Somerset Maugham Award
4 appearances
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Edition 0 (2019) Winner
Nell Stevens
ネル・スティーブンス
Neru Sutībundzu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1985 （Oxford）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oxford → London
Career
- Occupations
- writer, memoirist, novelist, assistant professor
- Active Years
- 2017-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Warwick
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for the 2018 BBC National Short Story Award
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford High School | — | — | — | — | England |
| University of Warwick | — | English and Creative Writing | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | Arabic | — | 1年間の大学院生 | United States |
| Boston University | — | — | MA | — | United States |
| King's College London | — | — | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
Oxford High School
Country:
England
University of Warwick
English and Creative Writing
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with a degree in English and Creative Writing
Harvard University
Arabic
Period:
1年間の大学院生
Country:
United States
Postgraduate year studying Arabic
Boston University
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Master of Arts on the Global Fellows in Fiction programme
King's College London
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD pursued
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Somerset Maugham Award | Mrs Gaskell and Me | — | Society of Authors | winner |
Somerset Maugham Award
2019
Work:
Mrs Gaskell and Me
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bleaker House
2017 memoirA memoir about a period living on Bleaker Island in the South Atlantic.
isolationwriter's struggles
Mrs Gaskell and Me
2018 memoirDraws on her own life and that of the English novelist Elizabeth Gaskell.
female writersparallel lives
Briefly, a Delicious Life
2022 novelHer first novel, featuring Chopin and George Sand.
historical fictionLGBTQ
Bibliography
- Bleaker House (2017)
- Mrs Gaskell and Me (2018)
- Briefly, a Delicious Life (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hybrid formsautofictionlife writing
- Recurring Motifs
- writing processintersection with historical figures
Legacy
Assistant professor at University of Warwick, teaching on the Warwick Writing Programme. Recognized for winning the Somerset Maugham Award.
Trivia
- Grew up in Oxford, father a GP, mother an economics academic.
- Lives in London with her wife and son.