Jill Dawson
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Jill Dawson is an English poet and novelist who grew up in Durham
, England. She began publishing her poems in pamphlets and small magazines. Her first book, Trick of the Light, was published in 1996. She was the British Council Writing Fellow at Amherst College
for 1997.
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, England. She began publishing her poems in pamphlets and small magazines. Her first book, Trick of the Light, was published in 1996. She was the British Council Writing Fellow at Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
for 1997.
Awards
Awards which Dawson has received recognition from include:- 2008 Award from Arts CouncilArts councilAn arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad...
for The Silver Banks - 2006 Arts CouncilArts councilAn arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad...
Award - 2006 Watch Me Disappear long-listed for the Orange Prize
- 2006 ScreenEast award for Watch Me Disappear screenplay.
- 2004 Wild Boy becomes the first ever novel to be long-listed for the British Academy Book PrizeBritish Academy Book PrizeThe British Academy Book Prize was an annual book award held by the British Academy in the period from 2000 and 2005. Eligible titles were those covering areas of the humanities and social sciences.-Winners:...
- 2003 Arts Council EnglandArts Council EnglandArts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
award for Half of England (Watch Me Disappear) - 2001 ScreenEast award for Stunner screenplay.
- 2001 Long-list of Dublin IMPAC Award for Fred & Edie
- 2001 Short list for Orange Prize for Fred & Edie
- 2000 Short list for Whitbread Novel of the Year for Fred & Edie
- 1996 London Arts Board New Writer Award for Magpie
- 1996 Kathleen Blundell Award
- 1995 Award from Author's Fund
- 1995 Blue Nose Poet of the Year
- 1995 joint first prize Sheffield Hallam short story competition (judged by Margaret Drabble and Hanif Kureishi)
- 1992 Eric Gregory AwardEric Gregory AwardThe Eric Gregory Award is given by the Society of Authors to British poets under 30 on submission. The awards are up to a sum value of £24000 annually....
for poetry - 1984 First Prize in Hackney New Writers Competition (judged by Michelene Wandor)
- 1984 First prize in City Limits short story competition