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Emily Berry

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Emily Berry

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1981 (London)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
London

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
2008-2025
Affiliations
Editor of The Poetry Review
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
Nominations
Michael Murphy Memorial Poetry Prize 2015 shortlisted

Education

University of Leeds
Faculty of Arts / English Literature
Country: United Kingdom
Goldsmiths College
Creative and Life Writing / Creative and Life Writing
Country: United Kingdom
University of East Anglia
Creative and Critical Writing
Degree: PhD
Period: 2017頃
Country: United Kingdom
Completing as of 2017

Awards

Eric Gregory Award
2008
Organization: Society of Authors
Result: Won
Forward Prize for Poetry
2014
Work: Dear Boy
Category: Best First Collection
Result: Won
Hawthornden Prize
2014
Work: Dear Boy
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dear Boy

2013 Poetry collection

Debut collection of poems

Stranger, Baby

2017 Poetry collection

Second collection

Unexhausted Time

2022 Poetry collection

Third collection

Stingray Fevers

2008 Pamphlet

Early pamphlet

Bibliography

  • Stingray Fevers (2008)
  • Dear Boy (2013)
  • Stranger, Baby (2017)
  • Unexhausted Time (2022)

Legacy

A rising star in contemporary British poetry, with multiple awards including the Forward Prize.

Trivia

  • Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in '40 Under 40' initiative
  • Editor of The Poetry Review (2017-2022)