Christopher James (poet)
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Life
Christopher James was educated at Newcastle and the University of East AngliaUniversity of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
, where he graduated with an MA in Creative Writing. He now lives in Suffolk with his wife, young family.
He works in London as head of corporate communications for the Scout Association.
His work has appeared in The Rialto (poetry magazine)
The Rialto (poetry magazine)
The Rialto is an independent poetry magazine funded by Arts Council England, published three times a year. It was first published in April 1984 in Norwich, Norfolk...
, Smiths Knoll, The London Magazine, Iota, The Frogmore Papers
The Frogmore Papers
The Frogmore Papers is a bi-annual literary journal published in the United Kingdom.The Frogmore Papers are published by The Frogmore Press founded by Andre Evans and Jeremy Page at the Frogmore tea-rooms in Folkestone in 1983...
and Magma.
Awards
James has previously won the BridportBridport prize
The Bridport Prize International Creative Writing Competition was founded in 1973 and has steadily grown in stature and prestige. Today many thousands of entries are received from over 80 countries. In many cases a win in the Bridport Prize has led to further successes and helped to launch new...
, and Ledbury poetry prizes, and the 2008 National Poetry Competition
National Poetry Competition
The National Poetry Competition is an annual poetry prize established in 1978. It is run by the UK-based Poetry Society and accepts entries from all over the world, with over 10,000 poems being submitted to the competition each year...
.
Work
- The Invention of Butterfly, 2006, Ragged Raven Poetry, ISBN 978-0-9542397-9-4