Somerset Maugham Award
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Glyn Maxwell
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Glyn Maxwell
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962 （Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Welwyn Garden City → Amherst, Massachusetts → New York City → United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- poet, playwright, novelist, librettist, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1986-
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature, Welsh Academy
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Welsh Academy
- Influenced By
- Derek Walcott, Dylan Thomas
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for T. S. Eliot Prize, Forward Prize, Costa Book Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester College, Oxford | English | English | — | undergraduate, began MLitt but dropped out | United Kingdom |
| Boston University | — | Poetry and Drama | — | 1987 | United States |
Worcester College, Oxford
English
/ English
Period:
undergraduate, began MLitt but dropped out
Country:
United Kingdom
Began MLitt but dropped out
Boston University
Poetry and Drama
Period:
1987
Country:
United States
Studied with Derek Walcott
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | The Nerve | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 1997 | E. M. Forster Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
2004
Work:
The Nerve
Result:
受賞
Cholmondeley Award
2014
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
E. M. Forster Award
1997
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Nerve
2002 PoetryPoetry collection that won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.
modern poetry
Blue Burneau
1994 NovelFirst novel, shortlisted for Whitbread First Novel Prize.
Time's Fool
1999 Epic poemEpic poem optioned for film by Fox Searchlight.
Adaptations
- [Film] Time's Fool / Paul King
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Formalist poetryMetred verse
Legacy
British poet, playwright, and novelist known for formalist poetry, with numerous awards and theatre productions.
In Popular Culture
- Time's Fool optioned for film
- Co-wrote screenplay for The Beast In The Jungle
Trivia
- Primarily of Welsh heritage.
- Named one of the New Generation Poets in 1994.
- Studied under Derek Walcott.