Charles Boyle (poet)
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Charles Boyle is a British
poet
. He has also published a novella, 24 for 3
, under the pseudonym
Jennie Walker.
Boyle read English at Cambridge, taught in a Sheffield
comprehensive
and in Egypt
, and worked in publishing, including several years at Faber and Faber
.
He is best known for writing The Age of Cardboard and String. This book of poems had favourable reviews from The Guardian
and Magma Poetry.
In 2007, as a result of his difficulty in getting 24 for 3 published, he set up CB editions (http://www.cbeditions.com), a small press dedicated to novellas, translations and writing in other genres often neglected by mainstream publishers.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He has also published a novella, 24 for 3
24 for 3
24 for 3 is a 2007 novella by Jennie Walker ; it won the 2008 McKitterick Prize. and was selected by Karl Miller of the Times Literary Supplement as one of his books of the year in 2008.-Title and setting:The title comes from England's second innings score at the start of the...
, under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Jennie Walker.
Boyle read English at Cambridge, taught in a Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
and in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, and worked in publishing, including several years at Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing a great deal of poetry and for its former editor T. S. Eliot. Faber has a rich tradition of publishing a wide range of fiction, non fiction, drama, film and music...
.
He is best known for writing The Age of Cardboard and String. This book of poems had favourable reviews from The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and Magma Poetry.
In 2007, as a result of his difficulty in getting 24 for 3 published, he set up CB editions (http://www.cbeditions.com), a small press dedicated to novellas, translations and writing in other genres often neglected by mainstream publishers.
Awards
- 1981 Cholmondeley AwardCholmondeley AwardThe Cholmondeley Award is an annual award for poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom. Awards honour distinguished poets, from a fund endowed by the late Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966...
- 1996 Forward Prize shortlist for Paleface
- 2001 T. S. Eliot PrizeT. S. Eliot PrizeThe T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is awarded by the Poetry Book Society to "the best collection of new verse in English first published in the UK or the Republic of Ireland" in any particular year. The Prize was inaugurated in 1993 in celebration of the Poetry Book Society's 40th birthday and in...
shortlist for The Age of Cardboard and String - 2001 Whitbread Awards2001 Whitbread Awards2001 was the first year that a book in the children's category was chosen as book of the year.-Children's Book:Winner:*Philip Pullman, The Amber SpyglassShortlist:*Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl*Eva Ibbotson, Journey to the River Sea...
shortlist for The Age of Cardboard and String - 2008 McKitterick PrizeMcKitterick PrizeThe McKitterick Prize is a United Kingdom literary prize. It is administered by the Society of Authors. It was endowed by Tom McKitterick, who had been an editor of The Political Quarterly but had also written a novel which was never published. The prize is awarded annually for a first novel by...
for 24 for 324 for 324 for 3 is a 2007 novella by Jennie Walker ; it won the 2008 McKitterick Prize. and was selected by Karl Miller of the Times Literary Supplement as one of his books of the year in 2008.-Title and setting:The title comes from England's second innings score at the start of the...
(as Jennie Walker)