T. S. Eliot Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2015) Winner
Sarah Howe
サラ・ハウ
Sarah Howe
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1983 （Hong Kong）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hong Kong (1983-1991) → United Kingdom (1991-present)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, editor, researcher in English literature
- Active Years
- 2009-2025
- Affiliations
- University College London, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Trustee of The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
- Nominations
- Forward Prize for Best First Collection 2015 shortlist, T. S. Eliot Prize 2025 shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ's College, Cambridge | Faculty of English | English | BA | 2001-2004 | United Kingdom |
| Christ's College, Cambridge | Faculty of English | English | PhD | 2004-2010 | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 1年間（ケネディ奨学金） | United States |
Christ's College, Cambridge
Faculty of English
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
2001-2004
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
United Kingdom
BA in English
Christ's College, Cambridge
Faculty of English
/ English
Degree:
PhD
Period:
2004-2010
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: Literature and the Visual Imagination in Renaissance England, 1580–1620
Harvard University
Period:
1年間（ケネディ奨学金）
Country:
United States
One year with Kennedy Scholarship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | T. S. Eliot Prize | Loop of Jade | 最優秀詩集 | Poetry Book Society | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Sunday Times / Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of The Year Award | Loop of Jade | — | Sunday Times / Peters Fraser & Dunlop | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Eric Gregory Award | A Certain Chinese Encyclopedia | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
T. S. Eliot Prize
2015
Work:
Loop of Jade
Category:
最優秀詩集
Organization:
Poetry Book Society
Result:
受賞
Sunday Times / Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of The Year Award
2015
Work:
Loop of Jade
Organization:
Sunday Times / Peters Fraser & Dunlop
Result:
受賞
Eric Gregory Award
2010
Work:
A Certain Chinese Encyclopedia
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Loop of Jade
2015 poetry collectionExplores Howe's British and Chinese heritage, particularly her mother's history as an abandoned female baby in China. Inspired by Jorge Luis Borges's fictional encyclopedia.
identityChinese heritagefamily historymemory
Foretokens
2025 poetry collectionPoetry collection published in 2025.
A Certain Chinese Encyclopedia
2009 poetry chapbookFirst poetry chapbook or pamphlet.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- innovative use of formrelationships between poetry and visual arts
- Recurring Motifs
- Hong Kong and Chinese historyinteractions with the Westremaking memory
Legacy
Known for winning the T. S. Eliot Prize with her debut collection, the first time for a debut, predicted to change British poetry.
In Popular Culture
- Sonnet 'Relativity' recorded by Stephen Hawking.
Trivia
- First debut collection to win the T. S. Eliot Prize.
- Founder of online poetry journal Prac Crit.
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in '40 Under 40' initiative.