Hawthornden Prize
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Edition 50 (1990) Winner
Kit Wright
キット・ライト
Kit Wright
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-06-17 （Crockham Hill, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Crockham Hill, Kent, England → St. Catharines, Canada → London, England → Cambridge University, England
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Children's author
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- Poetry Society, Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford University | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Oxford University
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize | The Bear Looked Over the Mountain | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | The Bear Looked Over the Mountain | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Arts Council Writers' Award | — | — | Arts Council | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Heinemann Award | Short Afternoons | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Hawthornden Prize | Short Afternoons | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize
1977
Work:
The Bear Looked Over the Mountain
Result:
受賞
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
1978
Work:
The Bear Looked Over the Mountain
Result:
受賞
Arts Council Writers' Award
1985
Organization:
Arts Council
Result:
受賞
Heinemann Award
1990
Work:
Short Afternoons
Result:
受賞
Hawthornden Prize
1991
Work:
Short Afternoons
Result:
受賞
Cholmondeley Award
1995
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Bear Looked Over the Mountain
1977 PoetryA poetry collection.
Short Afternoons
1989 PoetryA poetry collection.
Bibliography
- Soundings: A Selection of Poems for Reading Aloud (editor)
- The Bear Looked Over the Mountain
- Arthur's Father
- Arthur's Granny
- Arthur's Sister
- Arthur's Uncle
- Rabbiting on and Other Poems
- Hot Dog and Other Poems
- Professor Potts Meets the Animals in Africa
- Bump-Starting the Hearse
- Poems for Ten Year Olds and Over
- Poems for Nine Year Olds and Under
- Cat Amorel
- One of Your Legs is Both the Same: A Poem
- Poems 1974-1983
- Short Afternoons
- Puffin Portable Poets (contributor)
- Funnybunch: New Puffin Book of Funny Verse
- Tigerella
- Great Snakes
- Dolphinella
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Hoping It Might Be So: Poems 1974-2000
- Write Away
- Ode to Didcot Power Station
Legacy
Kit Wright is an acclaimed English poet and children's author who has written more than twenty-five books for both adults and children, winning numerous awards including the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, Hawthornden Prize, and others.