Somerset Maugham Award
4 appearances
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Edition 0 (2020) Winner
Amrou Al-Kadhi
アムルー・アルカディ
Amurū Aru-Kadhi
Aliases:
Glamrou
Profile
- Gender
- non-binary
- Born
- 1990-06-23 （London）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, Iraq
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- London, England → Dubai, UAE → Bahrain
Career
- Occupations
- writer, actor, drag performer, filmmaker
- Active Years
- 2005-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | — | — | A-levels | 2006-2008 | United Kingdom |
| University of Cambridge | — | History of Art | BA and MPhil | — | United Kingdom |
Eton College
Degree:
A-levels
Period:
2006-2008
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
United Kingdom
Two-year scholarship for A-levels
University of Cambridge
History of Art
Degree:
BA and MPhil
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Somerset Maugham Award | Life as a Unicorn | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 2020 | Polari First Book Prize | Life as a Unicorn | — | Polari | winner |
Somerset Maugham Award
2020
Work:
Life as a Unicorn
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Polari First Book Prize
2020
Work:
Life as a Unicorn
Organization:
Polari
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Unicorn: The Memoir of a Muslim Drag Queen
2019 autobiographyAutobiography telling the story of estrangement from and reconciliation with their mother and Islam.
queer identitycultural representationracial politics
Bibliography
- Unicorn: The Memoir of a Muslim Drag Queen (2019)
- Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- personal narrativehumorous tone
- Recurring Motifs
- journey from shame to prideintersection of queer and Islamic identity
Legacy
British-Iraqi non-binary writer, actor, drag performer, and filmmaker known for work on queer identity, cultural representation, and racial politics. Winner of Somerset Maugham Award and Polari First Book Prize.
Trivia
- Has a twin brother.
- Discovered drag at Cambridge University and formed the drag troupe Denim.