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Kate Clanchy

January 06, 2023

For the scientist, see Kate Clancy.

Kate Clanchy MBE (born 1965 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British poet, freelance writer and teacher.

Kate Clanchy

MBE
Born1965 (age 57–58)
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Occupation(s)poet, teacher, writer
Known forSlattern, Sammarkand, Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me
Parent(s)Michael Clanchy
Joan Clanchy
AwardsEric Gregory Award
Forward Poetry Prize
Scottish First Book of the Year
Orwell Prize for Political Writing

Early life

She was born in 1965 in Glasgow to medieval historian Michael Clanchy and teacher Joan Clanchy (née Milne).[1][2] She was educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh and at the University of Oxford, where she studied English.[3]

Career

She lived in London's East End for several years, before moving to Oxfordshire where she now works as a teacher, journalist and freelance writer.

Her poetry and seven radio plays have been broadcast by BBC Radio. She is a regular contributor to The Guardian newspaper; her work appeared in The Scotsman, the New Statesman and Poetry Review. She also writes for radio and broadcasts on the BBC's World Service, Radio 3 and Radio 4.[4] She is a Creative Writing Fellow of Oxford Brookes University and teaches Creative Writing at the Arvon Foundation. She is currently one of the writers-in-residence at the charity First Story. Her poetry has been included in A Book of Scottish Verse (2002) [5] and The Edinburgh book of twentieth-century Scottish poetry (2006).[6] Clanchy was appointed an MBE in 2018.[7]

Book controversy

In August 2021, Clanchy announced that she would rewrite her book Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me after passages from it were criticised online for their depictions of ethnic minority, autistic and working class children, including use of terms described by some as "dehumanising", "racist", "anti-Black", and "antisemitic".[8] Detractors included fellow writers Dara McAnulty, Monisha Rajesh, Sunny Singh and Chimene Suleyman. Clanchy was defended by the writers Amanda Craig and Philip Pullman.[9]

Clanchy had initially claimed, incorrectly, that the extracts concerned were "all made up", then argued that the quotes, which she described as "racist",[8][10] had been taken out of context.[7] Clanchy later issued a statement apologising for "overreacting" to the critiques and stating that she "got many things wrong, and welcome[d] the chance to write better, more lovingly".[7][8] Later, however, she seemed to retract her agreement to rewrite, in an article she wrote for Unherd accusing the publisher's sensitivity readers of having "sullied" her memoir.[11]

Prizes and awards

Bibliography

  • Slattern. Picador. 2001. ISBN 978-0-330-48929-4. 1st edition Chatto & Windus, 1995
  • Samarkand. Picador. 1999. ISBN 978-0-330-37194-0.
  • All The Poems You Need To Say Hello. Picador. 2004. ISBN 978-0-330-43384-6. (editor)
  • Newborn. Macmillan UK. 2006. ISBN 978-0-330-41931-4. 1st edition Picador, 2004
  • Our Cat Henry Comes to the Swings. illustrated Jemima Bird. Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-272557-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • What Is She Doing Here?: A Refugee's Story. Picador. 2008. ISBN 978-0-330-44382-1.
  • Meeting the English. Picador. 2013. ISBN 978-0-330-53527-4.
  • Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me. Picador. 2019. ISBN 978-1-5098-4029-8.
  • How to Grow Your Own Poem. Picador. 2020. ISBN 978-1-5290-2469-2.

References

  1. ^ "StackPath". www.nlcs.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ UCL (5 February 2021). "Professor Michael Clanchy FBA (1936–2021)". History. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ Wilby, Peter (5 November 2019). "Teacher who helps migrant children turn pain into prize poetry". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. ^ "StAnza Festival 2017". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. ^ Maurice Lindsay, ed. (2002). A Book of Scottish Verse. Robert Hale. ISBN 978-0-7090-6901-0.
  6. ^ Maurice Lindsay; Lesley Duncan, eds. (2006). "Mitigation". The Edinburgh book of twentieth-century Scottish poetry. Edinburgh University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7486-2015-9. Kate Clanchy.
  7. ^ a b c Campbell, Lucy (10 August 2021). "Kate Clanchy to rewrite memoir amid criticism of 'racist and ableist tropes'". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Rajesh, Monisha (13 August 2021). "Pointing out racism in books is not an 'attack' – it's a call for industry reform". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ Knight, Lucy (9 August 2021). "Kate Clanchy book may be updated to remove racial stereotypes after criticism". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  10. ^ Clanchy, Kate [@KateClanchy1] (1 December 2011). (Tweet). Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Clanchy, Kate (18 February 2022). "How sensitivity readers corrupt literature". UnHerd. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Forward Arts Foundation Alumni".
  13. ^ "Scottish Arts Council - Literature - Book Awards 2009 - Non-fiction". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  14. ^ Mark Brown (26 November 2013). "Costa book awards 2013: late author on all-female fiction shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me | the Orwell Foundation".

External links

  • "Kate Clanchy", British Council
  • "The Girl from Nowhere: John Stammers interviews Kate Clanchy". Magma No 9 - Spring 1997
  • "Poet Kate Clanchy wins BBC National Short Story award". Guardian article. 7 December 2009
  • A review to 'La testa di Shakila' by Andrea Galgano. Città del Monte italian article about Kate Clanchy. 2 September 2019

January 06, 2023
kate, clanchy, scientist, kate, clancy, born, 1965, glasgow, scotland, british, poet, freelance, writer, teacher, mbeborn1965, glasgow, scotlandnationalitybritishalma, materuniversity, oxfordoccupation, poet, teacher, writerknown, forslattern, sammarkand, some. For the scientist see Kate Clancy Kate Clanchy MBE born 1965 in Glasgow Scotland is a British poet freelance writer and teacher Kate ClanchyMBEBorn1965 age 57 58 Glasgow ScotlandNationalityBritishAlma materUniversity of OxfordOccupation s poet teacher writerKnown forSlattern Sammarkand Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught MeParent s Michael ClanchyJoan ClanchyAwardsEric Gregory Award Forward Poetry Prize Scottish First Book of the Year Orwell Prize for Political Writing Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Book controversy 2 2 Prizes and awards 2 3 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditShe was born in 1965 in Glasgow to medieval historian Michael Clanchy and teacher Joan Clanchy nee Milne 1 2 She was educated at George Watson s College in Edinburgh and at the University of Oxford where she studied English 3 Career EditShe lived in London s East End for several years before moving to Oxfordshire where she now works as a teacher journalist and freelance writer Her poetry and seven radio plays have been broadcast by BBC Radio She is a regular contributor to The Guardian newspaper her work appeared in The Scotsman the New Statesman and Poetry Review She also writes for radio and broadcasts on the BBC s World Service Radio 3 and Radio 4 4 She is a Creative Writing Fellow of Oxford Brookes University and teaches Creative Writing at the Arvon Foundation She is currently one of the writers in residence at the charity First Story Her poetry has been included in A Book of Scottish Verse 2002 5 and The Edinburgh book of twentieth century Scottish poetry 2006 6 Clanchy was appointed an MBE in 2018 7 Book controversy Edit In August 2021 Clanchy announced that she would rewrite her book Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me after passages from it were criticised online for their depictions of ethnic minority autistic and working class children including use of terms described by some as dehumanising racist anti Black and antisemitic 8 Detractors included fellow writers Dara McAnulty Monisha Rajesh Sunny Singh and Chimene Suleyman Clanchy was defended by the writers Amanda Craig and Philip Pullman 9 Clanchy had initially claimed incorrectly that the extracts concerned were all made up then argued that the quotes which she described as racist 8 10 had been taken out of context 7 Clanchy later issued a statement apologising for overreacting to the critiques and stating that she got many things wrong and welcome d the chance to write better more lovingly 7 8 Later however she seemed to retract her agreement to rewrite in an article she wrote for Unherd accusing the publisher s sensitivity readers of having sullied her memoir 11 Prizes and awards Edit 1994 Eric Gregory Award 1997 Forward Poetry Prize Best First Collection for Slattern 12 1996 London Arts Board New Writer Award 1996 Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the Year Award for Slattern 1996 Scottish Arts Council Book Award for Slattern 1997 Mail on Sunday John Llewellyn Rhys Prize shortlist for Slattern 1997 Somerset Maugham Award for Slattern 1999 Forward Poetry Prize Best Poetry Collection of the Year shortlist for Samarkand 1999 Scottish Arts Council Book Award for Samarkand 2004 Forward Poetry Prize Best Poetry Collection of the Year shortlist for Newborn 2009 Scottish Arts Council Book Award for What Is She Doing Here A Refugee s Story 13 2009 Writers Guild Award for Best Book What is She Doing Here 2009 BBC National Short Story Award for The Not Dead and The Saved 2013 Costa Book Awards First Novel shortlisted for Meeting the English 14 2018 Cholmondeley Award 2020 Orwell Prize for Political Writing for Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me 15 Bibliography Edit Slattern Picador 2001 ISBN 978 0 330 48929 4 1st edition Chatto amp Windus 1995 Samarkand Picador 1999 ISBN 978 0 330 37194 0 All The Poems You Need To Say Hello Picador 2004 ISBN 978 0 330 43384 6 editor Newborn Macmillan UK 2006 ISBN 978 0 330 41931 4 1st edition Picador 2004 Our Cat Henry Comes to the Swings illustrated Jemima Bird Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 978 0 19 272557 8 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link What Is She Doing Here A Refugee s Story Picador 2008 ISBN 978 0 330 44382 1 Meeting the English Picador 2013 ISBN 978 0 330 53527 4 Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me Picador 2019 ISBN 978 1 5098 4029 8 How to Grow Your Own Poem Picador 2020 ISBN 978 1 5290 2469 2 References Edit StackPath www nlcs org uk Retrieved 29 July 2021 UCL 5 February 2021 Professor Michael Clanchy FBA 1936 2021 History Retrieved 29 July 2021 Wilby Peter 5 November 2019 Teacher who helps migrant children turn pain into prize poetry The Guardian Retrieved 26 October 2020 StAnza Festival 2017 Retrieved 22 March 2017 Maurice Lindsay ed 2002 A Book of Scottish Verse Robert Hale ISBN 978 0 7090 6901 0 Maurice Lindsay Lesley Duncan eds 2006 Mitigation The Edinburgh book of twentieth century Scottish poetry Edinburgh University Press p 64 ISBN 978 0 7486 2015 9 Kate Clanchy a b c Campbell Lucy 10 August 2021 Kate Clanchy to rewrite memoir amid criticism of racist and ableist tropes The Guardian Retrieved 10 August 2021 a b c Rajesh Monisha 13 August 2021 Pointing out racism in books is not an attack it s a call for industry reform The Guardian Retrieved 14 August 2021 Knight Lucy 9 August 2021 Kate Clanchy book may be updated to remove racial stereotypes after criticism The Guardian Retrieved 23 January 2022 Clanchy Kate KateClanchy1 1 December 2011 Sorry to whinge but on goodreads someone made up a racist quote and said it was in my book Other reviewers picked it up and repeated it I ve flagged the reviews many times but it does no good Today I got my first email threat based on it Is there anything I can do Tweet Archived from the original on 30 July 2021 Retrieved 30 August 2021 via Twitter Clanchy Kate 18 February 2022 How sensitivity readers corrupt literature UnHerd Retrieved 30 December 2022 Forward Arts Foundation Alumni Scottish Arts Council Literature Book Awards 2009 Non fiction Retrieved 22 March 2017 Mark Brown 26 November 2013 Costa book awards 2013 late author on all female fiction shortlist The Guardian Retrieved 27 November 2013 Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me the Orwell Foundation External links Edit Kate Clanchy British Council Cool in my forties Kate Clanchy in conversation with Vicki Bertram Horizon Review Volume 2 The Girl from Nowhere John Stammers interviews Kate Clanchy Magma No 9 Spring 1997 Poet Kate Clanchy wins BBC National Short Story award Guardian article 7 December 2009 A review to La testa di Shakila by Andrea Galgano Citta del Monte italian article about Kate Clanchy 2 September 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kate Clanchy amp oldid 1130425321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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