Somerset Maugham Award
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Gerard Woodward
ジェラード・ウッドワード
Gerādo Uddowādo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-12-04 （Enfield, London）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Bath
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, short story writer, professor of creative writing
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- Bath Spa University, Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Nominations
- Householder - John Llewellyn-Rhys Memorial Prize, After the Deafening - T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist, August - Whitbread Award shortlist, I'll Go to Bed at Noon - Man Booker Prize shortlist, I'll Go to Bed at Noon - Encore Award shortlist, We Were Pedestrians - T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist, Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award shortlist, The Paper Lovers - Bad Sex in Fiction shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth School of Art | — | painting | — | — | United Kingdom |
| London School of Economics | — | social anthropology | BSc Honours | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Greenwich | — | education | CertEd | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Manchester | — | social anthropology | PgD | — | United Kingdom |
| Middlesex University | — | — | 名誉博士号 | — | United Kingdom |
Falmouth School of Art
painting
Country:
United Kingdom
dropped out in second year
London School of Economics
social anthropology
Degree:
BSc Honours
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Greenwich
education
Degree:
CertEd
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Manchester
social anthropology
Degree:
PgD
Country:
United Kingdom
Middlesex University
Degree:
名誉博士号
Year of Graduation:
2019
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Eric Gregory Award | — | — | Society of Authors | Winner |
| 1992 | Somerset Maugham Award | Householder | — | Somerset Maugham Award | Winner |
| 2014 | Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize | Vanishing | — | — | Winner |
Eric Gregory Award
1989
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
Winner
Somerset Maugham Award
1992
Work:
Householder
Organization:
Somerset Maugham Award
Result:
Winner
Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize
2014
Work:
Vanishing
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
August
2001 novelFirst novel in the Jones family trilogy about a troubled family.
familyalcoholism
I'll Go to Bed at Noon
2004 novelSecond in the Jones trilogy, shortlisted for Man Booker Prize.
family dysfunctionaddiction
Householder
1991 poetryFirst poetry collection, won Somerset Maugham Award.
Bibliography
- The Unwriter & Other Poems
- Householder
- After the Deafening
- Island to Island
- We Were Pedestrians
- The Seacunny
- The Vulture
- August
- I'll Go to Bed at Noon
- A Curious Earth
- Caravan Thieves
- Nourishment
- Vanishing
- Legoland
- The Paper Lovers
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed family portraitspoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- family strifealcohol and loss
Legacy
British novelist and poet known for the Jones family trilogy. Multiple award winner and nominee. Professor at Bath Spa University.
Trivia
- In 1981, his brother Francis died after being struck by a train while drunk; his mother died shortly after.
- Married to Suzanne Jane Anderson with two children: Corin and Phoebe.