Helen Dunmore
| Helen Dunmore | |
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| Born | 12 December 1952 |
| Occupation | poet, novelist, children's writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of York |
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Helen Dunmore (born 12 December 1952) is a British poet, novelist and children's writer.[1] Educated at the University of York, she now lives in Bristol. Dunmore is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL). Some of her children's books are now included in reading schemes for use in schools.
Awards and honours
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- 1994 McKitterick Prize, Zennor in Darkness[2]
- 1996 Orange Prize (inaugural winner), A Spell of Winter[3][4]
- 1990 Cardiff International Poetry Prize[5]
- 1997 T. S. Eliot Prize, shortlist, Bestiary[6]
- ???? Poetry Book Society Choice and Recommendations[7]
- 2015: Walter Scott Prize, shortlist, The Lie[8]
Bibliography
Novels
- Zennor in Darkness (1993) (McKitterick Prize 1994)
- Burning Bright (1994)
- A Spell of Winter (Orange Prize 1996)
- Talking to the Dead (1996)
- Your Blue-Eyed Boy (1998)
- With your Crooked Heart (1999)
- The Siege (Shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2002)
- Mourning Ruby (2003)
- House of Orphans (2006)
- Counting the Stars (2008)
- The Betrayal (2010) (ISBN 978-1-905490-59-2)
- The Greatcoat (2012) (ISBN 978-0-09-956493-5)
- The Lie (2014)
- Exposure (2016) (ISBN 978-0-09-195394-2)
- An "Exclusive edition for independent bookshops" (ISBN 978-1-78633-000-0) includes a 14-page essay "On Reading"[9]
Short story collections
- Love of Fat Men (1997)
- Ice Cream (2001)
- Rose, 1944 (2005)
Young adult books
- Zillah and Me!
- The Lilac Tree (first published as Zillah and Me) (2004)
- The Seal Cove (first published as The Zillah Rebellion) (2004)
- The Silver Bead (2004)
- The Ingo Chronicles
- Ingo (2005)
- The Tide Knot (2006)
- The Deep (2007)
- The Crossing of Ingo (2008)
- Stormswept (2012)
Children's books
- Going to Egypt (1992)
- In the Money (1995)
- Go Fox (1996)
- Fatal Error (1996)
- Amina's Blanket (1996)
- Clyde's Leopard (1998)
- Great-Grandma's Dancing Dress (1998)
- Brother Brother, Sister Sister (1999)
- Aliens Don't Eat Bacon Sandwiches (2000)
- The Ugly Duckling (2001)
- Tara's Tree House (2003)
- The Allie Books (1997–2000)
- The Ferry Birds (April 2010)
Poetry collections
- The Apple Fall (1983)
- The Sea Skater (1986)
- The Raw Garden (1988)
- Short Days, Long Nights (1991)
- Recovering a Body (1994)
- Secrets (1994)
- Bestiary (1997)
- Out of the Blue (2001)
- Glad of these times (2006)
- The Malarkey (2012)
References
- ↑ Helen Dunmore
- ↑ "Past winners of the McKitterick Prize". Society of Authors.
- ↑ McCrum, Robert (10 June 2001). "The Siege is a novel for now". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ Woodman, Sue (1 July 1996). "Orange is a female color". The Nation. Washington D.C. Retrieved 12 December 2011.(subscription required)
- ↑ Dowson, Jane; Entwistle, Alice (2005). A History of Twentieth-Century British Women's Poetry. Cambridge University Press. p. xx. ISBN 978-0-521-81946-6.
- ↑ "Helen Dunmore – Orange Prize winner – Poetry".
- ↑ "Helen Dunmore". British Council. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Shortlist announced". Walter Scott Prize. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ Dunmore, Helen (2016). "On Reading: an exclusive for independent bookshops". Exposure. Hutchnson. pp. 395–410. ISBN 978-1-78633-000-0. Title page of essay on p 395, text of essay on pp 397-410. Dustjacket bears the words "Exclusive edition for independent bookshops"
External links
- Helen Dunmore at British Council: Literature
- HarperCollins Canada site
- Dunmore reads her poem, "Wild strawberries" on YouTube
- Ingo by Helen Dunmore on YouTube
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