Somerset Maugham Award
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Ben Rice
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Ben Rice
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-01-01 （Tiverton, Devon）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Tiverton, Devon, UK → Sydney, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- author, English teacher
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Affiliations
- Marcellin College Randwick
- Nominations
- John Llewellyn Rhys Prize shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blundell's School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Newcastle University | Faculty of Arts | English Literature | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Oxford | Faculty of English | English Literature | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of East Anglia | — | Creative Writing | Master of Arts | — | United Kingdom |
Blundell's School
Country:
United Kingdom
Newcastle University
Faculty of Arts
/ English Literature
Country:
United Kingdom
English literature
University of Oxford
Faculty of English
/ English Literature
Country:
United Kingdom
Wadham College
University of East Anglia
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Somerset Maugham Award | Pobby and Dingan | — | Society of Authors | winner |
Somerset Maugham Award
2001
Work:
Pobby and Dingan
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pobby and Dingan
2000 novellaA touching novella set in the Australian outback about a girl with imaginary friends and her family.
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Adaptations
- [film] Opal Dream / Peter Cattaneo (2006)
Bibliography
- "Pobby and Dingan". Granta. 70: 133–180. Summer 2000.
- Pobby and Dingan. London: Jonathan Cape. 2000.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- imaginativelyrical
Legacy
Named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. Currently lives in Sydney teaching English.
Trivia
- Lives in Sydney and teaches at a high school.