Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (2019) Winner
Mary Jean Chan
メアリー・ジーン・チャン
Mary Jean Chan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1990 （Hong Kong）
- Nationality
- Hong Kong, Chinese
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hong Kong (birthplace) → United Kingdom (education and career)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, lecturer, editor, critic
- Active Years
- 2017-2024
- Affiliations
- Oxford Brookes University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge
- Nominations
- Forward Prizes for Poetry (Single Poem, 2017), Forward Prizes for Poetry (Single Poem, 2019), Dylan Thomas Prize (2020), Jhalak Prize (2020), Lambda Literary Awards (Lesbian Poetry, 2021), Forward Prizes for Poetry (Collection, 2023, Bright Fear), Dylan Thomas Prize (2024), The Folio Prize (2024)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore College | — | Political Science | BA | ~2012 | United States |
| University of Oxford | — | International Development | MPhil | — | United Kingdom |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | — | Creative Writing | MA, PhD | — | United Kingdom |
Swarthmore College
Political Science
Degree:
BA
Period:
~2012
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
United States
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Oxford
International Development
Degree:
MPhil
Country:
United Kingdom
Royal Holloway, University of London
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA, PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Costa Book Award for Poetry | Flèche | Poetry | Costa Book Awards | Won |
| 2019 | Eric Gregory Award | A Hurry of English | — | — | Won |
| 2018 | Geoffrey Dearmer Award | — | — | The Poetry Society | Won |
| — | Anne Born Prize | — | — | The Poetry Society | Won |
Costa Book Award for Poetry
2019
Work:
Flèche
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
Won
Eric Gregory Award
2019
Work:
A Hurry of English
Result:
Won
Geoffrey Dearmer Award
2018
Organization:
The Poetry Society
Result:
Won
Anne Born Prize
Organization:
The Poetry Society
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Flèche
2019 PoetryA debut poetry collection exploring family, identity, and queer love from a Hong Kong-Chinese perspective.
QueerFamilyIdentityHong Kong
Bright Fear
2023 PoetrySecond poetry collection.
FearLight
A Hurry of English
2018 Poetry pamphletEarly pamphlet of poetry.
EnglishMigration
Bibliography
- A Hurry of English (2018)
- Flèche (2019)
- Bright Fear (2023)
- 100 Queer Poems (ed., 2022)
- Siblings (ed., 2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychologically astute and culturally complexExperimental poetic forms
- Recurring Motifs
- Queer loveHong Kong identityFamilial tensions
Legacy
Costa Prize winner, prominent voice in queer poetry, served as Booker Prize judge.