Eleanor Thom
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Eleanor Thom was born in London in 1979. She is a British
writer who won a major UK creative writing competition, New Writing Ventures 2006, with "Burns", a chapter from her first novel "The Tin-Kin" (Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd
2009). The book recalls experiences of her mother's family who were Scottish Travellers
and settled in Elgin
, between 1920 and 1950. It won the Scottish First Book of the Year in 2009.
In 2008, Eleanor was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship to begin work on a second novel.
Eleanor attended Chesham High School
, 1995–1997, and later studied at University College London
, and The University of Glasgow
.
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...
writer who won a major UK creative writing competition, New Writing Ventures 2006, with "Burns", a chapter from her first novel "The Tin-Kin" (Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd
Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd
-History:Founded in 1898 by Gerald Duckworth, Duckworth is an independent British publisher. It was important in the development of English literature in the first half of the twentieth century, being the publisher of figures such as Virginia Woolf , W. H. Davies, Anthony Powell, John Galsworthy...
2009). The book recalls experiences of her mother's family who were Scottish Travellers
Scottish Travellers
Scottish Travellers, or the people termed loosely Gypsies and Tinkers in Scotland, consist of a number of diverse, unrelated communities, with groups speaking a variety of different languages and holding to distinct customs, histories, and traditions...
and settled in Elgin
Elgin, Moray
Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190...
, between 1920 and 1950. It won the Scottish First Book of the Year in 2009.
In 2008, Eleanor was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship to begin work on a second novel.
Eleanor attended Chesham High School
Chesham High School
Chesham Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school on White Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire. There are about 1200 male and female students aged between eleven and eighteen, including nearly 350 in the sixth form. In 2007 the Department for Education awarded the school specialist school status...
, 1995–1997, and later studied at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
, and The University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
.
External links
- http://www.eleanorthom.com Official Homepage
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5377752.stm BBC News Article