Amnion, was published by Granta[3] in 2021 and won the Forward Prize for Poetry (Best First Collection, 2022),[9] the Somerset Maugham Award, the Eric Gregory Award,[10] and was the Poetry Book Society's Winter Recommendation.[11] Amnion was also longlisted for the Rathbones Folio[12] and RSL Ondaatje Prizes.[13]
Sy-Quia's debut novel, A Private Man, was published in 2026, with its author being chosen by The Observer as one of the year's best debut novelists.[14]