Dea Birkett
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Dea Birkett is a British writer, journalist, broadcaster and a former circus performer. She has written on social issues for The Guardian
and broadcasts for BBC Radio 4
. She is director of the charity Kids in Museums.
She was awarded the Somerset Maugham Award
in 1993 for Jella.
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and broadcasts for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
. She is director of the charity Kids in Museums.
She was awarded the Somerset Maugham Award
Somerset Maugham Award
The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given each May by the Society of Authors. It is awarded to whom they judge to be the best writer or writers under the age of thirty-five of a book published in the past year. The prize was instituted in 1947 by William Somerset Maugham and thus...
in 1993 for Jella.