Amy Sackville Explained
Amy Sackville (born 1981[1]) is a British writer whose debut novel The Still Point was the winner of the 2010 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
Sackville studied English and theatre studies at Leeds University,[1] followed by an MPhil at Oxford's Exeter College[1] before taking a job in the publishing industry. She also studied an MA in creative writing at London's Goldsmiths College.[1]
Her first novel, The Still Point, was published in 2010 and nominated for that year's Orange Prize for Fiction.[2] Her second novel, Orkney, won a Somerset Maugham Award in 2014.[3] Her third novel, Painter to the King, about Diego Velázquez and the court of Philip IV of Spain was published in 2018.[4] [5]
In June 2018 Sackville was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: The Still Point by Amy Sackville. Orange Prize for Fiction. 2010. 27 November 2010. 10 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100410143144/http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/show/feature/orange-2010-AS-still-point. dead.
- News: Debut writer Amy Sackville wins literary award. BBC. BBC News. 24 November 2010. 24 November 2010.
- Web site: Authors' Awards The Society of Authors. www.societyofauthors.org. en-GB. 2018-07-03.
- Web site: Royal Society of Literature » Amy Sackville. rsliterature.org. en-GB. 2018-07-03.
- Web site: Painter to the King by Amy Sackville review – a virtuoso portrait of Velázquez. Perry. Sarah. 2018-04-05. The Guardian. en. 2018-07-03.
- Web site: Royal Society of Literature admits 40 new fellows to address historical biases. Flood. Alison. 2018-06-28. The Guardian. en. 2018-07-03.
