Jackie Kay
Scottish poet, novelist and non-fiction writer (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacqueline Margaret Kay, CBE, FRSE, FRSL (born 9 November 1961), is a Scottish poet, playwright, and novelist, known for her works Other Lovers (1993), Trumpet (1998) and Red Dust Road (2011).[1][2] Kay has won many awards, including the Somerset Maugham Award in 1994, the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1998 and the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award in 2011.[3][4]
Quick Facts Makar, Preceded by ...
Jackie Kay | |
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Makar | |
In office 15 March 2016 ā 14 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Liz Lochhead |
Succeeded by | Kathleen Jamie |
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Born | Jacqueline Margaret Kay (1961-11-09) 9 November 1961 (age 62) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Occupation | Professor of creative writing at Newcastle University |
Known for | Poet and novelist Makar, 2016ā2021 |
Awards | Somerset Maugham Award (1994); Guardian Fiction Prize (1998); Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award (2011) |
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From 2016 to 2021, Jackie Kay was the Makar, the poet laureate of Scotland.[5][6] She was Chancellor of the University of Salford between 2015 and 2022.[7]