Commonwealth Short Story Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2014) Winner
Lucy Caldwell
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Lucy Caldwell
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1981-01-01 （Belfast, Northern Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Novelist
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathearn School | — | — | — | — | Northern Ireland |
| Queens' College, Cambridge | — | — | First-class degree | — | United Kingdom |
| Goldsmiths College, University of London | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Strathearn School
Country:
Northern Ireland
Secondary school
Queens' College, Cambridge
Degree:
First-class degree
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with a First-class degree
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Country:
United Kingdom
Further study at Goldsmiths
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | George Devine Award | Leaves | — | George Devine Award | winner |
| 2007 | Susan Smith Blackburn Award | Leaves | — | Susan Smith Blackburn Prize | winner |
| 2009 | Irish Playwrights' and Screenwriters' Guild Award | Girl from Mars | ラジオ劇 | Irish Playwrights' and Screenwriters' Guild | winner |
| 2009 | Richard Imison Award | Girl From Mars | — | BBC | winner |
| 2011 | Rooney Prize for Irish Literature | — | — | Trinity College Dublin | winner |
| 2021 | BBC National Short Story Award | All the People Were Mean and Bad | — | BBC | winner |
| 2023 | Walter Scott Prize | These Days | historical fiction | The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction | winner |
| 2013 | Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award | All the Beggars Riding | — | Kerry Group | shortlisted |
George Devine Award
2006
Work:
Leaves
Organization:
George Devine Award
Result:
winner
Susan Smith Blackburn Award
2007
Work:
Leaves
Organization:
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Result:
winner
Irish Playwrights' and Screenwriters' Guild Award
2009
Work:
Girl from Mars
Category:
ラジオ劇
Organization:
Irish Playwrights' and Screenwriters' Guild
Result:
winner
Richard Imison Award
2009
Work:
Girl From Mars
Organization:
BBC
Result:
winner
Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
2011
Organization:
Trinity College Dublin
Result:
winner
BBC National Short Story Award
2021
Work:
All the People Were Mean and Bad
Organization:
BBC
Result:
winner
Walter Scott Prize
2023
Work:
These Days
Category:
historical fiction
Organization:
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
Result:
winner
Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award
2013
Work:
All the Beggars Riding
Organization:
Kerry Group
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Where They Were Missed
2005 NovelA debut novel set in Belfast and County Donegal, exploring family breakdown, memory and coming-of-age against the backdrop of the Northern Ireland conflict.
familymemoryNorthern Irelandcoming of age
Leaves
2007 PlayA full-length play about family and loss. It received critical acclaim and won several awards including the George Devine Award.
familylossrelationships
These Days
2022 Historical fictionA fictionalized account of the Belfast Blitz focusing on the lives of two sisters, blending historical weight with intimate personal stories.
warfamilyhistory and memory
Bibliography
- Where They Were Missed (Novel, 2005)
- Leaves (Play, 2007)
- The Meeting Point (Novel, 2011)
- All the Beggars Riding (Novel, 2013)
- Multitudes: Eleven Stories (Short stories, 2016)
- These Days (Novel, 2022)
- Openings: Thirteen Stories (Short stories, 2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Precise, emotionally grounded proseDramatic use of dialogue and silence
- Recurring Motifs
- family rupture and recoverymemory and the legacy of the pastsocial backdrop of Northern Ireland
Legacy
An internationally recognized playwright and novelist from Northern Ireland, winner of multiple theatre and literary awards; acclaimed for both short fiction and historical novels.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
Quotes
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"I was born in one of the darkest and most turbulent years of the Troubles."
Source: Interview / autobiographical reflection (2007)
Trivia
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018 (40 Under 40 initiative)
- Won the BBC National Short Story Award in 2021
- Won the Walter Scott Prize in 2023 for These Days
- Belfast is a recurring setting in her work