Helen Dunmore
| Helen Dunmore | |
|---|---|
 Dunmore in 2008 | |
| Born |
12 December 1952 Beverley, Yorkshire, England |
| Died |
5 June 2017 (aged 64) Bristol, England |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, children's writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of York |
| Notable awards |
|
| Spouse | Francis Charnley (m. 1981) |
| Children |
Patrick Tess Ollie (stepson) |
Helen Dunmore FRSL (12 December 1952 – 5 June 2017[1]) was a British poet, novelist and children's writer.[2]
Biography
Dunmore was born in Beverley, Yorkshire, in 1952, the second of four children of Betty (née Smith) and Maurice Dunmore. She studied English at York University, and lived in Finland for two years (1973–75) and worked as a teacher. She lived after that in Bristol.[3][1] Dunmore was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL). Some of Dunmore's children's books are included in reading schemes for use in schools.
In 2017, she published her last book, Birdcage Walk, before writing an article about mortality for The Guardian after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer.[4] Her death was announced on 5 June 2017.[5] [6][7]
Personal life
Her husband Frank Charnley, whom she married in 1980, is a lawyer.[8] Dunmore had a son, daughter and stepson, and three grandchildren at the time of her death.[1]
Awards and honours
- 1994 McKitterick Prize, Zennor in Darkness[9]
- 1996 Orange Prize (inaugural winner), A Spell of Winter[10][11]
- 1990 Cardiff International Poetry Prize[12]
- 1997 T. S. Eliot Prize, shortlist, Bestiary[13]
- 2010: Man Booker Prize, longlist, The Betrayal [14]
- 2010: "The Malarkey" National Poetry Competition [15]
- ???? Poetry Book Society Choice and Recommendations[16]
- 2015: Walter Scott Prize, shortlist, The Lie[17]
Bibliography
Novels
- Zennor in Darkness (1993) (McKitterick Prize 1994)
- Burning Bright (1994)
- A Spell of Winter (Orange Prize 1996)
- Talking to the Dead (1996)
- Your Blue-Eyed Boy (1998)
- With your Crooked Heart (1999)
- The Siege (Shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2002)
- Mourning Ruby (2003)[18]
- House of Orphans (2006)
- Counting the Stars (2008)
- The Betrayal (Longlisted for the Man Booker prize 2010)
- The Greatcoat (2012) (ISBN 978-0-09-956493-5)
- The Lie (2014)
- Exposure (2016) (ISBN 978-0-09-195394-2)
- Birdcage Walk (2017)
Short story collections
- Love of Fat Men (1997)
- Ice Cream (2001)
- Rose, 1944 (2005)
Young adult books
- Zillah and Me!
- The Lilac Tree (first published as Zillah and Me) (2004)
- The Seal Cove (first published as The Zillah Rebellion) (2004)
- The Silver Bead (2004)
- The Ingo Chronicles
- Ingo (2005)
- The Tide Knot (2006)
- The Deep (2007)
- The Crossing of Ingo (2008)
- Stormswept (2012)
Children's books
- Going to Egypt (1992)
- In the Money (1995)
- Go Fox (1996)
- Fatal Error (1996)
- Amina's Blanket (1996)
- Allie's Apples (1997)
- Clyde's Leopard (1998)
- Great-Grandma's Dancing Dress (1998)
- Brother Brother, Sister Sister (1999)
- Allie's Rabbit (1999)
- Allie's Away (2000)
- Aliens Don't Eat Bacon Sandwiches (2000)
- The Ugly Duckling (2001)
- Tara's Tree House (2003)
- The Ferry Birds (April 2010)
- The Lonely Sea Dragon (April 2013)
Poetry collections
- The Apple Fall (Bloodaxe Books, 1983)
- The Sea Skater (Bloodaxe Books, 1986)
- The Raw Garden (Bloodaxe Books, 1988)
- Short Days, Long Nights: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 1991)
- Recovering a Body (Bloodaxe Books, 1994)
- Secrets (The Bodley Head, 1994) [children's poetry title]
- Bestiary (Bloodaxe Books, 1997)
- Out of the Blue: Poems 1975-2001 (Bloodaxe Books, 2001)
- Snollygoster and Other Poems (Scholastic Press, 2001) [children's poetry title]
- Glad of these times (Bloodaxe Books, 2007)
- The Malarkey (Bloodaxe Books, 2012)
- Inside the Wave (Bloodaxe Books, 2017)
References
- 1 2 3 Kate Kellaway (5 June 2017). "Helen Dunmore obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Helen Dunmore - Literature". British Council Literature. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "News And Publicity | Bloodaxe Books". www.bloodaxebooks.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Helen Dunmore: facing mortality and what we leave behind". The Guardian. 4 March 2017. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ Cain, Sian (5 June 2017). "Poet and author Helen Dunmore dies aged 64". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Helen Dunmore, poet and novelist, dies aged 64". BBC News. 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "Death of Novelist Helen Dunmore Announced". Foyles. 5 June 2017.
- ↑ Marianne Macdonald (21 September 2003). "A writer's life: Helen Dunmore". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ↑ "Past winners of the McKitterick Prize". Society of Authors.
- ↑ McCrum, Robert (10 June 2001). "The Siege is a novel for now". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ Woodman, Sue (1 July 1996). "Orange is a female color". The Nation. Washington D.C. Retrieved 12 December 2011.(subscription required)
- ↑ Dowson, Jane; Entwistle, Alice (2005). A History of Twentieth-Century British Women's Poetry. Cambridge University Press. p. xx. ISBN 978-0-521-81946-6.
- ↑ "Helen Dunmore – Orange Prize winner – Poetry". Archived from the original on 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "The Man Booker Prize 2010". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Helen Dunmore Bloodaxe author page". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Helen Dunmore". British Council. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Shortlist announced". Walter Scott Prize. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ Elaine Showalter, "Dreams of a dead daughter", 27 September 2003, The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ Dunmore, Helen (2016). "On Reading: an exclusive for independent bookshops". Exposure. Hutchnson. pp. 395–410. ISBN 978-1-78633-000-0. Title page of essay on p 395, text of essay on pp 397-410. Dustjacket bears the words "Exclusive edition for independent bookshops"
External links
- Helen Dunmore at British Council: Literature
- HarperCollins Canada site
- Dunmore reads six poems, including "Wild strawberries" on YouTube
- Ingo by Helen Dunmore on YouTube
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