Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 34 (2017) Winner
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
ローワン・ヒサヨ・ブキャナン
Rōan Hisayo Bukan'an
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1989-06-02 （Westminster, London）
- Nationality
- British, American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London, UK → New York, United States → Tokyo, Japan → United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2016-
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Nominations
- Desmond Elliot Prize shortlist, Costa Book Award for Novel shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | Columbia College | BA | — | United States |
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
Columbia University
Columbia College
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Core Scholar
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Betty Trask Award | Harmless Like You | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 2017 | Author's Club Best First Novel Award | Harmless Like You | — | Authors' Club | winner |
Betty Trask Award
2017
Work:
Harmless Like You
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Author's Club Best First Novel Award
2017
Work:
Harmless Like You
Organization:
Authors' Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Harmless Like You
2016 NovelThe novel follows the overlapping stories of Yuki Oyama, a Japanese-American girl in 1960s New York who fights to become an artist, and her estranged son Jay, who in 2016 travels to Berlin to confront a mother who abandoned their family when he was two.
familyartimmigration
Starling Days
2019 NovelAbout Mina and Oscar, newly-weds who have moved from New York to London hoping a change will help Mina recover from a major depressive episode.
depressionlovemarriage
The Sleepwatcher
2023 NovelA story about adolescence and family from the perspective of a 16-year-old girl who can move around undetected while her body remains in bed.
adolescencefamily
Bibliography
- Harmless Like You (2016, UK)
- Harmless Like You (2017, US)
- Starling Days (2019)
- The Sleepwatcher (2023)
- Go Home! (ed., 2018)
- Dog Hearted (co-ed., 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- vivid and emotional prose
- Recurring Motifs
- family bondsidentityimmigrant experience
Legacy
A prominent contemporary British-American writer, elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023, known for works exploring multicultural identities.
Trivia
- Has one child.
- Identifies as Japanese-British-Chinese-American.