Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
Tice Cin
たいす・しん
Taisu Shin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1995-04 （Enfield, London, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- North London, between Enfield and Tottenham
Career
- Occupations
- writer, multidisciplinary artist
- Active Years
- 2018-2024
- Affiliations
- Poetry Translation Centre advisory board, Tilted Axis Press (Associate Art Director and Commissioning Editor), And Other Stories contributing editor, Founder of Neoprene Genie
- Nominations
- British Book Awards Shortlisted (Discover Book of the Year), 2022, Keeping the House, Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlisted, 2022, Keeping the House, Jhalak Prize Shortlisted, 2022, Keeping the House, Dylan Thomas Prize Longlisted, 2022, Keeping the House, Gordon Burn Prize Longlisted, 2022, Keeping the House
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Reading | — | English literature | Certificate of Higher Education | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Northampton | — | English literature | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University College London | — | English: Issues in Modern Literature | Masters | — | United Kingdom |
University of Reading
English literature
Degree:
Certificate of Higher Education
Country:
United Kingdom
Began undergraduate studies in English literature, secured Certificate of Higher Education before switching
University of Northampton
English literature
Country:
United Kingdom
Switched to, wrote dissertation on portals and the unconscious mind
University College London
English: Issues in Modern Literature
Degree:
Masters
Country:
United Kingdom
Specialising in fluids and the posthuman body
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | London Writers Award | — | — | Spread the Word | Won |
| 2022 | Somerset Maugham Award | Keeping the House | — | Society of Authors | Won |
London Writers Award
2018
Organization:
Spread the Word
Result:
Won
Somerset Maugham Award
2022
Work:
Keeping the House
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Keeping the House
2021 NovelSet between 1999 and 2012 in and around the north London heroin trade, it follows three generations of women centred around Damla coming of age in Tottenham's Turkish Cypriot community. Incorporates poetry, glitchiness, and hood surrealism.
hood surrealismglitchinessTurkish Cypriot communitycoming of age
Bibliography
- House party and non-mainstream party culture from Tottenham to Enfield in Guap (2021)
- For A Personal Anthology on short stories (2021)
- for People Who Feel Glitched in the Burley Fisher Bookshop Blog (2021)
- Notes on Queerness and Camp in Crime Fiction in Literary Hub (2021)
- The list in Cybernetics or Ghosts? (2023 edition)
- Outside, Inside, Both (2023)
- Loopholes in Granta (2023)
- Soprano Machine in Cybernetics or Ghosts? (2024 anthology)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Incorporation of poetry into narrativeMultimedia accompaniments (mixtape, DJ mix, playlist)Experimental prose
- Recurring Motifs
- portals and the unconscious mindfluids and the posthuman bodycommunity and alienation
Legacy
Debut novel Keeping the House won the Somerset Maugham Award and was shortlisted for several prizes. Recognized for innovative depiction of North London's Turkish Cypriot community. Founder of Neoprene Genie, active across disciplines.
Trivia
- Born to Turkish Cypriot parents.
- Involved in North London music scene, admires Lex Amor, Casisdead, Gladdy Waxx.
- Member of Barbican Young Poets.
- Provided music and poetry for BBC Radio 4 documentary How Much Can You Say?, contributing to Audio Production Award win.