Claire-Louise Bennett
Claire-Louise Bennett is a British writer, living in Galway in Ireland.[1] She has written Pond (2015),[2] which was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize;[3] and Checkout 19 (2021),[4] which was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize.[5]
Biography[]
Bennett grew up in a working-class family in Wiltshire. She studied literature and drama at the University of Roehampton in London. She emigrated from the UK to Galway in Ireland around the turn of the millennium.[1]
Publications[]
- Pond. Hardback; Stinging Fly, 2015; ISBN 9781906539450. Paperback; Fitzcarraldo, 2015; ISBN 978-1910695098.[6][7][8]
- Checkout 19. Jonathan Cape, 2021. ISBN 9781787333543.[9][10][11][12]
Awards[]
- 2013: Winner, The White Review Short Story Prize for "The Lady of the House"[13]
- 2016: Shortlisted, Dylan Thomas Prize for Pond[3][14]
- 2021: Shortlisted, Goldsmiths Prize for Checkout 19[15][16]
References[]
- ^ a b Coffey, Edel. "Claire-Louise Bennett: 'Most people were being sold a bit of a lie'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "A Work of Fiction That Will Make You Feel Pleasantly Insane". The New Yorker. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ a b "£30k Dylan Thomas prize shortlist for young writers revealed". BBC News. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ Baker, Phil. "Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett review — a radiant study of inner life". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ Doyle, Martin. "Keith Ridgway and Claire-Louise Bennett on Goldsmiths Prize 2021 shortlist". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett review – a stunning debut". The Guardian. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ O'Rourke, Meghan (22 July 2016). "A Debut Novel Traces a Woman's Life in Solitude". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ Dillon, Brian (19 October 2016). "Hmmmm, Stylish". London Review of Books. Vol. 38, no. 20. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett – a life in books". The Guardian. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Review: Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett". Vanity Fair. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Book review: Checkout 19, by Claire-Louise Bennett". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ miriam-balanescu (19 August 2021). "Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett is a glittering debut that spins the mundane into magic". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "The White Review Short Story Prize 2013". The White Review. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "International Dylan Thomas prize 2016 unveils 'phenomenally talented' shortlist". The Guardian. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Isabel Waidner wins Goldsmiths prize for 'mindbending' Sterling Karat Gold". The Guardian. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Goldsmiths Prize 2021 shortlist: The six most cutting-edge novelists writing today". New Statesman. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
Authority control | |
|---|---|
| General |
|
| National libraries | |
| Other |
|
  | This article about a writer or poet from the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- 21st-century English writers
- 21st-century English women writers
- Alumni of the University of Roehampton
- People from Wiltshire
- Living people
- British writer stubs