Arthur C. Clarke Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2022) Winner
Harry Josephine Giles
ハリー・ジョセフィン・ギレス
Harry Josephine Giles
Profile
- Gender
- non-binary
- Born
- 1986-01-01 （Orkney）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, Scots
- Residence History
- Orkney → Edinburgh
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Performer
- Active Years
- 2009-2024
- Affiliations
- Inky Fingers
- Influenced By
- Kathleen Jamie, Scott Hames
- Nominations
- Edwin Morgan Poetry Award shortlist (Tonguit, The Games), Forward Prize for Best First Collection shortlist (Tonguit)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St Andrews | Sustainable Development | — | MA | — | United Kingdom |
| East 15 Acting School | Theatre | Directing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Stirling | — | — | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of St Andrews
Sustainable Development
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
United Kingdom
Master of Arts (Scotland)
East 15 Acting School
Theatre
/ Directing
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Stirling
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2020
Country:
United Kingdom
Supervisors: Kathleen Jamie, Scott Hames
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Deep Wheel Orcadia | — | British Science Fiction Association | winner |
| 2009 | BBC poetry slam | — | — | BBC | winner |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2022
Work:
Deep Wheel Orcadia
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
winner
BBC poetry slam
2009
Organization:
BBC
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Deep Wheel Orcadia
2021 Science fiction verse novelA verse novel set on a space station orbiting an Orkney-inspired planet, exploring future society.
LanguageIdentitySpeculative fiction
Bibliography
- Visa Wedding
- Oam
- Farmform
- Drone
- Tonguit
- Casual Games for Casual Hikers
- Funding a Ritual
- Raik
- 14 Ways To Reread a Favourite Novel
- Casual Games for City Walkers
- Trump/Pattinson
- Travellers' Lexicon
- New Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
- The Games
- Some Definitions
- Stim
- Moon, Sun, and All Things
- Wages for Transition
- Deep Wheel Orcadia
- Them
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Use of Scots and Orkney dialectVerseExperimental poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- MigrationBordersFuturity
Legacy
Scottish non-binary poet and writer who won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2022 for the verse SF novel Deep Wheel Orcadia. From Orkney, known for poetry and performance.
Trivia
- Non-binary.
- Raised in Orkney.
- Co-founded Inky Fingers, Edinburgh's oldest-running open-mic night.