Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 34 (2017) Winner
Barney Norris
バーニー・ノリス
Bāni Norisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1987 （Chichester, West Sussex, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chichester, West Sussex → Salisbury, Wiltshire → Oxford
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, theatre company founder, creative writing lecturer
- Active Years
- 2014-2024
- Affiliations
- Up in Arms Theatre Company, University of Oxford
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Society of Authors
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keble College, Oxford | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | — | Creative Writing | — | — | United Kingdom |
Keble College, Oxford
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied English
Royal Holloway, University of London
Creative Writing
Country:
United Kingdom
Postgraduate in creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright | Visitors | — | Critics' Circle | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Betty Trask Award | Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 2016 | South Bank Sky Arts Times Breakthrough Award for Literature | Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2018 | One Book Award | Turning for Home | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Award for Excellence in International Theatre | — | — | International Theatre Institute | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Hawthornden Foundation Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright
2014
Work:
Visitors
Organization:
Critics' Circle
Result:
受賞
Betty Trask Award
2016
Work:
Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
South Bank Sky Arts Times Breakthrough Award for Literature
2016
Work:
Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain
Result:
受賞
One Book Award
2018
Work:
Turning for Home
Result:
受賞
Award for Excellence in International Theatre
2019
Organization:
International Theatre Institute
Result:
受賞
Hawthornden Foundation Award
2023
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain
2016 novelA car crash in Salisbury connects the lives of five disparate individuals.
interconnected liveslossconnection
Turning for Home
2018 novelA story revolving around a family farm.
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The Vanishing Hours
2019 novelUndercurrent
2022 novelVisitors
2014 playA touching play about an elderly woman with dementia and her visitor.
ageingmemoryrelationships
Bibliography
- Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain (2016)
- Turning for Home (2018)
- The Vanishing Hours (2019)
- Undercurrent (2022)
- Visitors (2014)
- Every You Every Me (2015)
- Eventide (2015)
- Echo's End (2017)
Legacy
Recognized as a leading young playwright and novelist in contemporary Britain, with numerous awards.
Trivia
- Green Party candidate for Salisbury constituency in the 2024 UK general election.