Sara Baume
Born1984 (age 39–40)
Alma materDún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Notable awardsRooney Prize

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]

Biography

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

Awards for Baume's writing
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

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c Doyle, Martin. "Sara Baume wins €15,000 Davy Byrnes short story award". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ^ Flood, Alison (7 August 2015). "Sara Baume is readers' nominee for Guardian first book award 2015 | Books". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ Schaub, Micharl (13 April 2023). "'Granta' Names 20 Best Young British Novelists". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "She's the Baume: An Interview with Sara Baume". Totallydublin.ie. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Sara Baume". Penguin.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  6. ^ "2015 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. ^ Razzall, Katie (13 April 2023). "Granta: Eleanor Catton and Saba Sams make Best of Young British Novelists list". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Awards: Costa; Royal Society Young People's; Melbourne Lit". Shelf Awareness. 18 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  9. ^ Kean, Danuta (12 December 2016). "Sara Baume's 'irresistible' debut novel wins Geoffrey Faber Memorial prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Awards: Geoffrey Faber Memorial". Shelf Awareness. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  11. ^ Gleeson, Sinéad (9 October 2015). "Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume review – a deft and moving debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Awards: Guardian First Book Longlist". Shelf Awareness. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  13. ^ "History of the Desmond Elliott Prize | UCL Centre for Publishing". University College London. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  14. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2017". Booklist. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Awards: Goldsmiths; Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction". Shelf Awareness. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  17. ^ Flood, Alison (11 February 2021). "Monique Roffey leads strong showing for indies on Rathbones Folio shortlist". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Awards: An Post Irish Book Shortlists". Shelf Awareness. 21 October 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  19. ^ Ellis, Lizzie. "Collaborative novel wins the Goldsmiths Prize 2022". Goldsmiths, University of London. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Awards: Heartland Booksellers Winners; Goldsmiths Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  21. ^ Schaub, Michael (25 March 2023). "Finalists for Dylan Thomas Prize Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Awards: NBCC Winners; Dylan Thomas Shortlist". Shelf Awareness . 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  23. ^ Feigel, Lara (10 February 2017). "A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  24. ^ Cross, Stephanie (12 March 2017). "A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  25. ^ Gujarathi, Chika (18 April 2017). "Sara Baume: Portrait of an artist in retreat". BookPage. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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  27. ^ "Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2015 winning authors revealed". Irishbookawards.irish. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  28. ^ "Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize". Booksirelandmagazine.com. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  29. ^ "Kate O'Brien Award: Limerick Literary Festival 2017". Limerickliteraryfestival.com. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  30. ^ "Folio Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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