Forward Prizes for Poetry
2 appearances
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Edition 29 (2020) Winner
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Edition 32 (2023) Excellence Award
Malika Booker
マリカ・ブッカー
Marika Bukkā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970 （London）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London, UK → Guyana
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Artist
- Active Years
- 1998-2025
- Affiliations
- Arts Council England, BBC, British Council, Wellcome Trust, National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Arvon
- Nominations
- Seamus Heaney First Collection Prize (Pepper Seed), Forward Prize Best Single Poem (Nine Nights)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmiths, University of London | — | Anthropology | — | — | United Kingdom |
Goldsmiths, University of London
Anthropology
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cholmondeley Award | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Forward Prize | The Little Miracles | Best Single Poem – Written | — | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Forward Prize | Libation | Best Single Poem | — | 受賞 |
Cholmondeley Award
2019
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
受賞
Forward Prize
2020
Work:
The Little Miracles
Category:
Best Single Poem – Written
Result:
受賞
Forward Prize
2023
Work:
Libation
Category:
Best Single Poem
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pepper Seed
2013 PoetryPoetry collection published by Peepal Tree Press, shortlisted for prizes.
Caribbean culture
Breadfruit
2007 Poetry chapbookPoetry chapbook published by flipped eye publishing.
Bibliography
- Bittersweet: Contemporary Black Women's Poetry (1998)
- IC3: The Penguin Anthology of New Black Writing (2000)
- KIN: Commemorative Tour Anthology (2004)
- The Way We See It, The Way It Is (2004)
- Breadfruit (2007)
- Ten New Poets (2010)
- Hidden Gems Volume Two: Contemporary Black British Plays (2012)
- Pepper Seed (2013)
- Penguin Modern Poets 3: Your Family, Your Body (2017)
- New Daughters of Africa (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pioneer of spoken word movementMulti-disciplinary storytelling across poetry, theatre, monologue
- Recurring Motifs
- Caribbean identityFamilyBody
Legacy
Pioneer of the present spoken word movement in the UK. Inaugural Poet in Residence at Royal Shakespeare Company, Fellow of RSL.
Trivia
- First woman to win Forward Prize for Best Single Poem twice.
- Born to Guyanese and Grenadian parents, grew up in Guyana.