Somerset Maugham Award
3 appearances
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Edition 0 (2018) Winner
Fiona Mozley
フィオナ・モズリー
Fiona Mozley
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1988-01-01 （Hackney, London）
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hackney, London → York → Honor Oak
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, medievalist
- Active Years
- 2017-2025
- Affiliations
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Cormac McCarthy, Ursula K. Le Guin, Philip Pullman
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (2017, Elmet), Dylan Thomas Prize longlist (2018), Edmund White Award shortlist (2018)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's College, Cambridge | — | unknown | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of York | Faculty of Arts | Medieval Studies | MA | 2013年以降 | United Kingdom |
King's College, Cambridge
unknown
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
United Kingdom
Undergraduate
University of York
Faculty of Arts
/ Medieval Studies
Degree:
MA
Period:
2013年以降
Year of Graduation:
2013
Country:
United Kingdom
MA, PhD in progress (as of 2017)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Polari Prize | Elmet | First Book | Polari | Won |
| 2018 | Somerset Maugham Award | Elmet | — | Society of Authors | Won |
Polari Prize
2018
Work:
Elmet
Category:
First Book
Organization:
Polari
Result:
Won
Somerset Maugham Award
2018
Work:
Elmet
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Elmet
2017 Literary fictionA story of a father and children living in Yorkshire woods, exploring home, land, violence, and identity.
homelandviolencegay identitytransgender
Adaptations
- [stage] Elmet / Javaad Alipoor (2025)
Hot Stew
2021 Literary fictionA tale set in Soho, London.
Sohosocietyempathy
Awake Awake
2026 Literary fictionUpcoming.
Bibliography
- Elmet (2017)
- Hot Stew (2021)
- Awake Awake (2026)
Adaptations
- Elmet stage adaptation (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poeticambiguous local historydomestic detail
- Recurring Motifs
- homeland dominationdecay
Legacy
Rising star shortlisted for Booker Prize. Also a medievalist.
Trivia
- Queer.
- Worked part-time in a bookshop.
- Influenced by York Mystery Plays.