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Sara Baume
Sara Baume (born 1984)[1] is an Irish[2] novelist. She was named on Granta magazine's "Best of Young British Novelists" list 2023.[3]
Sara Baume | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 38–39) |
| Alma mater | Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology |
| Notable awards | Rooney Prize |
Biography edit
Her father is of English descent while her mother is of Irish descent.[4] As her parents travelled around in a caravan, Sara Baume was born "on the road to Wigan Pier".[4] When she was four years old, they moved to County Cork, Ireland.[4] She studied fine art at Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design and creative writing at Trinity College, Dublin from where she was awarded her MPhil.[1] She has received a Literary Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[5] Her books are published by Tramp Press in Ireland and Heinemann in Britain.
In 2015, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA.[6]
In 2023, she was named on Granta's Best of Young British Novelists list, compiled every 10 years since 1983, to identify the 20 most significant British novelists aged under 40.[7]
Awards and honours edit
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Spill Simmer Falter Wither | Costa Book Award for First Novel | Shortlist | [8] |
| Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize for Fiction | Winner | [9][10] | ||
| Guardian First Book Award | Longlist | [11][12] | ||
| 2016 | Desmond Elliott Prize | Longlist | [13] | |
| 2017 | Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | Finalist | [14] | |
| A Line Made by Walking | Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books | Selection | [15] | |
| Goldsmiths Prize | Shortlist | [16] | ||
| 2021 | handiwork | Rathbones Folio Prize | Shortlist | [17] |
| 2022 | Seven Steeples | An Post Irish Book Awards | Shortlist | [18] |
| Goldsmiths Prize | Shortlist | [19][20] | ||
| 2023 | Dylan Thomas Prize | Shortlist | [21][22] |
Novels edit
- Spill Simmer Falter Wither. Dublin: Tramp Press, 2015. ISBN 9780992817060, OCLC 914290042
- A Line Made by Walking. Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. ISBN 9780544716957, OCLC 953709514[23] (named for the Richard Long sculpture, "A Line Made by Walking")[24][25]
- handiwork. Dublin: Tramp Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1916434257, OCLC 1181919539
- Seven Steeples. Dublin: Tramp Press, 2022. ISBN 9781916291485
Awards edit
- Davy Byrne's Short Story Award for Solesearcher1, 2014[1][26]
- Hennessy New Irish Writing Award, 2015[26]
- Rooney Prize for Literature, 2015[26]
- Irish Book Award Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year for Spill Simmer Falter Wither, 2015[27]
- Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, for Spill Simmer Falter Wither, 2015[28]
- Kate O’Brien Award for Spill Simmer Falter Wither, 2016[29]
- Folio Prize, shortlisted for handiwork, 2021[30]
References edit
- ^ a b c Doyle, Martin. "Sara Baume wins €15,000 Davy Byrnes short story award". Irish Times. from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Flood, Alison (7 August 2015). "Sara Baume is readers' nominee for Guardian first book award 2015 | Books". The Guardian. from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Schaub, Micharl (13 April 2023). "'Granta' Names 20 Best Young British Novelists". Kirkus Reviews. from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "She's the Baume: An Interview with Sara Baume". Totallydublin.ie. 3 August 2015. from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ . Penguin.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "2015 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ Razzall, Katie (13 April 2023). "Granta: Eleanor Catton and Saba Sams make Best of Young British Novelists list". BBC News. from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Awards: Costa; Royal Society Young People's; Melbourne Lit". Shelf Awareness. 18 November 2015. from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Kean, Danuta (12 December 2016). "Sara Baume's 'irresistible' debut novel wins Geoffrey Faber Memorial prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Awards: Geoffrey Faber Memorial". Shelf Awareness. 13 December 2016. from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Gleeson, Sinéad (9 October 2015). "Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume review – a deft and moving debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Awards: Guardian First Book Longlist". Shelf Awareness. 17 August 2015. from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "History of the Desmond Elliott Prize | UCL Centre for Publishing". University College London. 27 April 2016. from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Schaub, Michael (22 February 2017). "L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Zadie Smith and Rep. John Lewis; Thomas McGuane will be honored". Los Angeles Times. from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2017". Booklist. 1 January 2018. from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Awards: Goldsmiths; Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction". Shelf Awareness. 28 September 2017. from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Flood, Alison (11 February 2021). "Monique Roffey leads strong showing for indies on Rathbones Folio shortlist". the Guardian. from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Awards: An Post Irish Book Shortlists". Shelf Awareness. 21 October 2022. from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Ellis, Lizzie. "Collaborative novel wins the Goldsmiths Prize 2022". Goldsmiths, University of London. from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Awards: Heartland Booksellers Winners; Goldsmiths Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 7 October 2022. from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Schaub, Michael (25 March 2023). "Finalists for Dylan Thomas Prize Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Awards: NBCC Winners; Dylan Thomas Shortlist". Shelf Awareness . 24 March 2023. from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Feigel, Lara (10 February 2017). "A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume". The Guardian. from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Cross, Stephanie (12 March 2017). "A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume – review". The Guardian. from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Gujarathi, Chika (18 April 2017). "Sara Baume: Portrait of an artist in retreat". BookPage. from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ a b c . Doolinfestivals.ie. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ . Irishbookawards.irish. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ . Booksirelandmagazine.com. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Kate O'Brien Award: Limerick Literary Festival 2017". Limerickliteraryfestival.com. 23 February 2017. from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Folio Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 11 February 2021. from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.