Emily Berry

Emily Berry (London 1981) is an English poet and writer.

She was awarded an Eric Gregory Award in 2008.[1] Her pamphlet Stingray Fevers was published by tall-lighthouse in 2008.[2] Her debut collection of poems, Dear Boy (Faber & Faber, 2013), won the Hawthornden Prize, and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.[3] Her second collection, entitled Stranger, Baby, is due from Faber & Faber in 2017.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Eric Gregory Past Authors". Society of Authors. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Emily Berry (poet)". Poetry International Web.
  3. ↑ The Pleasure of Reading: 43 Writers on the Discovery of ed. Antonia Fraser, Victoria Gray 1408859637- 2015 - Page 328 "Emily Berry was born in 1981. Her debut book of poems, Dear Boy (Faber & Faber, 2013), won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Hawthornden Prize. She is a contributor to The Breakfast Bible (Bloomsbury, 2013). "


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