Andrew McMillan | |
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| Born | 28 October 1988[citation needed] South Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Poet, lecturer |
| Education | University of Lancaster University College London |
| Genre | PoetryLiterary Fiction |
| Notable works | physical playtime Pity |
| Notable awards | Eric Gregory Award Guardian First Book Award Somerset Maugham Award |
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| Andrew McMillan | |
Andrew McMillan (born 1988) is an English poet and lecturer.
McMillan was born near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He is the son of poetIan McMillan.[1] He studied at University of Lancaster, and then at University College London,[2] and is now Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing atManchester Metropolitan University.[3]
His debut collection,Physical, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2015.[4] It was the first collection of poems to win theGuardian First Book Award,[5] and also won aSomerset Maugham Award[6] and the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize.[7]
His second collection,playtime, was published byJonathan Cape in 2018, and won the inauguralPolari Prize.[8] WithMary Jean Chan, McMillan was co-editor of the 2022 collection "100 Queer Poems".
He was elected a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Literature in 2020.[9]
His first novel, Pity, was published byCanongate Books in 2024, and was longlisted for theDylan Thomas Prize.[10]
McMillan lives inManchester.[11]
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