Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
Helen Simpson
ヘレン・シンプソン
Heren Shimpson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-01-01 （Bristol）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bristol → Wealdstone → Croydon suburb
Career
- Occupations
- short story writer, editor
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford University | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
Oxford University
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Wrote a thesis on Restoration farce
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Somerset Maugham Award | Four Bare Legs in a Bed and Other Stories | — | — | won |
| 1990 | Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award | Four Bare Legs in a Bed and Other Stories | — | Sunday Times | won |
| 2000 | Hawthornden Prize | Hey Yeah Right Get a Life | — | — | won |
| 2002 | E.M. Forster Award | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | won |
| 2011 | PEN/O. Henry Prize | Diary of an Interesting Year | — | PEN | won |
Somerset Maugham Award
1990
Work:
Four Bare Legs in a Bed and Other Stories
Result:
won
Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award
1990
Work:
Four Bare Legs in a Bed and Other Stories
Organization:
Sunday Times
Result:
won
Hawthornden Prize
2000
Work:
Hey Yeah Right Get a Life
Result:
won
E.M. Forster Award
2002
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
won
PEN/O. Henry Prize
2011
Work:
Diary of an Interesting Year
Organization:
PEN
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 61 (2001) Winner
Works
Major Works
Four Bare Legs in a Bed and Other Stories
1990 short story collectionA collection of short stories.
Dear George
1995 short story collectionA collection of short stories.
Hey Yeah Right Get a Life
2000 short story collectionA series of interlinked stories.
Constitutional
2005 short story collectionIn-Flight Entertainment
2010 short story collectionCockfosters
2015 short story collectionAdaptations
- Many stories broadcast on BBC Radio
Legacy
An acclaimed English short story writer who has won numerous literary prizes and was selected as one of Granta's top 20 novelists under 40.