Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2014) Winner
Jonathan Edwards
ジョナサン・エドワーズ
Jonasan Edowāzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1979-10-16 （Newport, Wales）
- Nationality
- Welsh
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Newport, Wales → Crosskeys, Wales → Monmouth, Wales
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, English teacher
- Active Years
- 2010-2024
- Affiliations
- Secondary school in Monmouth
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Warwick | — | English and American Literature | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Warwick | — | Writing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
University of Warwick
English and American Literature
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
in English and American Literature
University of Warwick
Writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
in Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Terry Hetherington Award | — | Poetry | — | Winner |
| 2012 | Cardiff International Poetry Competition | — | — | — | Prize |
| 2012 | Basil Bunting Poetry Competition | — | — | — | Prize |
| 2014 | Ledbury Poetry Festival International Competition | My Family and Other Superheroes | — | Ledbury Poetry Festival | 1st Place |
| 2014 | Costa Book Award for Poetry | My Family and Other Superheroes | Poetry | Costa Book Awards | Winner |
Terry Hetherington Award
2010
Category:
Poetry
Result:
Winner
Cardiff International Poetry Competition
2012
Result:
Prize
Basil Bunting Poetry Competition
2012
Result:
Prize
Ledbury Poetry Festival International Competition
2014
Work:
My Family and Other Superheroes
Organization:
Ledbury Poetry Festival
Result:
1st Place
Costa Book Award for Poetry
2014
Work:
My Family and Other Superheroes
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Family and Other Superheroes
2014 Poetry collectionReflects Welsh pop culture and its relation to broader Western culture, history, family, and the lives of ordinary people. Celebrities and fictional characters such as Sophia Loren and Evel Knievel collide with reflections on the social architecture of working class Welsh valleys.
pop culturefamilyworking classWelsh valleyssuperheroes
Gen
2018 Poetry collectionBibliography
- 2014: My Family and Other Superheroes, Seren
- 2018: Gen, Seren
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- pop culture referencescelebritiesfictional charactersfamilyworking-class Welsh valleys
Legacy
Welsh poet who gained prominence with his debut collection My Family and Other Superheroes, winner of the Costa Book Award for Poetry in 2014.
Trivia
- Born in Newport and grew up in Crosskeys.
- Currently teaches English at a secondary school in Monmouth.
- Later judged the Terry Hetherington Award and edited its Cheval anthology from 2013 to 2017.