Carolyn Jess-Cooke
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Carolyn Jess-Cooke is a poet and novelist from Belfast
, Northern Ireland
.
at the University of Sunderland
, followed by a senior lectureship in Creative Writing
at the University of Northumbria. She tendered her resignation to write full time in January 2011.
Jess-Cooke is the author of the novel, The Guardian Angel's Journal, which was published in 2011 in the UK and Commonwealth by Piatkus, an imprint of Little, Brown, and Guideposts Books in the USA. To date, the book is being published in 20 languages in total.
Jess-Cooke's poetry
has also appeared in Poetry London
, Poetry New Zealand, Poetry Ireland Review
, The Wolf
, Magma
, Poetry Wales
, The Lonely Poets' Guide to Belfast, Black Mountain Review, Ambit
, Tower Poetry
, The SHOp, and in a ribbon of steel that runs for half a mile throughout a medical facility in Middlesbrough
. Her debut poetry collection, Inroads, received an Eric Gregory Award, the Northern Promise Award, Tyrone Guthrie Prize for Poetry, and was shortlisted for the New London Poetry Award in 2010. It is New Writing North's Read Regional selection for 2010.
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
Biography
Carolyn Jess-Cooke was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1978. She was educated at The Queen's University of Belfast, where she received a BA (Hons), MA, and PhD by the age of 25. At 26 she took up a lectureship in film studiesFilm studies
Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to films. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies...
at the University of Sunderland
University of Sunderland
The University of Sunderland is located in Sunderland, north east England. The university has more than 17,500 students, including 7,000-plus international students from some 70 countries....
, followed by a senior lectureship in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
at the University of Northumbria. She tendered her resignation to write full time in January 2011.
Jess-Cooke is the author of the novel, The Guardian Angel's Journal, which was published in 2011 in the UK and Commonwealth by Piatkus, an imprint of Little, Brown, and Guideposts Books in the USA. To date, the book is being published in 20 languages in total.
Jess-Cooke's poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
has also appeared in Poetry London
Poetry London
Poetry London is a London-based literary periodical. As Poetry London: A Bi-Monthly of Modern Verse and Criticism it was founded by Tambimuttu and the first issue was dated January/February 1939.In a new form the magazine is still in print....
, Poetry New Zealand, Poetry Ireland Review
Poetry Ireland Review
Poetry Ireland Review is a journal of Irish poetry published quarterly by Poetry Ireland, the national Irish poetry organization.Poetry Ireland Review publishes the work of both emerging and established Irish and international poets. In line with keeping the journal fresh, vibrant and progressive...
, The Wolf
107.7 The Wolf
107.7 The Wolf is a British Independent Local Radio station based in Wolverhampton that serves the city and its surrounding area. The studios and transmitter are at Mander House in the centre of Wolverhampton...
, Magma
Magma
Magma is a mixture of molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets. Besides molten rock, magma may also contain suspended crystals and dissolved gas and sometimes also gas bubbles. Magma often collects in...
, Poetry Wales
Poetry Wales
Poetry Wales is a quarterly magazine published in Bridgend, Wales in the UK. It publishes poetry, articles and reviews.Poetry Wales was founded by Meic Stephens in 1965, and has since been edited by Sam Adams, John Powell Ward , Cary Archard, Mike Jenkins , Richard Poole , Robert Minhinnick and...
, The Lonely Poets' Guide to Belfast, Black Mountain Review, Ambit
Ambit
Ambit means scope or range; a sphere of influence. Boundary.Ambit can refer to:*Ubee Interactive , a producer of cable modem, ADSL, and IPTV products.*Ambit , a literary magazine....
, Tower Poetry
Tower Poetry
Tower Poetry is an organisation affiliated with Christ Church, Oxford that aims to promote the reading and writing of poetry in young people. The group is funded by a donation from the late Christopher Tower, and run by Oxford University lecturer Peter McDonald....
, The SHOp, and in a ribbon of steel that runs for half a mile throughout a medical facility in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
. Her debut poetry collection, Inroads, received an Eric Gregory Award, the Northern Promise Award, Tyrone Guthrie Prize for Poetry, and was shortlisted for the New London Poetry Award in 2010. It is New Writing North's Read Regional selection for 2010.
Awards
- 2001 Academi Cardiff International Poetry Prize (2nd place)
- 2004 The Tyrone Guthrie Prize for Poetry
- 2004 Arts Council of Northern Ireland (travel award)
- 2005 Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors
- 2006 Arts Council of England Writer's Award
- 2008 Northern Promise Award
External Links
- Author blog at The Risk Taker's Guide