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'''Sara Baume''' (born 1984)<ref name=byrnes>{{cite news|first=Martin|last= Doyle |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/sara-baume-wins-15-000-davy-byrnes-short-story-award-1.1818832 |title=Sara Baume wins €15,000 Davy Byrnes short story award |newspaper=[[Irish Times]] |access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> is an Irish<ref>{{cite news|first=Alison|last= Flood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/07/sara-baume-readers-nominee-guardian-first-book-award-2015 |title=Sara Baume is readers' nominee for Guardian first book award 2015 &#124; Books |newspaper=The Guardian |date=7 August 2015|access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> novelist.
'''Sara Baume''' (born 1984)<ref name=byrnes>{{cite news|first=Martin|last= Doyle |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/sara-baume-wins-15-000-davy-byrnes-short-story-award-1.1818832 |title=Sara Baume wins €15,000 Davy Byrnes short story award |newspaper=[[Irish Times]] |access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> is an Irish<ref>{{cite news|first=Alison|last= Flood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/07/sara-baume-readers-nominee-guardian-first-book-award-2015 |title=Sara Baume is readers' nominee for Guardian first book award 2015 &#124; Books |newspaper=The Guardian |date=7 August 2015|access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> novelist. She was named on ''[[Granta]]'' magazine's "Best of Young British Novelists" list 2023.


== Life ==
== Life ==
Her father is of English descent while her mother is of Irish descent.<ref name=int/> As her parents travelled around in a caravan, Sara Baume was born "on the road to [[Wigan Pier]]".<ref name=int>{{cite web|url=http://totallydublin.ie/more/print/sara-baume-interview/ |title=She's the Baume: An Interview with Sara Baume |publisher=Totallydublin.ie |date=2015-08-03 |accessdate=2017-04-05}}</ref> When she was 4, they moved to [[County Cork]], Ireland.<ref name=int/> She studied fine art at [[Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology|Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design]] and creative writing at [[Trinity College, Dublin]] from where she was awarded her [[MPhil]].<ref name=byrnes/> She has received a Literary Fellowship from the [[Lannan Foundation]] in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/sara-baume/1078205/ |title=Sara Baume |publisher=Penguin.co.uk |accessdate=2017-04-05}}</ref> Her books are published by [[Tramp Press]] in Ireland and [[Heinemann (publisher)|Heinemann]] in Britain.
Her father is of English descent while her mother is of Irish descent.<ref name=int/> As her parents travelled around in a caravan, Sara Baume was born "on the road to [[Wigan Pier]]".<ref name=int>{{cite web|url=http://totallydublin.ie/more/print/sara-baume-interview/ |title=She's the Baume: An Interview with Sara Baume |publisher=Totallydublin.ie |date=2015-08-03 |accessdate=2017-04-05}}</ref> When she was 4, they moved to [[County Cork]], Ireland.<ref name=int/> She studied fine art at [[Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology|Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design]] and creative writing at [[Trinity College, Dublin]] from where she was awarded her [[MPhil]].<ref name=byrnes/> She has received a Literary Fellowship from the [[Lannan Foundation]] in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/sara-baume/1078205/ |title=Sara Baume |publisher=Penguin.co.uk |access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> Her books are published by [[Tramp Press]] in Ireland and [[Heinemann (publisher)|Heinemann]] in Britain.


In 2015, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iwp.uiowa.edu/residency/participants-by-year/2015%20Resident|title=2015 Resident Participants {{!}} The International Writing Program|website=iwp.uiowa.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref>
In 2015, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iwp.uiowa.edu/residency/participants-by-year/2015%20Resident|title=2015 Resident Participants {{!}} The International Writing Program|website=iwp.uiowa.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref>

Revision as of 10:15, 13 April 2023

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.

Life

Her father is of English descent while her mother is of Irish descent.[3] As her parents travelled around in a caravan, Sara Baume was born "on the road to Wigan Pier".[3] When she was 4, they moved to County Cork, Ireland.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

Novels

  • Spill Simmer Falter Wither Dublin: Tramp Press, 2015. ISBN 9780992817060, OCLC 914290042
  • A Line Made by Walking Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. ISBN 9780544716957, OCLC 953709514[7] (named for the Richard Long sculpture, A Line Made by Walking)[8][9]
  • handiwork Dublin: Tramp Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1916434257, OCLC 1181919539
  • Seven Steeples Dublin: Tramp Press, 2022. ISBN 9781916291485

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c Doyle, Martin. "Sara Baume wins €15,000 Davy Byrnes short story award". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ^ Flood, Alison (7 August 2015). "Sara Baume is readers' nominee for Guardian first book award 2015 | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "She's the Baume: An Interview with Sara Baume". Totallydublin.ie. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Sara Baume". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ^ "2015 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  6. ^ Razzall, Katie (13 April 2023). "Granta: Eleanor Catton and Saba Sams make Best of Young British Novelists list". BBC News.
  7. ^ Feigel, Lara (10 February 2017). "A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  8. ^ Cross, Stephanie (12 March 2017). "A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume – review". The Guardian.
  9. ^ Gujarathi, Chika (18 April 2017). "Sara Baume: Portrait of an artist in retreat". BookPage.
  10. ^ a b c "Sara Baume". Doolinfestivals.ie. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2015 winning authors revealed". Irishbookawards.irish. 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize". Booksirelandmagazine.com. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Kate O'Brien Award: Limerick Literary Festival 2017". Limerickliteraryfestival.com. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Folio Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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