Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 10 (1993) Winner
Joanna Briscoe
ジョアンナ・ブリスコー
Joanna Briscoe
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-01-01 （South-west of England）
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South-west England (Somerset, Totnes, Devon) → North London
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Writer, Freelance journalist
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Affiliations
- Bloomsbury
- Influenced By
- Shere Hite
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College London | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
| King Edward VI Community College | — | — | — | 13歳から | United Kingdom |
| Homeschooling | — | — | — | 10歳から13歳 | United Kingdom |
University College London
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Attended
King Edward VI Community College
Period:
13歳から
Country:
United Kingdom
After homeschooling
Homeschooling
Period:
10歳から13歳
Country:
United Kingdom
By unqualified teacher at nearby farm
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Betty Trask Award | Mothers and Other Lovers | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Encore Award | Skin | — | — | 最終候補 |
Betty Trask Award
1993
Work:
Mothers and Other Lovers
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Encore Award
1998
Work:
Skin
Result:
最終候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mothers and Other Lovers
1994 NovelA teenage girl tries to escape from a stultifying rural life, only to fall in love with her mother's new female friend.
Rural lifeLesbian love
Skin
1997 NovelExplores the plastic surgery and psychological toll taken on women by the beauty industry.
Beauty industryWomen's bodies
Sleep with Me
2005 Psychological thrillerA beautifully written and emotionally candid novel which also happens to be a page-turner.
PsychologyRomance
Adaptations
- [Television] Sleep with Me / Andrew Davies (2005)
You
2011 NovelTouched
2014 NovelThe Seduction
2021 NovelBibliography
- Mothers and Other Lovers (1994), Skin (1997), Sleep With Me (2005), You (2011), Touched (2014), The Seduction (2021)
Adaptations
- Sleep with Me (ITV Drama, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Emotionally candidPage-turner
- Recurring Motifs
- Female relationshipsPsychological depth
Legacy
Known as a British novelist, winner of Betty Trask Award, categorized as English lesbian writer.
Trivia
- Homeschooled from age 10 to 13 with outdoor lessons on Dartmoor.
- Close friendship with Shere Hite, who lived with her from 1991-1997.
- Spent childhood in isolated Devon long house on Dartmoor.