Somerset Maugham Award
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Daisy Hay
デイジー・ヘイ
Deijī Hei
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- Associate Professor in English Literature and Life Writing, Author of non-fiction
- Active Years
- 2006-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Exeter, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, St Antony's College, Oxford, Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rose Mary Crawshay Prize | Young Romantics: The Shelleys, Byron and Other Tangled Lives | — | British Academy | Winner |
| 2012 | Radcliffe Institute Fellowship | — | — | Harvard University / Radcliffe Institute | Fellow |
| 2016 | Somerset Maugham Award | Mr and Mrs Disraeli: A Strange Romance | — | — | Winner |
| 2016 | Philip Leverhulme Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2018 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | 40 under 40 | Royal Society of Literature | Fellow |
Rose Mary Crawshay Prize
2010
Work:
Young Romantics: The Shelleys, Byron and Other Tangled Lives
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
Winner
Radcliffe Institute Fellowship
2012
Organization:
Harvard University / Radcliffe Institute
Result:
Fellow
Somerset Maugham Award
2016
Work:
Mr and Mrs Disraeli: A Strange Romance
Result:
Winner
Philip Leverhulme Prize
2016
Result:
Winner
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2018
Category:
40 under 40
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
Fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Young Romantics: The Shelleys, Byron and Other Tangled Lives
2010 Non-fiction/BiographyA collective biography of the Shelleys, Byron, and other Romantic figures and their tangled lives.
RomanticismLiterature and politicsPersonal lives
Mr and Mrs Disraeli: A Strange Romance
2015 Non-fiction/BiographyBiography of Benjamin Disraeli and his wife Mary Anne, tracing their courtship and marriage.
Political personal life19th-century Britain
The Making of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
2018 Non-fictionExplores the creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Romantic literatureCreative process
Dinner with Joseph Johnson: Books and Friendship in a Revolutionary Age
2022 Non-fictionAbout bookseller Joseph Johnson and his circle in the revolutionary age.
Publishing historyFriendshipRevolutionary age
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed archival researchLife writing
- Recurring Motifs
- Intersections of literature and historyPolitics and private lifeRomantic circles
Legacy
Scholar of 19th-century British literature, focusing on Romanticism and life writing. Award-winning author bridging academia and public engagement.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
Trivia
- Selected as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker (2014)