Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2009) Winner
Samantha Harvey
サマンサ・ハーヴェイ
Samantha Harvey
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1975 （Kent, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ditton, Kent → Ireland → York → Sheffield → Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Affiliations
- Bath Spa University, Jonathan Cape, Grove Atlantic
- Memberships
- Rathbones Folio Prize Academy
- Nominations
- Guardian First Book Award Shortlisted (2009), Orange Prize for Fiction Shortlisted (2009), Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Longlisted (2015), James Tait Black Memorial Prize Shortlisted (2015)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of York | — | Philosophy | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Sheffield | — | Philosophy | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Bath Spa University | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
| Bath Spa University | — | Creative Writing | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of York
Philosophy
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Sheffield
Philosophy
Country:
United Kingdom
Bath Spa University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
United Kingdom
MA in Creative Writing
Bath Spa University
Creative Writing
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Betty Trask Prize | The Wilderness | — | The Society of Authors | Won |
| 2024 | Booker Prize | Orbital | — | Booker Prize Foundation | Won |
| 2019 | Staunch Book Prize | The Western Wind | — | — | Won |
| 2024 | Hawthornden Prize | Orbital | — | — | Won |
Betty Trask Prize
2009
Work:
The Wilderness
Organization:
The Society of Authors
Result:
Won
Booker Prize
2024
Work:
Orbital
Organization:
Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
Won
Staunch Book Prize
2019
Work:
The Western Wind
Result:
Won
Hawthornden Prize
2024
Work:
Orbital
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Staunch Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2019) Winner
Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2024) Winner
Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 83 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Wilderness
2009 Literary fictionA novel written from the point of view of a man developing Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's diseaseMemory loss
Translations
- Chinese, Dutch, French, etc.
Orbital
2023 Literary fiction, Science fictionSet on a space station over one day of low earth orbits.
SpacePhilosophy
Translations
- Chinese, Dutch, French, etc.
Bibliography
- The Wilderness (2009), All Is Song (2012), Dear Thief (2014), The Western Wind (2018), The Shapeless Unease (2020), Orbital (2023)
Translations of Works
- Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fractured prosePoetic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- MemoryMoral dilemmasInsomnia
Health
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Insomnia不明Influenced her writing, leading to non-fiction 'The Shapeless Unease'
Legacy
Known for winning the 2024 Booker Prize, innovator in literary fiction.
Trivia
- Lived in Japan during teen years.
- Teaches creative writing at Bath Spa University.