Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 63 (2003) Winner
William Fiennes
ウィリアム・フィーンズ
William Fiennes
Aliases:
William John Fiennes / The Honourable William Fiennes
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-08-07 （Oxfordshire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Creative Writing Teacher
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford
- Nominations
- Samuel Johnson Prize 2002 shortlist (The Snow Geese), Costa Book Awards shortlist (The Music Room), Duff Cooper Prize shortlist, Ondaatje Prize shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon School | — | None | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Eton College | — | None | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Oxford | — | None | — | 学部および大学院 | United Kingdom |
Dragon School
None
Country:
United Kingdom
Oxford
Eton College
None
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Oxford
None
Period:
学部および大学院
Country:
United Kingdom
Undergraduate and graduate degrees
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hawthornden Prize | The Snow Geese | — | Hawthornden Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Somerset Maugham Award | The Snow Geese | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award | The Snow Geese | — | — | 受賞 |
Hawthornden Prize
2003
Work:
The Snow Geese
Organization:
Hawthornden Foundation
Result:
受賞
Somerset Maugham Award
2003
Work:
The Snow Geese
Result:
受賞
Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award
2003
Work:
The Snow Geese
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2003) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Snow Geese
2002 MemoirAccount of following snow geese from Texas to Baffin Island, meditating on home.
HomeFamilyMigration
The Music Room
2009 MemoirMemoir of growing up in an English castle with epileptic brother Richard.
FamilyIllnessCastle
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PoeticMeditativePersonal
- Recurring Motifs
- Family bondsIllness and lossPower of place
Health
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Crohn's disease19歳以降 (1989年頃〜)Several surgeries and hospitalizations, exhausting and demoralizing
Legacy
Memoirist from aristocratic family, known for The Snow Geese and The Music Room. FRSL.
In Popular Culture
- Member of Authors XI cricket team
Trivia
- From Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes aristocratic family.
- Cousin of actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes.
- Co-founder of First Story charity.
- Plays cricket for Authors XI.